tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409409491839720739.post8459593958617569193..comments2009-03-25T19:01:36.824-04:00Jonathan Feinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268193475699653023noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409409491839720739.post-14212675889077662002009-02-28T10:16:00.000-05:002009-02-28T10:16:00.000-05:00I have just started using wordle in the classroom for literature analysis. Student groups will be creating a wordle to portray the significance of each chapter of The Great Gatsby. Each student must create their own wordle. Students will come together as groups and compare the wordles they created. For example, all the chapter 2 students will compare their wordles and draw conclusions about chapter 2 to present to the class. <BR/><BR/>I would love to use wordle to teach vocabulary as this is the greatest challenge I feel I have...too many words, too little time. <BR/><BR/>Any suggestions? Thanks.<BR/>Jo-Ann - HS Enlgish in Western NYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409409491839720739.post-61394659697286029912009-02-25T00:14:00.000-05:002009-02-25T00:14:00.000-05:00I love it! What a great idea. I&#39;ll send the readers from my blog to this post &amp; write a bit more about your wordle as well. Thanks for doing what you do :-)Victoria Westcotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11412992258243976604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409409491839720739.post-88789442266530876602009-02-03T12:36:00.000-05:002009-02-03T12:36:00.000-05:00Have your students paste part (topic statement) or all of their essay in Wordle and use that as their cover page.lsweetapplenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409409491839720739.post-77959297300262702932008-12-27T11:17:00.000-05:002008-12-27T11:17:00.000-05:00I am going to use wordle in m class! as a French Immersion Kindergarden teacher I find this "toy" amazing. Word recognition, puzzles... they are going to LOVE it.Célinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13928388597345578326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409409491839720739.post-73066191314983436392008-12-05T07:09:00.000-05:002008-12-05T07:09:00.000-05:00For Language teaching you could get students to first construct their own list of vocabulary for the topic using the dictionary and then put it in a wordle. Eg: Christmas, Easter, my family, pets, "irregular verbs", cities etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409409491839720739.post-8648969541985377522008-12-04T23:51:00.000-05:002008-12-04T23:51:00.000-05:00This sounds really interesting, and very creative on the teacher's part. And I wonder if the improvement in spelling when the teacher didn't talk about it per se was due to a corresponding perceived decrease in 'pressure' on the students' part. I remember I was never a very fast typist on typewriters of any kind. But once I began using computers in the 90's, I got pretty fast: I no longer had to worry about making mistakes and all the hassle it was to correct them. There's a lot to be said for reducing unnecessary anxiety!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409409491839720739.post-31716938144363293182008-11-14T09:41:00.000-05:002008-11-14T09:41:00.000-05:00I love the idea of using this in the classroom. For a unit on Poetry this could be a creative tool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409409491839720739.post-70932769961784362912008-11-10T13:05:00.000-05:002008-11-10T13:05:00.000-05:00Wordle can be used to create word charts that list synonyms. It can be used for character descriptions. Vocabulary lesson in which you want students to categorize words. I think the possibilites are endless!! Great site!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409409491839720739.post-55698222847055107012008-10-29T19:42:00.000-04:002008-10-29T19:42:00.000-04:00I just discovered Wordle, and would love to bring it into my 9th grade English classes. I'm interested in how, specifically, Miss O'Leary used Wordle with her vocabulary instruction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com