Resources for Using Wordle    

Wordle.net is a free online tool to make “word clouds” from text that you provide.  The word clouds show which words appear more frequently in the original text.  You can modify your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes.  You can print out your Wordle, save it as a PDF or to a public gallery online.  The information below can be used to help get you started using Wordle.

The image below was created in Wordle by pasting the paragraph above into the tool.
Wordle Example

How To BulletVideo Tutorial:

You Tube six minute video introduction to using the website “Wordle”.

Example BulletClassroom Ideas for Using Wordle:

Example BulletProfessional Journal Articles with Classroom Ideas:

School Library Journal:

    “It's a Mad, Mad Wordle: For a new take on text, try this fun word cloud generator”.

Tech&Learning:

    “Five Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom by Terry Freedman”.

The Language Resources Blog:

    “23 Ways to use Wordle in the MFL Classroom”

Edutopia:

“Summer PD:  New Teacher Boot Camp Week 1 – Using Wordle”.

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