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Wordle Ideas
1. Ways To Use Wordle
In Your Classroom
Jen Wagner
Revised April 2014
2. What is Wordle http://www.wordle.net/
a graphic representation of most frequently used words.
in a speech, in a poem, in a book, in your head,
in scripture, in historical document, on a blog,
in a wiki, overhead in your classroom,
on twitter/plurk, at a presentation or staff meeting,
and more!
However, it is NOT limited to only frequently used words -- you
can create a wordle to be what you wish the wordle to be.
3. Expand Wordle
If you use a screen capture tool (such as Jing) and
online venues (such as BigHugeLabs or SmugMug)
you can create some one-of-a-kind gifts, posters,
and more.
http://www.jingproject.com/
http://bighugelabs.com
http://www.smugmug.com/
4. Wordle Hints
•Retype the words you wish emphasized 2 to 3
more times than the other words to make them
stand out
•Use a ~ between words to group words together
such as We~The~People
•Look through your font choices
•Under layout – you can determine the maximum
word usage. Can make your wordle truly POP!
22. Special Effects Information
Many people have asked how I created the special effects (such
as overlays of artwork)
I enjoy the software Paint Shop Pro … and within paint shop pro
(or any graphics program) – you can create layers in which to
manipulate your artwork.
The image I used would become the bottom layer and the
wordle (which I used a screen capture) would become my
second layer.
I also used opacity (to subdue some of the backgrounds) and
also used EFFECTS to create bevels and shadows.
23. Other Ways To Use Wordle
• Rodd Lucier has 20 ways on his blog at
http://thecleversheep.blogspot.com/2008/10/top-20-uses-for-wordle.
• Murcha has a slideshare of ideas at
http://www.slideshare.net/murcha/using-wordle-in-the-classroom-pre
• Samantha Lunn has 23 ideas at
http://languagesresources.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/23-ways-
to-use-wordle-in-the-mfl-classroom/
• Terry Freedman has 5 ideas at
http://www.techlearning.com/article/Blogs/20322
• Tom Barrett has a growing list at
http://www.ideastoinspire.co.uk/wordle.htm
• Chris Thomas has an excellent tutorial at
http://www.iprimary.co.uk/tutorial.php?tutorialID=002
25. Feel Free To Contact Me
Please visit my Wordle Resources at: http://jenniferlwagner.weebly.com/wordles.html
Please visit my Wordle Pinterest pages at: http://pinterest.com/ProjectsByJen/daily-wordles/ &
http://pinterest.com/ProjectsByJen/other-people-s-wordles/
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