Wordle is a program created by Jonathan Feinberg. It is for creating word clouds that uses your
own vocabulary words or from a context. The clouds give the words a more
in-depth appearance. You can edit the fonts,
layouts, and colors. You can edit the language
by removing certain words or make the letters small or upper case. Randomize
shows different ways the words are displayed. You are able to type your own words, paste from a source, or
enter a URL of any blog or web page that has Atom or RSS feed. You are able to view the gallery which
includes sample creations.
The Java program is required when using Wordle. There is a Wordle Users group if you need
help. What I thought was interesting was
that the creator advised teachers not to assign Wordle as homework. I think this would be a tool I can use in the
classroom when teaching vocabulary.
I’ve
always wondered how these pictures were made, and now that I know how, I can
utilize it for classroom and personal use.
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