Please review the information on at http://www.edutopia.org/blog/new-teacher-boot-camp-wordle-lisa-dabbs
In the comments section of this blog, briefly describe how you could have your students use Wordle in your classroom. Please read your fellow scholars' comments.
I currently use Wordle in the classroom. The students feel it is very user-friendly. We sometimes have difficulty printing the projects. I plan on using the idea about biographies and character traits.
ReplyDeleteWordle is a very fun and interactive program for students to use. In the co-taught first grade room we often use it during writing lessons to help students formulate ideas or concluding project to share with peers about their writing. It is amazing how a variety of age levels can use Wordle. I loved the ideas of editing. We have never thought to have students use it that way. Also, I think it would be useful in other subjects with compare and contrast like the example from Grandparents day on the website.
ReplyDeleteI think Wordle is a great tool to engage students in the classroom and has a variety of uses for all grade levels. For example, you could use Wordle to create a list of characteristics or traits for a character you read about during the week. Wordle can also be used to create a list of synonyms or practice word choice. Wordle would be beneficial for spelling and also for use in self-reflection. I think Wordle is a valuable technology tool for both teachers and students.
ReplyDeleteI have not used Wordle in my classroom yet, but I do think it would be a good way to summarize main ideas from an article or lesson. We also learn about a variety of scientists throughout the year and Wordle could be used to show accomplishments or theories. I like the versatility of the program, and it would be a fun and different addition to projects or lessons.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the "Guess the Wordle" idea mentioned in the blog as an opener or transition activity. I also thought it would be useful to have the students brainstorm on the first day about qualities of a successful student or successful classroom, so then the most common ideas would stand out in the Wordle. I could have the students use it as an intro to a topic by having them find an article or something about the topic (probability, for example), create a Wordle from it, and then discuss what words would likely be good terms to learn. Of course, some of them look so nice, I could even decorate the classroom with them!
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great idea for anybody writing. You could copy and paste a document into it and see which words come across your document by the size of the words. Meaning, if you write something and you think your main focus is students, but when you put it in Wordle the largest word is "teachers," you would realize that you might want to rethink what you wrote. I'm sure there are better uses for it than that but that is the first one that came to my mind. I would use this in my music classroom by having students write about performance they saw and tell them they need to use musical terms. Have them paste the document into Wordle and then turn it in.
ReplyDeleteI have not used World, but lots of great ideas on how to use it in the classroom were presented by the author and in the links. I liked the idea of comparing/contrasting two similar stories like Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story by making a wordle of each. I would like to try displaying survey results with a wordle. I think it would be very useful with vocabulary activities and character descriptions. Posting the finished projects around the room would look great!
ReplyDeleteI have used Wordle in the past when teaching history, poetry and science. I'm trying to find a way to use it in my Computer Apps class. I think it might be of use to analyze their own writing.
ReplyDeleteI learned about Wordle during an in-service meeting at school. It's very interesting and visual. I'm not sure I could have the students use this for a math class, unless they are presenting units in Algebra. What may be better is for me to create Wordles as handouts with vocabulary for students to study. I've used it a couple times and love it, because we inately want to study the end product and read it. And I also love the fact that more important words can be written multiple times to enhance their importance.
ReplyDeleteI have seen teachers at my school use Wordle on several occasions. On the first day of class, students created Wordles using words that described themselves. Another teacher had students read biographies and use words to describe the characters. Another wordle assignment showed synonyms of particular words. Once the students knew about the website, they started using it on their own for book report covers, gifts to teachers etc.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun little site, with a lot of options for fonts, colors, and layout.
I have used wordle in my classroom several times. It is an excellent way for students to post new vocabulary terms and have quick access to them everyday. I have also had students write out character sketches using wordle. Wonderful writing activity while students analyze and synthesize information about characters.
ReplyDeleteI have never used Wordle with my students before, though I have seen them before (without knowing what they were!) I think it's excellent for vocabulary or story analyzing, though I would have to adapt it a bit for a music class. I think I would incorporate it into a listening activity; I usually have students write words that they think describe what they're hearing (concrete and abstract.) Wordle would make a really nice visual of all of the student responses.
ReplyDeleteAs a Spanish teacher, I think it would be cool to take the most misspelled Spanish words from an assessment and create a wordle poster to hang on the wall. Wordles really draw attention and seeing them repeatedly would help students remember how to spell the words. Also, I like the idea of having students brainstorm words they know about a topic and compiling them to create one big wordle to show which words were most common.
ReplyDeleteI have never used Wordle before in my classroom, but I am definitely going to start! In the Behavior Skills Program many of the students struggle with writing and particularly editing. The students are also usually very motivated by the computer. Using wordle seems like a great way to encourage writing. I think I would also use wordle for vocabulary and spelling word practice. This is also a great tool to meet the 3rd grade keyboarding practice standard, and make it fun.
ReplyDeleteI love Wordle, It is a great tool to check for understanding. I activity I do with mt students in the dorm is have them make a Wordle of deaf leaders from now and the past.
ReplyDeleteI would use as an introduction for the first day of class. What a creative idea for art students to use words to be creative.
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