Educational Value of Wordle

Wordle is a fun educational technology tool that both teachers and students of all ages can utilize.  Wordle creates 'word clouds', see my trials below, from the words that are added in the text box.  Words that are repeated more frequently appear larger in the Wordle.  My Wordle is on phonological awareness, an early skill that focuses on manipulating the sounds in spoken words.  The uses of Wordle are infinite.  Teachers can create Wordles to introduce a new book, theme, or topic of study by including vocabulary, dates, names, genre, and skills and strategies that will be taught.  Students can create Wordles in place of character and vocabulary webs, highlight key events in story or period in time, and as a way to summarize their learning of a text or topic.  Worlde allows the author to personalize their writing visually by changing the font,  the way the text is displayed , and which colors are used.  What are some ways you can use Wordle?  I would love to hear your ideas!

Check out my experiments with Wordle...my only advice is to save your list of words or text in another application such as Word or Libre Office because once you create your Wordle you can't go back and edit the words and have fun.  :)
 

3rd and favorite

2nd and improving

1st time using Wordle!