In A Wordle...

Overview

Wordle is a program for generating word clouds from text that you provide. They can be changed and altered according to text size, font, color, and layout. The clouds are a representation of the text with more prominent words representing their increased used in the text. Wordclouds can be simple or complex, and can be printed, or shared.


Operation


The Government class completed a simple Wordle project using the text students provided. All students received the same prompt. "What does America mean to you?" From this prompt question students were to create a Wordle that had a minimum of 15 words they would use to explain what America means to them. Studnets input the text into the word cloud generator and created a Wordle specific to their perspective and point of view.




Outcome


This activity allowed students to see how prominent ideas were focused in their Wordle. They utilized a simple web tool and created a product to both share and display. Each student printed out their Wordle and they are displayed on the bulliten board in room #63. They also saved their Wordle and embedded the image into their personal Wikispace page created to display their work. This simple activity was an engaging way to incorprorate technology into a reflective prompt dealing with the personal viewpoint of America.

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