Wordle

Wordles are great to use when you want to brain storm a topic or use an aspect of literacy e.g. vowels etc. Get the students to make a list on word and then log on to [|www.wordle.net].
 * Wordle**

Here's how you do it:


 * 1) Create a list in word (can be done as a whole class, individually or in pairs)
 * 2) Log on to [|www.wordle.net].
 * 3) Choose Create
 * 4) Paste your list from word NOTE IF YOU WANT WORDS TO STICK TOGETHER USE ~ e.g. Social~Studies. IF YOU WANT WORDS TO BE LARGE type the word several times e.g. English English English
 * 5) Choose Go
 * 6) Wordle will automatically create a mixture of the words used
 * 7) You will then see some tools e.g. font, colour and layout.
 * 8) For the layout choose a mixture of horizontal and vertical as that looks the best.
 * 9) For colour choose one without a black background as that uses a log of ink.
 * 10) Font - plenty of choices - just click on the font and wait a couple of seconds and it will change.

At this point when the wordle is pretty well how you want it to be you can choose to print it. You CANNOT save a wordle unless you subscribe to the site so why not PRINT IT AS A PDF which gives you the choice of saving it and then plublishing it on your wiki.

So Print, Choose CUTE PDF (or whatever PDF printer you have), save it into a folder and it can be used for whatever end purpose you wish.

To then publish on your wiki - Upload the PDF on to your page.