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WORDLE TUTORIALTo help teachers learn how to create

wordles for the classroom

What is Wordle?Wordle is a free online tool that enables you to generate word clouds

When you enter a body of text, the tool generates a cloud that gives greater prominence to words that appear more frequently within the text you provide

The greater the number of times a word appears within the text, the larger that word will appear in your cloud

The tools allows you to customize the layout, font and colors scheme of your wordle clouds as well as save or print them out

Wordle Cloud ofPresident Obama’s

speech at the State of the Union

Get Online

Open a browser to the internet

We recommend you use the Firefox Browser for best results

Step 1:

Go to Wordle.Net

In the address panel of your internet browser type in:

http://www.wordle.net

Then click the ENTER key on your keyboard

Step 2:

address panel

Creating a Wordle CloudThere are two methods to create a wordle cloud

Selecting the right method for you depends on your intended purpose

Tip: Think about how you intend to use this tool in your lesson?

Step 3:

Selecting the right methodStep 4:

METHOD 1 METHOD 2

Reason for creating a wordle cloud

To !nd out which words occur most frequently within a body of text

To “engineer” a wordle cloud by allocating prominence to some

words (through a simple formula) and not others

Using Method 1

PURPOSE:

To !nd out which words occur most frequently within a body of text

Step 5:

Use METHOD 1

Uses of Method 1As a lesson trigger

Get students to view a wordle and identify the key words (by size)

Students to link the key words and explain how they are connected

As a revision tool

For the topic, chapter, subject

Wordle can be printed and made into a large poster that is placed on the classroom wall

Wordle of article in Education Week by Stephen Sawchuk ‘States Strive to Overhaul

Teacher Tenure’

Using Method 1

Click on ‘Create your own’

Step 6:

click here

Using Method 1Without closing the internet browser to wordle

Select the body of text that you would like to create a wordle cloud out of

Right click and select the copy option

Step 7:

Using Method 1Return to the internet browser that is open to wordle

Point your mouse to the window where it says ‘Paste in a bunch of text’

Right click and select the paste option

Step 8:

Using Method 1

Click on the GO button

Wait for between 10 - 20 seconds

The next thing you see will be your completed wordle cloud!

Step 9:

click here

Using Method 2Step 10:

PURPOSE:

To “engineer” a wordle cloud by allocating prominence to some words (through a simple formula) and not others

Use METHOD 2

Uses of Method 2As an activity to check for understanding

Get students to work individually or in groups to discuss and attribute importance to themes/topics/words/phrases and enter the word and size into the wordle advance window

Groups / individuals can then customize the look of their wordle and be prepared to present and justify their work

Using Method 2

Click on ‘Advanced’

Step 11:click here

Using Method 2Option a:

Type in the words you would like your wordle to consist of

Next to each word, type a colon and a number

e.g. fruitbats:133

The number will determine the size of that word in the wordle

Tip: Allocate a larger number to words you want to emphasize

Step 12:

a

b

click go to create

Using Method 2Option b:

Has the added functionality of allowing you to pick the color of each word in the wordle

HEX colors are used

You need to know the 6 digit color code

Step 13:

a

b

click go to create