Innovations_Wordle

LaShea' Fisher, Nick Staggs, and Jess Simmons 10-26-10 = A. What is Wordle? = = Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends. =
 * Innovations Mini Teach **

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Things You'll Need:

 * computer with Internet
 * printer & paper (if you want to print your word cloud)

1. Go to www.wordle.net. 2. Click on the Create tab at the top of the page.

3. Paste your desired text or URL on this page in the appropriate box. (you can also type directly in the text box (remember words that show up more frequently will be larger in size on your word cloud.) 4. Click Go or Submit. Wordle will automatically configure your word cloud with a specific design and color scheme.



5. Change the look of the word cloud by clicking Randomize.



6. Customize the word cloud by using the Font, Layout, and Color tabs located at the top of your word cloud.

7. Save your Wordle word cloud to the gallery. After you save you can scroll down to get the html code for your word cloud. 8. You can also print your word cloud or screen capture it.

Read more: [|How to Make a Word Cloud Using Wordle | eHow.com] []

= Examples in “real life”/general uses = = ﻿Wordle can be used to create artistic graphics for posters or fun facts. This program is used mostly for visual appeal. = = Classroom/Learning Uses = media type="custom" key="7084429" = Citations/Works Cited (in APA style) =


 * 1) = Feinberg, J. (2009). //Wordle.// Retrieved October 14, 2010 from [|http://www.wordle.net] =
 * 2) = aHeart4Home (February 5, 2009). //How to Make A Word Cloud Using Wordle//. Retrieved October 14, 2010 from [] =
 * 3) = Mrs. Brogley. (September 22, 2009). //Creating a Wordle.// Retrieved October 14, 2009 from [] =
 * 4) = Barrett, T. (July 13, 2009). //Wordle in the Classroom.// Retrieved October 14, 2009 from [] =