1. by: Deborah Sweller EDIT 604 Mastery 1
WORDLE
by: Deborah Sweller
EDIT 604
Mastery 1

2. What is Wordle??? Generates word clouds Uses text you supply
Words used the most appear the largest

3. How to use Wordle
Find Wordle link: Click Create on home page Copy and Paste the text Click GO

4. Customize your Wordle Change the font Change the color
Change the shape of the cloud

5. Donald Trump Wordle

6. Hillary Clinton Wordle

7. What about Tagxedo??? Same concept as Wordle but…..
You can customize the shape of the word cloud by using their ‘shape bank’ which includes shapes such as heart, star, plane, and many more
It also has a shop where you can order t-shirts, mugs, and other items with your word cloud
You also need Starlight installed

8. Analysis of Tool
Easy to use: elementary students, middle school, and high school will find Wordle fun to use.
Also, great tool for special education students to use.
Gives a visual representation of a text other than in paragraph form.
Students get to be creative and make something that reflects themselves
Do not need to download any software to run Wordle
Can be printed and/or saved

9. What subjects could benefit from Wordle?
ELA
Social Studies
Government
Psychology
Public Speaking

10. Uses For the Classroom
Study text of documents and speeches for key words
Compare speeches and documents for similarities and differences
Look at key words to determine the audience the document is meant for
Look at most frequently used words to determine who a speech is trying to reach
Study the key words to determine what kind of response the document wants to get from the listener or reader

11. We can compare the two candidates
Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump