Wordle

=Wordle=

**What is it?[[image:web20wordle.png width="302" height="200" align="right"]]**
Wordle: []
 * A graphic representation of the most frequently used words in a blog, free write, or speech
 * Generates word clouds from text that you provide. Clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text.

Presidential Speeches

Let's Explore:
 * Browse** the following examples:
 * Guess the Wordle: []
 * WordleGallery: []
 * Dewey Wordles: click here!
 * Genre Wordles: click here!
 * Share** your ideas for using this technology: Wordle Sharing

Create a Wordle Book Ad
From: http://thecleversheep.blogspot.com/2008/10/top-20-uses-for-wordle.html
 * ===Convert a sonnet or [|Shakespearean play;] or children's book ([|Dr. Seuss] anyone?)===
 * ===Turn an [|essay] into a poster===
 * ===Condense a [|Wikipedia article] into it's essence===
 * ===Show "[|Today in History]" stories in a new way===


 * ===Create an [|About Me] wordle===
 * ===Create a [|book quiz]===

Read more at: Forty-six Interesting Ways to Use Wordle in the Classroom (https://docs.google.com/present/view?ncl=true&id=dhn2vcv5_157dpbsg9c5)
Where can I get text?
 * http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
 * http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/previous.htm
 * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/schoollibs/
 * http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/summaries/default.htm

Extras
A few easier ways to Wordle with Wordle Advanced: http://www.wordle.net/advanced Make Wordle Classroom-Safe: http://www.wordle.net/faq#content