Word Clouds

By Meredith via Wordle

When my Kindergarten students first begin using the SHIFT key, they practice typing their name during a Wordle assignment.  Each child is assigned a computer in the lab.  They each open Wordle from our Learning Links (direct link to Create, not the actual home page), then type their name three times so it will appear the largest in the word cloud.  Students begin rotating to each computer, typing their name in Title Case, until they have typed their name in everyone's Wordle page.  After they click Create, they choose their design.  We print these so the children can take home a class list of student names.  The possibilities with Wordle are endless--what about a Wordle highlighting the Tier II vocabulary in a book or action verbs?

*Double names (only in the South) can be tricky.  Some word cloud apps use ~ to connect the two names or quotes.