In my first grade classroom I decided to do a wordle with the students. I told them how the program worked and showed them an example. They were really excited to make one. I had each of them write down a few words that described the school, their classroom, or their teachers. We combined all their ideas into a small paragraph. I also let the students help me type to work on their spelling and typing/computer skills. Once we had a small paragraph typed up into wordle, we clicked create, and wa-la! They thought it was the coolest thing ever! We messed around with the fonts, colors, and so on. This is what we came up with. The words that we typed came out perfect in the wordle. We now have this wordle hanging on the window going into our classroom. We've gotten many compliments, and I've gotten a few questions on how to do it. I got to share wordle with a few other teachers who seemed to be interested!
I think if the school itself create one to post around the school people would be intrigued :)
I just wanted to share how I used it in the classroom.
The students loved it and it represents our classroom in the school.
This is excellent Cali! I love that you incorporated something so innovative into your classroom. Not only did you have students practice various components of literacy, you also incorporate technology! The Wordle turned out fantastic! :)
ReplyDeleteI think your students must like you very much because you give them chances to try this interesting tools.
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