Wordle
Input text and generate a word cloud
Russell Stannard – Oxford University Press on using Wordle in the classroom.
Interesting ways to use Wordle in the classroom from Tom Barrett’s interesting ways series.
These are all ideas from teachers. (The document may take a few moments to load).
LiveBinder with other Wordle links
…and Year 7 student thoughts on Wordle
Jonathan Feinberg, the creator of Wordle has written a blog post on making Wordle safe for classroom use.
By blocking three URLs students will not see inappropriate content.
For a similar tool to Wordle try Word It Out or Tagxedo which also allows a choice of shape.
For other Word Cloud tools see these links.
Thanks for the mention.
For more articles about using digital in the classroom, see the Oxford University Press English Language Teaching Global Blog – http://oupeltglobalblog.com
Pingback: Posters « Mathematics, Learning and Web 2.0