I have just discovered Wordle and I am quite impressed! It kind of reminds me of a mind map activity for brainstorming ideas.What you have to do is type in a block of text or refer to a website. For the one pictured above, I used an key words from my abstract for my Abiotic and Biotic WebQuest. The words are then arranged in a jumble with the words that are used the most are a bigger font. You can customize the fonts and colors of the words. It is quite fun but also educational! I can see a real use to help students practice summarization and main idea skills. You can tell right away that my project has to deal with a) students, b) abiotic and biotic factors, c) ecosystems, and d) technologies.
Give it a try today! www.wordle.net
