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Wordle - Beautiful Word Clouds - 5 views

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  • Wandra Coffield on 14 Jun 10
     
    Wordle also features a gallery of multimedia content in which words are displayed as a form of art.
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  • Cyndy Shelton on 17 Jul 10
     
    * Name of the site: Wordle * URL: http://www.wordle.net/ * Brief description of what it allows you to do and how it can be used for essential or generative learning: As the resource in Module 3 explained, this site allows you to create a word cloud by cutting and pasting text. * Brief explanation of why you found this site to be better than others you found (e.g., more effective, creates better products, easier to use, and so on): This was truly easy and worked on my Mac. Very simple to use.
  • dewittj08_ on 18 Jul 10
     
    Name of the site: Wordle: a word cloud generating site Brief explanation of what it allows you to do and how it can be used for essential or generative learning: By accessing the Wordle site, participants can create a word cloud from the text I have provided via e-mail. The participants will be able to create a personal word cloud that will be shared with the group as a warm-up (pre-training) activity. By providing the site, participants will engage in generative learning that will be used as a means of collaboration. Brief explanation of why this site is better than others: I had not used a word cloud creation site prior to beginning this project, but found Wordle easy to access and use. I like that there are sample clouds to view prior to creating, but also found the site easy to navigate if participants are anxious and just want to begin creating. I also selected this type of pre-training to assist with motivating participants with something that can be easily integrated into their own classroom.
  • Angela Finley on 18 Jul 10
     
    On this site, the users are able to create word clouds to assist students with learning difficult concepts. The user simply copies and pastes the passage into the box, and the image is created for him. What are considered unimportant words, such as "the" and "and," are removed from the displayed work of art. I chose this site because it is really simple to use and free. Additionally, it was mentioned in the class video, and my curiosity led me to the site.
  • Regina Wright on 19 Jul 10
     
    This site would be a really good presentation to use in the Pre-Training of the workshop because the goal is to stress certain key words of importance.
  • Erin Mitchell on 09 Jan 11
     
    Brief description of what it allows you to do and how it can be used for essential or generative learning: If the pre-training is intended as more of a convincing factor then Wordle can be used to exhibit testimonials and phrases that illustrate the importance of the topic you are sharing. The visuals give meaning to the words you are speaking by various colors that can be used and even sizes. Brief explanation of why you found this site to be better than others you found (e.g., more effective, creates better products, easier to use, and so on): Extremely easy to use and easy to share! I have used this before as a warm-up activity for my AP students so I think it is great.
  • Brenda Young on 14 Jan 11
     
    You can create word clouds using Wordle. Use different fonts, colors, and shapes to emphasize key concepts. Easy to use and visually appealing.
  • donna carroll on 15 Jan 11
     
    *Wordle http://www.wordle.net/ This site will allow me to have key words on the screen as the particiapnts enter the room. This site will allow me to make a word cloud, something that all the participants are familiar with becasue they use them with their students already. The font , sizes, and backgrounds can be changed to match the presrntaion theme. * I looked at another word clud generation site and this one offered offered more font and color styles and was easier to use. This site would also allow you to use a website URL to create a Word Clound where the other only allowed text.
  • Guillermina Viruet on 16 Jan 11
     
    Wordle is a free online application used to generate clouds of words that can be given different visual formats, from any text chosen by the user. A simple, easier and motivating tool for pre-training.
  • Lori Oren on 17 Jan 11
     
    Wordle is a program for generating "word clouds" from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text.
  • Stephen Raymond on 13 Apr 11
     
    Takes user provided text, i.e. list of vocabulary words or a passage from a book, and creates a word cloud, highlighting significant words and provides a visual representation. Utilizing differing font sizes and colors this application site was chosen for its ease of use and the liklihood of focusing the learner on the key words/points of a lesson.
  • Kat Crawford on 16 Apr 11
     
    This site is a great graphic organizer for kids. It is visually stimulating and kids like the fact that their creations are original. I would have teachers use Wordle to get kids engaged with dance vocabulary.
  • Wanda Ardoin-Bailey on 12 Jul 11
     
    Wordle is a site for generating word clouds. It can be used to introduce a topic, brainstorm ideas, or check for understanding. I have used the site before, and it allows students to become more involved in their work. I have also used Wordle to build synergy in groups. Some students, in the past, have created their own word clouds by using their inventive, artistic talents without the use of the software.
  • Monica Loadholt on 18 Jul 11
     
    With Wordle, a person can paste in the text they want to create a word cloud from and click "Go" to create it. The user has control over the fonts, colors, and shapes the word cloud takes. Wordle could be used to create a word cloud to peak participant interest in the topic of the workshop. For instance, I might choose to create a word cloud using text that describes what Web 2.0 is. Sharing that word cloud before my workshop would give my workshop participants a preview of what they will be learning about.  This site is easy to use and has received numerous positive reviews. 
  • msmayci on 17 Oct 11
     
    pre-training can happen with word clouds
  • Kevin Steele on 16 Jan 12
     
    This site allows you to create your own word clouds. This is a great way to get learners to engage using their own vocabulary terms for their lessons. This may even be a great way for the instructor to display vocabulary in the classroom.
  • Joshua Sherman on 11 Jul 12
     
    Wordle would be an effective pre-training tool. The web site allows the user to input text and generate a word cloud representing the key words within the text.
  • Heather Rogers on 12 Jul 12
     
    This site allows you to create word clouds, as words are entered more and more the larger they become. This is valuable when you are trying to emphasize important key words in a lesson or lecture. It is extremely user friendly and can be applied to all content areas and grade levels. This can be used for an introduction or cumulatively over a period of time for reference. 
  • Tiffany Harrell on 15 Jul 12
     
    Word Clouds will allow for providing prior exposure to vocabulary in the presentation that participants may be unfamiliar with. I chose this website over other word cloud creating sites because of its capabilities to change its fonts, colors, and layout while highlighting the frequently used words in the text you provide. They also provide the ability to print, save, or share the word cloud images created.
  • Lisa Durff on 14 Oct 12
     
    Description: Creates wordclouds that emphasize concepts and has advanced editing capabilities. Why better: It's free (several offer free trials only)
  • LeAnn Morris on 13 Jul 13
     
    * Wordle is a "word cloud" generator from text that you provide giving greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. The clouds can be tweaked with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes, and the images can either be printed out or saved to the Wordle gallery to share with others online. Wordle can be used to introduce key vocabulary for a lesson or unit providing a visual of important terminology. * I found Wordle to be better than other "word cloud" websites I looked at because it is simple to use and there are many excellent examples created by others that are provided for ideas.
  • jcastanos on 07 Oct 14
     
    o Wordle provides already established wordles or word maps around numerous topics. In addition, users can create their own customized wordles to demonstrate they have key understanding of a particular concept. To enhance generative learning, not only can students try to make sense of the concept but also work with others to compare wordless and discover other ways of viewing concepts, characters, books, and just about any topic being discussed. o Wordle provides an easy way to create wordles and instantly change format, colors, fonts, and look and feel.
Sara Sharick

Word It Out - Transform your Text into Word Clouds - 2 views

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  • Monica Stallings on 19 Jan 11
     
    Brief description ...: This program allows the teacher to create a visual word cloud from a list of words or passages which helps to familiarize the learner with information that will be covered during the lesson or training session. As a generative process, the learners working memory is stimulated as it opens the senses for what is to come, during the presentation. Brief explanation ...: I like this site because it can be used to summarize documents like reports, speeches, and etc. into easily read word clouds. In addition, it makes important words bigger than other words.
  • Jessica Green on 08 Jul 12
     
    * Brief description of Web site: A free tool that allows users to create online word clouds from sentences, whole documents, web addresses, or tables. After completing, these word clouds can be printed out. * Brief explanation of why you found this site to be better than others you found: Besides the fact that this is a free resource, it is very user friendly because it allows users to design their own word clouds as they would like (i.e. choose their layout, choose their own colors, fonts, sizes, etc.).
  • Sara Sharick on 14 Jul 13
     
    Description: Allows users to create graphics style art with words. Words are randomly positioned where the more important words are made bigger. Explanation: This is a great tool for tool for users to create a cluster of words about a topic and use them the same way they might use a graphic. This was preferred to other programs because there is no registration required.
Michael Hiett

Websites with Multimedia Artifacts - 1 views

This is a list of 3 artifacts that are purported to increase new vocabulary acquisition. Following each artifact/link is my position of its efficacy as pertaining to 8847 Instructional Design and M...

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LeAnn Morris

Tagxedo - 0 views

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shared by LeAnn Morris on 16 Apr 11 - Cached
  • Jeannine Miller on 16 Apr 11
     
    Turns anything you want inot visually stunning tag cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text. This was a great site, gave many options to upload from, also had gallery to choose the orientation of your word cloud. My participants can use this as a visual along with their videos they create.
  • Rashida Brown on 15 Jul 12
     
    Tagxedo is a site that creates word clouds from user inputs. The site will convert a block of text to a word cloud, which can be transformed into a variety of shapes. Words that occur more frequently appear larger in the cloud. Teachers can use this for pre-training to present key terms. Based on the size of the words, learners can determine the key terms for the content they are learning, as well as important words associated with those key terms. The teacher can manipulate the text to place emphasis on the words of their choice. A feature of Tagxedo that distinguishes it from other sites is the feature that allows the user to upload an image and form the word cloud using she shape of that image. A teacher could use this possibility to further emphasize an important key term or concept. This site can be used for essential learning by providing learners with knowledge of key terms prior to the lesson, freeing important space in working memory for the processing of other information.
  • LeAnn Morris on 13 Jul 13
     
    * Tagxedo is a great way to make "word clouds" from websites and different social networks in real-time by customizing the font, theme, color, orientation, and shape. Tagxedo is an excellent resource to use when introducing new content material, because of the ability to use Internet web addresses and other media that can be added to the word cloud.
    * I found Tagxedo to be better than other "word cloud" websites because it is effective at using paragraphs of text to highlight key vocabulary and has many options to create a better-finished product that can be transferred to other mediums.
Jody Ranous

TagCrowd.com - 0 views

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  • Jody Ranous on 16 Apr 12
     
    TagCrowd (http://tagcrowd.com/) takes the presentation that one is going to do in class and creates a word cloud of the words that are most important to the training topic. Students can see which words will be most relevant to what they are learning by the size of the words in the word cloud. TagCrowd allows its users the option to download the word cloud to a pdf file or it gives it the code to embed into a website of blog. TagCrowd does allow the user to change the fonts, style, color scheme but for a small onetime fee of $19. The ability to omit words, determine the number of vocabulary words that you want your word cloud to have and the embed codes given to you make it surpass some of their free counterparts like Wordle because what you can do with the word cloud once it is completed is limited.
Jody Ranous

TagCrowd - 0 views

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  • Jody Ranous on 15 Jul 12
     
    TagCrowd (http://tagcrowd.com/) takes the presentation that one is going to do in class and creates a word cloud of the words that are most important to the training topic. Students can see which words will be most relevant to what they are learning by the size of the words in the word cloud. TagCrowd allows its users the option to download the word cloud to a pdf file or it gives it the code to embed into a website of blog. TagCrowd does allow the user to change the fonts, style, color scheme but for a small onetime fee of $19. The ability to omit words, determine the number of vocabulary words that you want your word cloud to have and the embed codes given to you make it surpass some of their free counterparts like Wordle because what you can do with the word cloud once it is completed is limited.
Ena Smith

Websites for Creati - 1 views

Websites for Creating Multimedia Multimedia artifact is “anything invented by humans for the purpose of improving thought or action” (Norman, 1993, p. 5), also, multimedia instruction ...

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started by Ena Smith on 13 Apr 14 no follow-up yet
Sarah Dillahunt

Pre-training - 2 views

Wordle http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/5119146/Contiquity Word clouds are visual concepts that are created by word images from a passage of words and they are great for instructional presentation....

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Laurie Korte

You Are Your Words - 1 views

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  • Laurie Korte on 09 Sep 12
     
    You are your words allows learners to create images made of words. The depiction starts with a self-selected portrait oriented image, then the addition of words that fill to create a shaded silhouette of the picture. The active engagement required focus on cognitive activity as the learner designed words to pictorially aid human cognition. This is accomplishing learner-centered learning by adapting multimedia technology to show how the human mind works (Mayer, 2009, p. 15). Mayer, R. E. (2009). Multimedia learning (2nd ed.). Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press.
Kelly Sapp

Sapp - Module 3 topics for presentations - 0 views

Pretraining: 1. ABCya.com http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm This site allows a teacher to make a word cloud to assist students in word fluency. Teachers choose which words to put in the word clo...

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Kristy Burrough

Websites - 2 views

Pre-Training: Wordle - http://www.wordle.net/ Wordle is used to create word clouds. A word cloud contains the words from your topic, passage, or principle and creates a word cloud. This can be u...

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Sara Sharick

Word 2010; Getting Started - 0 views

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  • Sara Sharick on 14 Jul 13
     
    Description: This is a tutorial on the Word 2010 environment. This helps students become familiar with the new version of Microsoft Word before attending the Word 2010 Introduction training class at our facility. Explanation: There are many videos online that help to show how to use Microsoft Office. Even Microsoft has tutorials. I have found these to be exceptional. They provide text, graphics, videos and hands-on tutorials created in Flash. This all-round training option meets the needs of all learning styles.
Shannon Gray

Creating Multimdia Learning Gray - 2 views

Pre-training: Motivation Posters and Read the Words 1. Motivator: http://bighugelabs.com/motivator.php On this site you can create your own motivational pictures. I picked this site because thi...

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started by Shannon Gray on 16 Oct 11 no follow-up yet
Jerry Hubbard

Pre-training - 1 views

The pre-training tools offer an opportunity to build community with Hootsuite, and to brainstorm with Wordle and VisualThesarus. Hootsuite https://hootsuite.com Hootsuite is a great application fo...

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Cheryl Carroll

Pre-training - 0 views

Word Clouds Reviewing words to develop a framework can be accomplished during pre-training. Word Clouds develop an instructional presentation, to help students learn or review key concepts. The mo...

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Kimberly Arlia

Module 3 Website for Creating Multimedia Resume Workshop - 6 views

Web Sites for Creating Multimedia  Pre-training * Tutorials Point.com * http://www.tutorialspoint.com/word_2010/index.htm * This site gives a detailed overview of Microsoft Word. It is broken do...

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Vida Martin

Websites for Creating Multimedia - 2 views

Websites for Creating Multimedia Multimedia websites that are exceptionally effective for creating multimedia materials for pre-training activities: 1. Name of Site- Wordle URL- http://www.wordle...

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Sandra Johnson

Module 3 Assignment- Web Sites for Creating Multimedia - 2 views

Pre Training * Name of the site Cmappers * URL http://www.cmappers.net/ * Cmappers will allow me to create a collaborative mind map. This will allow for me to create vocabulary words and a genera...

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Jody Ranous

Tagul - Gorgeous tag clouds - 0 views

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  • Jody Ranous on 15 Jul 12
     
    Tagul (http://tagul.com/) is a free word cloud generator. This generator is better than Wordle and many of its counterparts because even on the free version you have so many stylistic controls. The creator can input the text; determine the color scheme, the shape or the word cloud, axis rotation, and number of words to be displayed. It even has a rollover option for the word that is used infrequently that may be hard to read. The software allows for multiple saving options and even offers embedding code so that the word cloud can be put directly into a website.
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