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wordle has a lot of potential to generate discussions and debates, as well as encourage creative writing.

October 2, 2008 post. Detailed description (and video) of a vocabulary game using wordle word clouds. The blogger had created a wordle and covered up the words with with rectangles. Students came to the SMARTBoard one at a time to touch the rectangle and reveal a word. Then they used a spinner to tell them what to do with the word: to use the word in a sentence, tell how many syllables, or give a synonym or antonym. The rectangles were colour coded by degree of difficulty so the teacher could differentiate instruction. You can download the Notebook file, and the blogger promises a tutorial for this idea.

Great way to check the content of your blog posts...

Yes, Diane. I've suggested that teachers might use it as an assessment, or at least a check for students to use to see what their writing is REALLY about...

"Lock Your Doors" WORDLE from a blog post on ethics in social networks; how to counter spammers, phishers and thieves. -n2teaching 0 minutes ago"

I make WORDLES to determine if I'm really using the words that belong to the main idea or topic of the blog post. You can do this with your students or use it yourself to improve writing.

students studying the concept of character; used backgrounds and placed a Wordle on top; very creative project. this is a complex use of image editing and wordle, yet I think it would a great project.

a few more tips from teachers on how they are using WORDLE in the classroom

Allows students to experiment with the emphasis their words have in a text. It also introduces color and writing direction, font and style as thematic influences.