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Monday, September 13, 2010

Tool #3

Making my Wordle was so fun!  What a great, easy way to have the kids really focus in on a particular idea/topic in any subject.   I decided to use words associated with the class novel, Number the Stars, that we read in 5th grade.  It is one of my favorite books!

There are endless ways to use this in my classroom.  Spelling words/spelling patterns, book clubs, or when we are focusing on various time periods or wars in social studies class.  I can't wait!

Wordle: Number the Stars Wordle

Spell with Flickr, the second image generator I created, not only provided a quick, easy way to spell various words, but it was also a great way to "jazz" up the words.  This would be wonderful for kids in my classroom to use when creating a powerpoint or a photostory.  It would allow them to add color and creativity to their project in just a few, simple steps! 

2 comments:

Jill said...

I think using spell with flicker will be a great way for the students to have fun practicing spelling and vocabulary words. They will love it!

Book Nook Girl said...

BHE Babe -
Awesome ideas! I love the idea of using Wordle with Number the Stars! Great thinking!! Did you know that you can input any text into Wordle? You could copy and paste an article or chapter from a book into Wordle and then have students see what are the main ideas or themes of that article or chapter. Just another idea!
I also LOVE your spell with Flickr. I can't wait to try this myself. Kids would love to create their spelling words in this! You are always thinking!!