Word+Clouds

Wordle video tutorial made with screencast-o-matic

Examples:
 * 1) Our Father and John 1:1-18
 * 2) Here is a [[file:Word Cloud.pdf]] document for you and you are invited to use it with colleagues. The cloud is made from the story Ableegumooch, The Lazy Rabbit. Brainstorm how to use word clouds for pre reading, during reading, and post reading activities.
 * 3) Here is a **[|Wordle]** created from the text of a letter written by Ralph Waldo Emerson to President Martin VanBuren, addressing the injustices being experienced by the Cherokee nation during the time period around the Trail of Tears. Visit the Cherokee Nation Sitefor a wealth of primary sources. How could you use this wordle as a pre-reading prompt for the text of a letter written by Ralph Waldo Emerson? Or perhaps as a post-reading writing prompt?

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 * Word cloud generating tools**

Use Jingto capture your wordle, or,
 * Helpful utility**
 * save your wordle** by using the printscreen button to copy the image to your clipboard and then edit the image in paint or other photo editing program - save as a jpg. Alternate - paste directly into Word or PPT and edit from there using the crop tool (because it is an image). Creating a screenshot and saving a Wordle as a graphic tutorial with screenshots (PDF).

Using Windows 7? Do you know there is a snipping tool available to use? Find it at Start, Programs, Accessories. Use the snipping tool to "grab" your wordle and save it.

50+ Interesting Ways to Use Wordle in the Classroom Guess the wordle is an interesting project aimed at elementary students Working with Wordle is actually a powerpoint presentation on many things one can do with Wordle
 * Articles and resources about incorporating word clouds**