Word Clouds

     I used Wordle to create word clouds of the nursery rhymes I am teaching.  I simply had to go to Wordle, type in the words, press go, and I had an image of my words.  I changed the color and saved the image on my desktop by using the snipping tool. 
     This was yet another program I had never heard of but found to be very user-friendly.  I learned that I could cut and paste text into Wordle and it would randomly scramble the words for me.
     This would be a great way to teach descriptive words or synonyms.  Students could create images and display them in the room.  During the first weeks of school, children could create these images for other students in the class by inserting descriptive words for the person.
     Standard #1 Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity and standard #2 Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments would be addressed in this activity.  With this activity students could model creative thinking and advance their learning and innovation in virtual environments. Students design and develop authentic learning experiences incorporating contemporary tools.