Matthew+Isom

= Wordle--a mixed bag =

Matthew Isom
I headed into the Wordle site excited at some interesting possibilities for teaching creative thinking to my English students and left the site feeling that it is simply a cute, but not all that useful, way for teachers to post information.

Each time you generate the text This is problematic because || Editing student writing ||
 * Pros || Cons || Possible uses in the classroom ||
 * Visually appealing to students || Hard to read || Would make an intriguing short poem ||
 * Interesting emphasis on most common words || The selection of the words is not based on ranking of word frequency in the text.
 * Typically, the most important words appear || There is no connection between concepts || Search for key concepts in student writing an novels ||

A Slide Show Program Well Within the Capabilities of a 6 Year-old

Matthew Isom Prezi.com

This amazingly easy slide show format could be taught to any student in a day, and the basics would only take 20 minutes

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 * Pros || Cons ||
 * Easy to learn! Students could learn basics in 20 minutes! || only one transition option ||
 * Can easily insert images and YouTube videos || To insert music must download mp3 first ||
 * Visually oriented students will love it || Left-brain students prefer PowerPoint ||