Creating a Wordle

During the first week of classes, first thing in the morning, my professor told the class that we would be doing our first technology assignment. At 8:30 AM I was less than enthused because I could only foresee trouble and frustration. The assignment given to us was to create a wordle. I was thinking "it's the second day, is this guy nuts"? For those of you who don't know what a wordle is, you should! Wordles are tools used to create word clouds, also known as a word splash. This tool is my new favourite thing. I have actually used it in a few assignments for other courses since I was taught in class. For this assignment we had to title our wordle Technology in Education. The first step in creating this wordle was to brainstorm a list of things I associate with technology in education. I won't lie, I 'borrowed' some from the girls who sit in front of and beside me in class. As I have mentioned, I do not use technology often so I was unaware of the things we can do. Moving on, it is important to remember to create your list in a word document because they don't save on the wordle website. Let me tell you, I have gained much experience in typing, retyping and then typing again my word lists because I consistently press the wrong button and lose my wordle. After you click 'go' and the wordle is created, you can randomize the design. There are so many different designs that sometimes I find myself continuously clicking to see what will come up next. Ultimately, I use the same design every time. Wordle lets you change the colour and fonts of the design but I haven't mastered that yet. I just always end up losing my wordle and have to start again. Story if my technological life. Anyway, I have attached my wordle from class for you to see. Enjoy.


 NB: This post should have been posted last week on January 17, 2013 but I am having difficulties uploading the picture of my wordle online. Stay posted for an update (hopefully later today)!

Here it is! I created this wordle in class using some words that I feel describe Technology in Education while others are just words associated with technology. If I had more time I would have added other words, but this is a good start.