Fun With Text

As I worked to make these 'wordles', several ideas about how fun with text could be integrated into a classroom. For example, in my music classroom, I could give each student a buzz word such as genre, or Beethoven, or stylistic traits, and have them come up with words that are related to each of those topics and create a wordle. The way you can make a specific word appear larger by typing it more times is something useful they should understand to make the buzz word stand out. This expands their musical vocabulary, as well as gives a fun, colorful representation of a graphic organizer. Another way these 'fun with text' ideas could be used is to have each student create a wordle using words to describe themselves. This is a great way to get them using new, exciting technological outlets to express themselves, as well as an effective way to get to know your students on a more personal level!