This is a lesson created for educators keen on using Wordle in the classroom

1. UDL Sandbox
wordle
by Paviter Singh
paviter@gmail.com

2. WORDLE learn how to create
TUTORIAL
To help teachers
wordles for the classroom

3. What is Wordle?
Wordle is a free online tool that enables you to generate word clouds
When you enter a body of text, the tool generates a cloud that gives
greater prominence to words that appear more frequently within the text
you provide
The greater the number of times a word appears within the text, the larger
that word will appear in your cloud
The tools allows you to customize the layout, font and colors scheme of
your wordle clouds as well as save or print them out
Wordle Cloud of
President Obama’s
speech at the
State of the Union

4. Step 1:
Get Online
Open a browser to the
internet
We recommend you use
the Firefox Browser for
best results

5. Step 2:
Go to Wordle.Net address panel
In the address panel of your
internet browser type in:
http://www.wordle.net
Then click the ENTER key on
your keyboard

6. Step 3:
Creating a Wordle Cloud
There are two methods to
create a wordle cloud
Selecting the right method for
you depends on your
intended purpose
Tip: Think about how you
intend to use this tool in
your lesson?

7. Step 4:
Selecting the right method
Reason for creating a
wordle cloud
To “engineer” a wordle cloud by
To nd out which words
allocating prominence to some
occur most frequently
words (through a simple
within a body of text
formula) and not others
METHOD 1 METHOD 2

8. Step 5:
Using Method 1
PURPOSE:
To nd out which words occur
most frequently within a body
of text
Use METHOD 1

9. Uses of Method 1
As a lesson trigger
Get students to view a wordle and identify the key words (by size)
Students to link the key words and explain how they are connected
As a revision tool
For the topic, chapter, subject
Wordle can be printed and made into a large poster that is placed on
the classroom wall
Wordle of article in Education
Week by Stephen Sawchuk
‘States Strive to Overhaul
Teacher Tenure’

10. Step 6:
Using Method 1
Click on ‘Create your own’ click here

11. Step 7:
Using Method 1
Without closing the internet
browser to wordle
Select the body of text that you
would like to create a wordle
cloud out of
Right click and select the copy
option

12. Step 8:
Using Method 1
Return to the internet
browser that is open to
wordle
Point your mouse to the
window where it says ‘Paste
in a bunch of text’
Right click and select the
paste option

13. Step 9:
Using Method 1
Click on the GO button
Wait for between 10 - 20
seconds click here
The next thing you see will
be your completed wordle
cloud!

14. Step 10:
Using Method 2
PURPOSE:
To “engineer” a wordle cloud by
allocating prominence to some
words (through a simple
formula) and not others
Use METHOD 2

15. Uses of Method 2
As an activity to check for understanding
Get students to work individually or in groups to discuss and attribute
importance to themes/topics/words/phrases and enter the word and
size into the wordle advance window
Groups / individuals can then customize the look of their wordle and be
prepared to present and justify their work

16. Step 11:
Using Method 2 click here
Click on ‘Advanced’

17. Step 12:
Using Method 2
Option a:
Type in the words you would
like your wordle to consist of
Next to each word, type a a
colon and a number
e.g. fruitbats:133 click go to create
The number will determine
the size of that word in the b
wordle
Tip: Allocate a larger
number to words you want
to emphasize

18. Step 13:
Using Method 2
Option b:
Has the added
functionality of
allowing you to pick a
the color of each
word in the wordle
HEX colors are used b
You need to know
click go to create
the 6 digit color
code