Inspired by the A-Team today since I love it when a plan comes together... but in my case the simpler the plan the better and today I offer a simple idea for the classroom... www.wordle.net.
I use this fab free website tool in a number of different ways... the main one at the moment is to jazz up some very boring Uniservity layouts on my school VLE... but in the past I have used it effectively in the classroom to get Key Words stuck into students heads. Simplicity itself...
I love the idea of osmosis (it was the only Science term to stick in my head alongside photosynthesis) so I use wordle as a form of osmosis in my classroom. My classroom is set up so that the students sit in groups and not rows which can be a nightmare occasionally. In the middle of these tables I place 'word mats' containing key words relevant to their current topics using coloured wordle diagrams... oh and as my friends would tell you I get a lot of joy out of using my laminator to make these durable...
The illustration on the left is just one example of how I have used Wordle to make a Tudor key word diagram. It's very strange but the students pick up the Key Words quite quickly without realising it and it also stops the inevitable... 'Miss how do I spell reformation?' when it is the heading on the IWB or on their sheet. These key words help the students to learn key words and lessen the workload for teachers.
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