Fun and eye-catching way to summarize a text through a word "cloud".

How I Use It

I use Wordle in the classroom setting to help students get the main idea of a text after reading it if they have difficulty. I have also used it to gather the main idea of a text and preview the vocabulary before reading for groups who needed extra support (ELL, special needs, etc.). I have used this tool when teaching students digital etiquette. When we review our district's telecommunication policy, we put it into Wordle and can pull out the key vocabulary and dicuss the meanings of the words as well as see what words appear frequently, allowing students to identify the main idea of the text before reading. This is primarily with the readers who need more support, so that they have the background before reading the telecommunications policy as a whole. They are better able to understand the text when we have the visual representation first.