Wants to be creative on words? Use Wordle!

Wordle is the new web2.0 tools that I found and I would like to share with the class. To begin with, just go to http://www.wordle.net/ and look for the details of this tool. Basically its main function is to turn words into word clouds.

It is extremely easy to turn thoughts into action, simply click on the "create" link in the web page and type the words that you wish to be converted. For example, I have copied the guidelines of this assignment on the blackboard, which are the following paragraphs:


Assignment 2: Writing a blog
Set up your own individual blog dedicated to the area of ‘writing for new media’ and
post to it as described below (at a minimum), as well as commenting on the blogs of
classmates.
‧ Write an initial post (which can be based on your group presentation) that
describes innovations in writing for new media and outlines why you think
writing for new media is an important topic which people should be interested
in.
‧ Write a subsequent post which links to news items or blogs on the internet and
reviews: either 1) critical issues in writing for new media, which you are
interested in and which are prominently covered on the internet, in news
items, blogs and other sources; or 2) other recently introduced web 2.0 writing
tools.
‧ Write a final post that evaluates your blogging experience. Include links to
comments that you have made on other people’s blogs during the semester as
well as a reflection on what the blogging experience taught you about writing
for new media.

After it has been converted, it will look like this:

 


Of course, you can click on the randomize button to generate another cloud. If you don't want certain words to be shown in the cloud, simply place the cursor on it and right click, then there will be a remove function. You can also print it and save it in the public gallery to let everyone view it.