Make a Point with Wordle
Great Find: Wordle
Permalink: http://wordle.net/
Target Audience: Anyone who wants to present ideas graphically
Content:
Wordle makes tag clouds a presentation tool. It’s totally intuitive. They call it a toy, but it’s a tool as well. You can choose the type, choose the font, and choose the color scheme. Here are two I made in minutes this morning.
I made this one by typing in the url of this blog . . . click the image to see it full size.
And this includes terms essential to communication . . . click the image to see it full size.
NOTE: IF YOU COPY THEIR LINKS, you may need to delete the extra space at the line breaks for them to work.
Here are some ideas for using this tool.
- Make presentation slides.
- Collect terms during a meeting and wordle the result.
- Make word portraits that describe people you know.
- Make a Wordle greeting card.
- Make a poster of your favorite words or sayings.
Check it out. I’m sure you’ll find even more ways to use it.
–ME “Liz” Strauss
Work with Liz!!
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Amrita says
July 5, 2008 at 9:53 AMGreat find Liz, thanks for sharing!
Cheryl Smith says
July 5, 2008 at 11:28 AMLiz,
Thanks for passing along this link. Looks like a really cool tool. I’ll have to play around with a bit but can already see some interesting applications.
I bet my kids would like to use it as well!
Best,
Cheryl
Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach says
July 5, 2008 at 11:42 AMOh that is a super tool. My favorite text thingee is a cute script that flips text upside down, so you can claim áÃÆuñÃÅlossñp sñ ÃŽÃâ¡Ã±ÃÅÃÅÃÂùÃÆ ! 🙂
Enjoy,
Barbara
Kathy says
July 5, 2008 at 11:53 AMOUTSTANDING!!! It’s FUN and it’s informative! It’s like a Category Cloud except with visual interest!
ME Liz Strauss says
July 5, 2008 at 3:14 PMHi Amrita!
Thanks for sharing!
It’s fun, isn’t it?! 🙂
ME Liz Strauss says
July 5, 2008 at 3:15 PMHi Cheryl,
I bet your mind is filled with ideas on this one. Yep. I can’t wait to see some of the ways you use it!
ME Liz Strauss says
July 5, 2008 at 3:16 PMHi Barbara!
I love that text flipping tool too! But folks on Plurk were getting crazy on it. . . . So be careful! 🙂
ME Liz Strauss says
July 5, 2008 at 3:17 PMYep, Kathy!
It a sign-maker with personality!
Suzie Cheel says
July 5, 2008 at 9:09 PMThis is fantastic Liz, just what I have been looking for
Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach says
July 6, 2008 at 3:05 AMI don’t do Plurk yet, but have certainly heard a lot about it.
Wait ’til they discover ROT13. 🙂
Barbara
ME Liz Strauss says
July 6, 2008 at 4:39 AMHi Suzie,
It’s got more uses for me every time I think about it. 🙂
ME Liz Strauss says
July 6, 2008 at 4:39 AMHi Barbara!
I can only imagine what you’re thinking of!
Suzie Cheel says
July 6, 2008 at 8:41 PMdoesn’t want to work on my Mac! just as well i still have a PC:)
Elaine Luther says
July 7, 2008 at 6:45 AMHey Suzie, it worked on my mac, maybe upgrade your browser.
Liz, cool tip, thanks! I wish it were easier to post my Wordle on my blog, I haven’t quite figured out how to do that.
I did the bit with the Wordle where it used my RSS feed, and since the top post was my 4th of July recipe (I post recipes on holidays), the largest word was popcorn! That was kind of interesting in itself, like hmm, is it a bad idea to be so off topic, even on holidays?
Elaine
ME Liz Strauss says
July 7, 2008 at 7:01 AMHi Suzie!
I don’t know what the Mac issue is. Wish I could help more.
ME Liz Strauss says
July 7, 2008 at 7:04 AMHi Elaine!
Sounds like a fine idea that turned out even cooler than you expected.
I think as long as you’re consistent your audience might really like the change on weekends. 🙂
Suzie Cheel says
July 8, 2008 at 2:54 PMHi Elaine & Liz,
Have it working- wrong version of Java:) Just lof the tool and already have made a new friend from one of my LOA images
ME Liz Strauss says
July 8, 2008 at 4:16 PMYea! Suzie!
You make friends faster than anyone!
Suzie Cheel says
July 11, 2008 at 9:40 PMthanks Liz,you are a good example