Wordle is a interesting site. I am not sure what to make of it. I have visited it repeated times. I have looked at the public log of wordles and created my own a few times. It took me a while to decide if I thought it was useful or more like a toy. After some thought, I think it would be most useful as an introduction to a lesson or an ending to a lesson. I would use to introduce vocabulary or hammer home points of discussion.
Here is one of the wordles I created by using cnn.com
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/3241402/Current_Affairs
I too have checked out this website before and have found it to be more of a toy than a useful tool. However, I could see using it in units that contain lots of vocabulary by having students create a graphic organizer that will help them visualize the connections among the terms.
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