Tool:
This week I wanted to pick a Web 2.0 tool that I thought would be fun for my kindergarten students to use. Something that they could do on the computer and something that they can personalize and be creative. The tool that I have chosen is www.wordle.net/ . This website generates “word clouds” from the words that you provide. Kindergarten is where the student begans to learn how to spell words. Wordle.net is a great place for my students to use their words in a fun setting. It’s very easy to use and it’s fun. I would as a class take my students to the tech lab and do a couple of examples together so that they can get the hang of it.
Assignment:
In kindergarten, my students work a lot of memorizing their sight words or Dolce words to become a proficient reader. Each child in my class is on a different sight word list depending on their ability level. What I would do with Wordle is, each time a student memorizes their sight word list, I would allow them to make a “word cloud” using Wordle. I would want them to personalize as much as they would like. I would then, allow them to print out their “word cloud” and let them get it in their folder. This activity will help them with spelling their sight words and also with their technology skills.
I am excited about www.wordle.net and cannot wait to use in my future classes!
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