Abstract

With the misleading descriptor of "toy for generating word clouds," Wordle can be a powerful classroom tool, says Hayes. She outlines how its use for reading skills (predicting, summarizing, and comparing) and writing skills (prewriting, revising, generating poetry, expanding multimodal literacies) can engage students and develop creative and critical thinking. (Contains 3 figures.)

Citation

Hayes, S. (2008). Wordle. Voices from the Middle, 16(2), 66-68. Retrieved March 24, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/65861/.

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Keywords

• Computer Software
• Computer Uses in Education
• Critical Thinking
• Middle School Students
• Poetry
• Reading Instruction
• Reading Skills
• thinking skills
• Writing Instruction
• Writing skills