Wordle

= [|WORDLE] =



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Brief instructions for using WORDLE:


 * 1) Log on to the WORDLE website by clicking here: []
 * 2) Click the CREATE button in the top menu of options.
 * 3) Paste some text into the text box OR in the second input area, paste in a blog website address OR enter a "Delicious" username to Wordle the websites a particular user has saved.
 * 4) Click "GO" or "SUBMIT"
 * 5) On the next screen, you have several options to "tweak" your visual.
 * 6) "Edit" lets UNDO and REDO anything you do in your WORDLE.
 * 7) "Language" lets you do things like remove numbers, remove common words, make all capital or lowercase, etc.
 * 8) "Font" changes the font to one of the preset fonts in the WORDLE system.
 * 9) "Layout" lets you do several things, among them, set a maximum number of words if your WORDLE has a lot of different words, it lets you choose word direction and whether you want a more rounded or straight-edged WORDLE. (The one above is set to rounder edges)
 * 10) "Color" lets you set a new color scheme to your liking, or click on "Edit Custom Palette" to change to a color scheme you would like.
 * 11) When your WORDLE is to your liking, you can publish it to the site and just remember to save the web address that it gives you or you can print it.
 * 12) More than likely, you will want to use your WORDLE in another application. To save it, use the directions for making a screenshot from the left side menu.
 * 13) That's it, that's all there is to WORDLE!
 * 14) P.S. If you are interested in how to put phrases into the WORDLE versus individual words, [|CLICK HERE] for a useful tip from Jamie Keddie.

SOME ADDITIONAL LINKS: [|Using WORDLE effectively, from Classroom 2.0] [|Using WORDLE in education] [|Blog post on using WORDLE] [|10 Ways to use WORDLE in the Classroom] [|19 Word Cloud Resources] [|23 ways to use Wordle in the MFL classroom] [|More Wordle in the Classroom Ideas] [|Using Wordle in the Classroom]