How was your first week?

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Posted by Jenny Nash | Posted in back-to-school, Wordles | Posted on 28-08-2009

Here’s what the Blue Team said…

Wordle: blue team first week reaction

And the Red Team said it was…

Wordle: red team's first week

I was so glad to hear that!

(Remember to click on the images to see them larger.  And stay tuned for more Wordles from wordle.net!)

Fun with Wordle!

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Posted by Jenny Nash | Posted in reading, Wordles | Posted on 27-08-2009

This week we’re going to have some fun with Wordles! 

What? You don’t know what Wordles are???   You are going to LOVE them!!!

At wordle.net you can type or paste in a piece of text and watch it magically become art!  For instance, some students in Miss P’s afternoon class helped me input the lyrics to the Chets Creek song and customize this cute little Wordle.

Wordle: chets creek song

(Click on the image to view it larger.)

Today, in readers’ workshop, students brainstormed things they know that successful readers do.  Afterwards, we turned our gaze to ourselves.  Thinking about ourselves as readers, we completed a short questionnaire about our reading tastes, favorites, least favorites, hobbies, topics we like to learn about, personalities, and more.  Stay tuned for the big reveal tomorrow after we transform our individual feedback into a whole group Wordle representing our classes’ interests. 

We’re having fun with Wordle!