Word cloud directions and first assignment:

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1.        Notice that the url address is “dot net” NOT  “dot com.”
2.       Go to www.wordle.net
3.       Click on the “create” button listed across the top.
4.       Enter text into the top box either manually or by cutting and pasting from another source.
5.       Click the “Go” button
6.       The program generates a word cloud for you!
Options to change the color and appearance of your word cloud.
1.        Click the “randomize button until you find one you like.
                                       OR
2.       Use the command buttons near  the top of the website to change the font, to alter the layout, or to alter the color selections.
To save your word cloud:
1.       Click print screen button near the top right corner of your keyboard
2.       Open a new, blank word document.
3.       Right click and select paste.  This pastes the entire screen into a word document.
4.       Click on the picture to highlight it.
5.       Find crop tool.  (On the format tab on Widows 7)
6.       Crop the sides off the image
7.       Click on the cropped image to highlight it
8.       Drag corners out to resize the image.
9.       Cut and paste it into Microsoft Paint, to change it into a jpeg files for pictures, if wanted.

Introduce yourself using wordle:
The Basic Idea:  The words that appear more often appear larger in the word cloud.  So the words that are most important to you must be entered more often.  Less important words get entered less often.

Directions:  (1) Think of words that describe you.  (2) Write your name on the first line.  (3) Write the most important words at the top of the list and the less important words at the bottom of the list.  (4) When you type your words into the wordle website box type your name 20 times.  (5) Type your very very important words about 15 times.  (6)  Type your very important words about 10 times each.  (7)  Type your important words about 5 times.  (8) Type words you want to mention one to three times each.

1.       Name (20 times) _________________________________________________________

2.      Three very very Important things to you (about 15 times)

a.      _________________________________________________________________

b.      _________________________________________________________________

c.       _________________________________________________________________

3.      Your favorite subject(s) in school (about 15 times)

a.      _________________________________________________________________

b.      _________________________________________________________________

4.      Activities, sports or hobbies (you decide how important they are)

a.      _________________________________________________________________

b.      _________________________________________________________________

c.       _________________________________________________________________

5.      How do you learn new and difficult information best?  Pick one:  seeing, hearing, touching, musically, reading, acting, discussing?  (about 5 times)

a.       ________________________________________________________________

6.      Other describing words.  (You decide how important they are)

a.      ________________________________________________________________

b.      ________________________________________________________________

c.       ________________________________________________________________

d.      ________________________________________________________________

e.      ________________________________________________________________

f.        ________________________________________________________________

g.      ________________________________________________________________

h.      ________________________________________________________________

You must include between 15-20 words in your word cloud.