Comments on: Wordle Fun http://thebach.edublogs.org/2008/06/20/wordle-fun/ between technology & education Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:00:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Sheryl A. McCoy http://thebach.edublogs.org/2008/06/20/wordle-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Sheryl A. McCoy Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:47:59 +0000 http://thebach.edublogs.org/?p=30#comment-23 Joyce, your tip on taking out all the spaces to make the Wordle look more effective and not blurry was on target. You really helped me improve the effectiveness of my Wordles on my blog. Since I use blogger, I looked at the code and almost gave up. I couldn't figure out what you meant by leaving out all the spaces. Then I remembered that your Wordles were smaller than mine, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to try reducing the pixels in the code. Reducing pixel size really worked, although I had to compromise on size and blurriness, because I used pastel or light colors. Next time, I will use bold colors. Yes, I agree Wordle has great potential. I believe there are many ways to use Wordle in the classroom and enhance instructional strategies. Joyce, your tip on taking out all the spaces to make the Wordle look more effective and not blurry was on target. You really helped me improve the effectiveness of my Wordles on my blog.

Since I use blogger, I looked at the code and almost gave up. I couldn’t figure out what you meant by leaving out all the spaces. Then I remembered that your Wordles were smaller than mine, so I figured it wouldn’t hurt to try reducing the pixels in the code.

Reducing pixel size really worked, although I had to compromise on size and blurriness, because I used pastel or light colors. Next time, I will use bold colors.

Yes, I agree Wordle has great potential. I believe there are many ways to use Wordle in the classroom and enhance instructional strategies.

]]> By: Damon http://thebach.edublogs.org/2008/06/20/wordle-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Damon Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:51:35 +0000 http://thebach.edublogs.org/?p=30#comment-18 Hi Joyce, If you'd like, I certainly wouldn't mind taking a few minutes and extracting the weighted values out of TweetStats for you. I'd be interested in seeing the result and haven't had a chance to play around with Wordle yet myself. Just send me an email with what you need. :) Damon (@dacort) Hi Joyce,

If you’d like, I certainly wouldn’t mind taking a few minutes and extracting the weighted values out of TweetStats for you. I’d be interested in seeing the result and haven’t had a chance to play around with Wordle yet myself. Just send me an email with what you need. :)

Damon (@dacort)

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