Wordle

What is it?
Wordle allows users to make word clouds. Users can change the font, color, and layout of the word clouds. Excellent applications for making predictions about a text or analyzing a text. Word size is generated by its frequency in the text; the more often it appears, the larger it is in the cloud.

Why should I use it?
Excellent applications for making predictions about a text or analyzing a text. Word size is generated by its frequency in the text; the more often it appears, the larger it is in the cloud.

How do I get it?
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How do I make a wordle?

 * 1) Once on the web site above, click on "Create your own."
 * 2) In the text box, type or paste in the text you wish to use as the basis for your word cloud. You can copy the lyrics of a song into wordle, for example.
 * 3) Hit "Go"
 * 4) Change font, color and layout.
 * 5) When satisfied, hit "Save to public gallery"

How do I save or access a wordle I've created?
There are a couple of options: NOTE: you will not be able to find your wordle in the public gallery later. You must do one of the steps above BEFORE you close the window with your finished wordle!
 * 1) Copy the URL that appears after you have saved to the public gallery. Email the URL to yourself and save it or paste the URL directly into a Web page
 * 2) Copy the embed code (several lines of coded text) at the bottom of the page under your saved wordle and use that code to embed the wordle onto a blog or Web site (or email it to yourself).
 * 3) Use a program such as "Jing" to take a picture of your wordle and save it to your computer.

Example:
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