Friday, Oct. 1

TOPIC WORD CLOUDS - EXPLORE THE OTHER WORD CLOUD WEBSITES.


Please begin exploring the other web cloud websites if you have not done so.  Tagxedo does not work in my computer lab - but try it at home!  You have until 11:30.  Then we will reexamine Gadgets on Blogger.


 ASSIGNMENT 1

• Create a post titled- Word Clouds - explain word clouds, purpose - fun/educational and give websites of which your audience could visit to create a word cloud.  Add pictures to make your post stand out!  Visit the two links on the class blog that discusses ways in which Word Clouds are used in the classroom.    The links are also listed below.  Explain how you could see yourself utilizing word clouds - in your personal and educational life.

•  Read article on ways to utilize a word cloud:  Click Here 

• More ideas for the classroom:  Click Here

•  Click through presentation below to see 47 Ways to Use Word Clouds! 

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 What are Labels on a blog?

• Labels allow you to organize your blog posts into categories.  Refer to this blog:  Katie's Kreations

Blogger has added two new gadgets:  Popular Posts and Blog Stats.  Today we will add these gadgets to our blogs to see what they are all about.  We will also reexamine the Design of our personal blogs and revisit the other gadgets to make sure we know what each one of the gadgets do.


ASSIGNMENT 2

• Add the Blog Stats gadget to your blog.