Wordle is a tool that can be used to make a visual representation of words. It forms a word cloud with the most repeated word being the largest and the one that is repeated the fewest amount of times the smallest. Poll everywhere can be used to ask any type of question and you get real time results. The participants can either use their cell phone or the computer to respond to the poll. One example of how Wordle could be used is for spelling class. The students could put the words that they are having the most trouble with in more times than the ones they are having the least trouble with therefore repeating the hard ones numerous times and then studying them with the visual picture it creates. One example of how poll everywhere could be used is to ask the students which areas of a subject they are having the most trouble with and the teacher could get the results that way.
The ISTE NETS-T is about getting students to use technology to develop their ideas and use them in the classroom. Wordle and Poll Everywhere are two examples that are fun and easy to use for a variety of subjects in the classroom.
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