Wordle http://www.wordle.net/ is a Java program that will automatically transform any words of your choice into an artistic design called a Word Cloud. You can type in your own words or paste in a favorite quote from another document. The more often the word appears in your original text, the larger it will appear in the final Word Cloud. In this example, TEACHING and LEARNING were the most frequently used words.
Once you've created a Word Cloud you like, you can share it in the Wordle Gallery with other Wordle users. Perhaps more excitingly, you can also make a screen shot of your creation, edit it with Microsoft Paint or a similar program, and print it out. The possibilities--especially if you have a color printer--are pretty endless: invitations, t-shirt designs, PowerPoints, or simply a really memorable cover page for your next research paper. LH
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