Monday, February 8, 2010

Wordle--As a Tool for Previewing/Reviewing a Text

Wordle is a cool Web 2.0 application that makes a word cloud out of text. On a basic level, it is a frequency analysis where the high frequency words are presented in larger fonts. I wanted to see what a really long text would look like so I uploaded our 100+ page WASC Report. I was happy with the results as students and teachers showed up as a clear focus of our school:
Wordle: McLane High School WASC Report 2009

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