1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogsmdillonhttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/smdillon/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4krcuio97x"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2011/08/the-beauty-of-wordle/">The Beauty of Wordle</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2011/08/the-beauty-of-wordle/embed/#?secret=4krcuio97x" width="600" height="338" title="“The Beauty of Wordle” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="4krcuio97x" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> As I have been retooling my curriculum this summer I have fallen in love.  The subject of my affection is no other than wordle.  Wordle, if you don’t know, is a “a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide.” The overall effect is powerful, and I’ve been figuring out ways to use it in my library classes as well as ways to suggest its use to classroom teachers.  The following are some of the ideas that I’ve seen online and come up with myself! Book recommendations Students can write book recommendations as they have in past years.  But instead of posting a hand written “card” with their book blurb, they will create wordle recommendations either by copy and pasting their text, or listing character traits, plot points, genre and conflict. Tall Tale Character Creation Every year my second grade students study tall tales in depth.  At the...http://www.wordle.net/thumb/wrdl/3921552/schoolstacy