Tech Finds – 9/29

Every Monday, I will post tech websites, software, and/or news articles that I think are fun, interesting, or something I think the you will enjoy. These finds are for anyone, not just the teachers here at Escobedo. However, because our purpose is to make the curriculum come alive with technology, where appropriate, I will add notes for teachers on how they could incorporate the finds into their classrooms.

If you have a tech find, please visit my Submit a Tech Find page and submit your find. You could win a prize!

Tech Finds for the week of September 29, 2008:

http://www.wordle.net - This is a really cool site that allows you to enter a list of words which are then arranged to create a picture…like this:

This could be a fun way to have students present a list of words compiled from a lesson. Whether it be what the student feels are key words from a chapter or story, vocabulary terms, or a great icebreaker for students to describe themselves with the words they used.