Sunday, May 1, 2016

Instructional Activity and Web-Based Tool

Wordle #1 based on one useful site: Create and post a Wordle based on a website related to your topic. Copy and paste the entire text of one site into a Wordle to see the words that appear most often. They will appear proportionally largest.



Wordle: The Origins of the Universe



Wordle #2 based on topic key terms: Create and post a Wordle based on the 25 most important words you encountered in your search. Create a visual hierarchy by making the most important words largest.



Wordle: wordle 2

To create your Wordle

1. Go to http://www.wordle.net.

2. Click “Create your own.”

3. Add words using one of the following methods.

For Wordle #1

A. Open the site you want to use in a new window. Click and drag to highlight all of the text on the site.

B. Select “Edit,” then “Copy.”

C. On the Wordle site, click in the text box. Select “Edit,” then “Paste.”

For Wordle #2

A. Choose the 25 words that you feel are most relevant to your search and type them in the text box.

B. Make the most important words largest by typing them more than one time. (If you type a word two times, it will appear twice as large as the words you type only once.) Create a visual hierarchy.

C. Remember, you may keep specific words together by inserting a tilde (~) between them.

4. Click the “Go” button to create your Wordle.

5. Adjust the font and layout using the menus at the top.

6. When you are satisfied, click “Save to public gallery.”

7. Type a title and username in the boxes. Click “OK.”



To post your Wordle on your blog

1. Highlight the code that appears below your Wordle.

2. Select “Edit,” then “Copy.”

3. In your blog, create a new post.

4. In the “Title” box, type Wordle #1 based on one useful site or Wordle #2 based on topic key terms.

5. Click the “Edit HTML” tab.

6. Select “Edit,” then “Paste.”

7. To publish your post so it appears on your blog, click “Publish post.”

Introduction and Overview

Title: I-Search Blog Project
Course: English I (9th Grade)
Instructor: Jerry Moore

Project Description

In this project, you will create a blog to plan, organize, and reflect as you research a topic of your choice. Through your daily blog posts, you will clarify a topic, generate essential questions, create multimedia presentations, carry out your research, select and evaluate sources, and analyze your own search process. Not only will you create your own blog, but you will interact with your classmates’ blogs by reading and commenting on their posts.

This project is NOT … 

A traditional research paper.
Typed using Microsoft Word.
Based on a topic Mr. Moore chooses.
Focused on one final, formal product.

This project IS … 

A way to learn what you really want to.
Created using online blog posts.
Based on a topic you choose.
Focused on the process you use to investigate your topic.