1. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The Royal Commission at Yanbu
Yanbu University College
Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah x
Using Wordle in an EFL Classroom
http://www.wordle.net/
EDU 401-111
Dr. Hala Fawzi
http://www.wordle.net/display/wrdl/1092476/Period_G 2012-2013

2. Let’s create our
own!

3. Creating a Word Cloud
1. Go to www.wordle.net
2. Click on create

4. Creating a Word Cloud

5. Creating a Word Cloud
to keep two words linked in the
wordle, use the tilde key
between the words eg
word~cloud,We~The~People
Key words can be
enlarged by just repeat
typing the word.

6. 3. Type the text in the blue box below to see the
word cloud generated.
New technologies are constantly creating
New technologies are constantly creating
numerous opportunities to enhance our
numerous opportunities to enhance our
EFL/ESL classroom practice. We, in EDU 401,
EFL/ESL classroom practice. We, in EDU 401,
have started learning about tech tools usage
have started learning about tech tools usage
as an aid to English language teachers in their
as an aid to English language teachers in their
use of learning technology and web based
use of learning technology and web based
materials.
materials.
4. When complete, hit "go" button

7. Creating a Word Cloud

8. Creating a Word Cloud
Java .....convert .... words into a cloud.
Press randomize until you are happy with the effect, or
manually change the colours and font style.
When you press” save to gallery”, the next screen will give an
embed code for online use in eg blogs, wikis, but this tends to be
quite small, so it is better to get a screenshot and convert to an
image file

10. Creating a Word Cloud
Saving an image
1. Press prt scr or print screen key on keyboard
2. Goto MS Paint>edit>paste and the wordle
appears
3. Using the cropping tool, select the
wordcloud>right click and copy or go to
edit>copy>goto file>new>do not save
changes>edit>paste.
4. Save as a jpg file ready for use in MS Word,
or Powerpoint or other software types.