Literacy

= Wordle = ==

[|poetry with wordle] [|Book List for each subject]



As cited from the wordle webpage "Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends." [|Wordle]

It helps to visualise learning and is extremely cross curricular. Can be used in ICT to display tricky words or summarise a lesson - used by the teach or the child in late KS1 - KS2. can also be used to stimulate poetry and display work in an unusual way.

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[|Tagul] is a 'glorious' alternative to wordle with the clouds not only in particular shapes but each word shares a link to another site, as shown on the home page of the website. This would be useful for sharing information in a quick and child friendly manner.

[|kent ict] This can be used for phonics plans linked to Letters and Sounds.

Tuff cams used to tell stories or record.

File X - program that reads stories [|films] [|blab]

[|Story Bird]

=//__ Ebooks!! __//=

[|ebooks]

Ebooks allows you to browse other peoples books and publish your own. This could be used to publish classbooks at the end of a topic, as a way of both recording and revising as well as sharing with parents what the children have learnt. Children in KS2 may design their own ebooks to publish their stories or even publish class magazines monthly. This is an interesting way to involve all pupils in writing, particularly reluctant readers and writers as ICT usually reduces the pressure in a fun and productive way. With the end product raising their self esteem and achievement. I have embedded and example to show the possibilities how it can be used. Ebooks could also be used as a reflective journal sharing the books that the children have read and enjoyed and suggesting recommendations.



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__Advantages of Ebooks:__

 * Great way to share projects.
 * free to join
 * informative and enjoyable.
 * fosters ownership

**__Disadvantages:__**

 * Can be expensive as some books cost money to view.
 * would have to be done with an adult in Key Stage one.