Images and Wordle

This week, we started our discussion on images, and Sandy and Monica gave their Web 2.0 presentation on Wordle.  I am actually really looking forward to getting into more depth concerning images.  I've always loved using Photoshop and using images to decorate my blogs and anything else I make online.  We talked on Tuesday about how websites like facebook automatically re-size your photos for you.  I've actually had to work with this in the past when I needed a photo that was an exact size to send to my school in France.  I really struggled in resizing it, but I eventually found a way to do it.  I'm sure the way we learn in class will be much more straight forward than the way I did it. 

The other thing we learned about is Wordle, a tool that creates word clouds out of any words you choose.  I've seen some of my professors use a word cloud as decoration on the blackboard class site, and also on their own personal websites.  I think that I would use it when introducing a lesson.  For example, if I were talking about regular -er verbs, I could make a wordle with the verbs we would be using that day and have it on the board when the students come into the classroom.  Here are a couple examples of word clouds of common French verbs I made using Wordle.  I used the same verbs for both, but I changed the formatting a little bit.  I really enjoyed how many unusual font options were available on Wordle.  I could spend a lot of time just changing the formatting on the word cloud because it was really fun!