I had said at the start of this chapter, that we'd be combining geography with literacy. With our final Web 2.0 application, our students will not only be doing that but also arguably creating a piece of artwork.
We shall be using a tool called Wordle, which is a graphic representation of the most frequently used words in a blog, free write, or speech. In simple terms, it is a customizable word picture where the words used most often are the largest. It has become very popular with political analysts who use it to discover the most frequently-used words of election candidates. I have also seen it being used by teachers wishing to review the syllabus of exam boards. They enter the syllabus into Wordle to find out which topics are given more emphasis.
However, we're going to use Wordle as a medium of reflection—and also to have fun! As with our previous application, let's first create a sample exercise ourselves, so that we can speak with authority when...