This web 2.0 tool is a logo maker called Spiffy Text. It allows you to choose fancy fonts and backgrounds for a word. Students could use this in the classroom for spelling words, oral vocabulary words, sight word practice, or for creating key words for projects.
This tool could be used for creating images for magazines, Pages newsletters, Keynote presentation images, or ComicLife publications. This creative tool would encourage students to think out of the box and be exposed to great vocabulary encouraging specific word choice with the tags that are written beneath the font and background choices. I am planning to use this tool in my classroom in January when I return after break. I really think it will work well in a word word center for practicing spelling words. Students could create flash cards through and really visualize the word when later taking their test. For spelling, this would be helpful for ESOL students and basic education students in all grade levels. First I would teach how to create the image, and save to desk top. Then I would show them how to drag and drop the images on to a word document, table, or powerpoint slide so flash cards could be printed. This is also something that could be assigned for homework, with parental supervision for younger students. I am very excited to implement this in my classroom!
Melissa- This tool is very interesting since I have a Literacy Magazine as a class. I am making a website for this class and I can see how students can use this website to personalized their blogs. Also they can create their own fonts for the magazine we create every year. It is a great tool.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea Jamin, for older kids. I tend to focus my activities for my primary students. Thanks for contributing a great idea.
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