wordles
kcollins | October 16, 2010Thanks C & EN news for posting the results from our most recent Wordle!!
The first USA Science & Engineering festival is under way. It opened last night with a music extravaganza called the "Powers of Ten: A Journey in Song from Quark to Cosmos." One of the activities is a nationwide wordle where you can enter your idea for the greatest discoveries and advancements science and engineering will bring us in the 21st century. Answers will be collected through Oct. 24, when the festival concludes with a big expo on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Stay tuned to Newscripts for…
kcollins | October 14, 2010What will be the greatest discoveries and advancements science and engineering will bring us in the 21st century?
Today through October 24, we will collect answers from people across the nation and display the everchanging wordle on our website.
Click here to participate - it takes 5 seconds!
Thank you for answering our last question: What is the greatest thing about being a scientist or engineer:
kcollins | August 25, 2010
Here is the USA Science and Engineering Festival's newest Wordle based on responses to the question: "If you could make one new scientific discovery or invention, what would it be?"
Keep your eyes open for our next question and keep the responses coming!
To find out more about Wordles and to create your own clouds go to www.wordle.net
kcollins | August 9, 2010It's time for round two!
Tell us: If you could make one new scientific discovery or invention, what would it be?
We will turn your answers into a beautiful Word Cloud! Submit your answers and see the results in the next newsletter!
An image of our first Wordle which asked: Who is your favorite scientist of all time?
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kcollins | July 9, 2010Answering:
Who is Your Favorite Scientist or Engineer of All Time?
A Wordle created from participants answers to "Who is your favorite scientist or engineer of all time?
We asked for your input on our woordle a little while back and here is the result. Here is the wonderfully imaginative Wordle image created by our participant responses. Make sure to look out for our next Wordle question in a future blog post.
To find our more about Wordles and to create your own word clouds, go to www.wordle.net
kcollins | June 22, 2010Tell us now and we will turn your answers into a beautiful Word Cloud! Deadline to submit is June 30. See the results in the next newsletter!
Over the next few months, we will create multiple "Word Clouds" aka "Wordles" showcasing your answers to questions relating to science & engineering. On October 23, Satellite Event attendees around the nation will participate in a nationwide Wordle: see it change on our website as people enter their answers!
Wordle.net is toy to create beautiful word clouds from text. The word clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in…