Hey, what in the world is that? This would be a "Wordle." So, what is a "Wordle?" If one were to visit Wordle.net, they could create their own. This example right here refers to an article (located here:http://www.themanufacturinginstitute.org/~/media/A07730B2A798437D98501E798C2E13AA.ashx
What you do, is take an article, any article, and copy the text into the Wordle site. What the site then does is scan the article for words that are used the most. In this case, the article dealt primarily with "The Skills Gap in U.S. Manufacturing." As one can see- words like skills, talent, production and manufacturing are enlarged. When a word is enlarged, this in turn means that the article places emphasis in those words and uses them more than others.
Why create a Wordle? Well, browse the article below and take a listen to the this audio sample taken from NPR. When employers talk about a "skill gap," they are saying that we have jobs to fill but not enough skilled workers to fill the position.
Please visit this link and listen in: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/01/13/145039131/the-transformation-of-american-factory-jobs-in-one-company
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