WordArt

 WordArt is a web 2.0 tool that enables its users to visualize words on a specific template. I really find this kind of tools very effective because I think it is important for students to be able to see something in a concrete manner. Also, I have used this specific tool in my classes as a learner and found it beneficial. It is very easy to create something and publish it. It even allows to upload a picture and edit it on the webpage. I think in the classrooms it can be used in a way to test student's background knowledge upon a topic, for example as teachers we can ask before starting to the lesson what the students know about a topic and understand their level of knowledge. Also, it might be very beneficial to use it at the end of the lesson to test student comprehension and understanding.