Wordle is a fun tool that creates a word cloud from text users input. A word's size in the cloud is scaled to how often it appears in the text. Users can paste text from a document or type it directly into Wordle. The tool automatically generates a word cloud that visually represents how often various words appear. Frequently used words are larger than others. The first rendering is generated randomly, and users can then customize its appearance by removing less significant words and adjusting orientation, color palette, and font. Though a simple tool, Wordle offers an engaging alternative to the traditional way of analyzing a text or set of words.
Tagxedo is a free word cloud creating tool that teachers or students can use very easily. No account is needed to use this site. However, this means that projects must be completed at one sitting. Word clouds can be saved as images and downloaded. The features are very similar to Tagul except for the ability to save projects to finish a later time. Tagul is a word cloud creator that gets its words from a document that is submitted for from individually typed words. Users can customize the word cloud by changing font size, changing color schemes, or even making the word cloud create an image from your computer or from a template available on the site. An account is needed to make a word cloud. Teachers can save their work and download it as a picture or embed it onto a site. Teachers can also assign students to create a word cloud based on something they wrote. It can be helpful to have discussions to students why certain words are appearing larger. This can be a great reflection tool for that reason in addition to creating a visual for a topic. |
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