What is a Word Cloud? (also called a tag cloud)
"A Word Cloud is a visual representation of the number of times each word in a transcript is used. The higher the frequency, the larger the word is printed. Word Clouds are often used to quickly visualize the content of a specific text (source -
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"A Word Cloud is a visual representation of the number of times each word in a transcript is used. The higher the frequency, the larger the word is printed. Word Clouds are often used to quickly visualize the content of a specific text (source -
http://bit.ly/yrxmS9
Word Cloud Creators f
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http://www.wordle.net
"Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends." (source: www.wordle.net)
This is one of the most popular online tools. Almost 14,000 visitors use Wordle each day to do anything from typing in their favorite book titles, teachers creating visual tools, kids making signs, and business people creating presentations.
While not as sophisticated as some other word cloud creation tools, Wordle is extremely popular with educators.
51 Interesting Ways to Use Wordle in the Classroom
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http://www.wordle.net
"Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends." (source: www.wordle.net)
This is one of the most popular online tools. Almost 14,000 visitors use Wordle each day to do anything from typing in their favorite book titles, teachers creating visual tools, kids making signs, and business people creating presentations.
While not as sophisticated as some other word cloud creation tools, Wordle is extremely popular with educators.
51 Interesting Ways to Use Wordle in the Classroom
http://scr.bi/AnGCCT
Now is the time
Tagxedo is a word cloud creator "with a twist". Here are a few things Tagxedo allows you to do that Wordle doesn't:
- You can upload your own picture or photo to design.
- You can make the shape ‘blank’ & fill the words around the shape (see star below)
- Portraits look great – (how to make one)
- You can customize what words are shown or hidden
- It uses something called ‘Silverlight’ which means as you hover over the words (esp useful with small ones) they become more visible.
- It accepts accents
(source: http://bit.ly/xn5Z3K)
101 Ways to Use Tagxedo Hardy Leung
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_"The one thing that sets the ABCya word cloud generator apart from the
others in this list is its simplicity and ease of use. It is ideal for
using with younger children as its interface is designed specifically
for them. There is no URL feed option, just the ability to type or paste
text in a box. Fonts, colors and layouts can be customized, or you can
go wild with a random choice of all three! Word clouds can be saved as
jpegs or printed."
(source: http://bit.ly/zikm27)
(source: http://bit.ly/zikm27)