Tuesday, May 24, 2016

108 Ways to Use Word Clouds in the Classroom


Word clouds are a great way to introduce technology into your teaching. Word cloud programs such as Wordle, Tagxedu, and ABCya Word Cloud allow a person to enter a series of words, whether they are single words or copying an article of text, into their programs. The programs work in such a way that the more a word is used, the larger and bolder it appears in the word cloud. This brings the most prominent words to the attention of the viewer. Users can purposely enter words a number of times to make certain words larger than the rest. This is often the case when creating a tribute to someone such as in a Mother's Day or Father's Day card.

The site below is an excellent resource on how to use word clouds in the curriculum.

https://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/108-ways-to-use-word-clouds-in-the-classroom-word-clouds-in-education-series-part-2/

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