#edtech #cotlf #edchat Over the past several years, word clouds
have become extremely popular. You’ve probably noticed them
online, and of course our profile photo is a word cloud as well.
Two great, free programs for creating word clouds online are
Wordle & Tagxedo. Both programs take long text passages and
convert them into word clouds, increasing the size of frequently
used words, which helps make the main idea of a passage really
pop! (Our profile picture is a word cloud made from the ISTE
Tech Standards for Students.) Wordle is very simple to use, and
Tagxedo has the added feature of being able to form word clouds
into shapes. The photo below shows word clouds that were on
display in a 6th grade classroom at Boltz Middle School.
Students created word clouds to showcase their personalities and
interests. Check out the list below for some other ways to use
word clouds with students. Student Reflection/Exit Ticket: Have
students fill out a simple Google survey asking them either what
they learned at the end