Word Cloud

Scroll down the page for some example word clouds.

Word clouds create a "cloud" of words that allow you to visualize important or keywords out of a text in a graphical format. But why or how to use word clouds? Check out this blog post for ideas:

108 Ways to Use Word Clouds - This resource gives ideas by subject area

There are a variety of word cloud generators that you can choose from to complete this activity.

Word Cloud Generators - In order of difficulty to use

ABCya - Great for littles! Limited shape options.
wordclouds.com - Lots of shape options.
Taxedo - Has the most customization options, but higher learning curve. Shape options. - Must have silverlight to work. Won't work in Chrome :-(

SAMR / 4 C's

Word Clouds, when created by students, hit at the Augmentation level of SAMR.
Communication / Creativity

50 XP

TO EARN THIS BADGE

1. Go to wordclouds.com or one of the other Word Cloud generator sites mentioned above to begin generating your word cloud.

2. Watch the tutorial video on the right for wordclouds.com

3. When you're done, go to FILE - SAVE as PNG.

Save the image to your Google Drive, share the image and send in the link from Google drive OR simply upload your image from your desktop or Google Drive.

4. Complete the Badge form here or click the Request A Badge link in the menu and upload your image or a link to it.

NOTE about Wordclouds.com

When saving your image from wordclouds.com, please don't use the Save/Share online with the direct link. This is BLOCKED in our school system due to the service that is being used to host the images.

Download your image and save to Google Drive and then share it. Submit the shared link or upload the image directly into the form.