Tools like these, at first glance, may seem like they have little use. Think for a few moments and brainstorm some uses for “word clouds”. What could they be constructively used for?

Project Requirements:

1. Copy the text of a speech, song, short story, or poem that you like into the window of at least 3 sites.

2. Take a screen cap of the word cloud and post to your blog as an image under “Word Clouds”.

3. Come up with a short list of ways to ‘assess’ the different websites. What qualities do you think make them effective and ineffective? What makes them attractive or unattractive?

WordClouds.com - A free, user-friendly tool that allows you to create word clouds from text or a URL.

1. WordItOut - another free, easy-to-use tool that allows you to create word clouds from text or a URL.

2. WordCloudGenerator.net - A free, simple tool that allows you to create word clouds from text, with the option to customize font, color, and layout.

3. Tagxedo - A free tool that allows you to create word clouds in a variety of shapes and styles, and also can create word clouds from a URL.

4. ABCya! Word Clouds - A simple, free tool for creating word clouds for educational purposes, it is aimed for children and has some limits on the customization.

5. WordCloudMaker - A free tool that allows you to create word clouds from text, with the option to customize font, color, and layout.

6. WordSift - A free, web-based tool for creating word clouds that also includes a "WordSift Explorer" feature for analyzing word frequency in text.

7. WordCloudify - A free online tool that allows you to create word clouds from text, with the option to customize font, color, and layout.

8. WordCloud.cc - A free tool that allows you to create word clouds from text, with the option to customize font, color, and layout.

9. TagCrowd - A free, simple tool that allows you to create word clouds from text, with the option to customize font, color, and layout.

It's worth noting that most of these sites are free, however some of them may have paid versions or offer additional features on paid plans. It's also worth to be aware that some of these sites may require you to create an account to save your word clouds and may have limit on the number of word clouds can be created without paid subscription.