Click on the "fish" to go to Tagxedo.

Educators (K-12), who have used this site with their students or personally for a professional development activity, continue to praise its possibilities.  Tagxedo is a word cloud Web 2.0 tool.  A word cloud (word picture) is generated a number of ways at the site.  Typically, words are typed, copy/pasted, or a URL is identified.  The generated word cloud can then be manipulated by changing font, positions, colors, and shape.

Also, check out Tagxedo on Facebook  to see true works of art from some of Tagxedo‘s “friends” and greatest fans.

These are just a few examples of how educators have used Tagxedo:

• Before discussing a political speech or historical document, copy/paste the document into Tagxedo.  The more often a word is used, the larger the word will appear in the word cloud.  Students will be able to SEE the theme or message more clearly.
• Introduce a new unit of study or piece of literature with a word cloud.  Encourage students to discuss”expectations,” based on the word image, before the content is studied.
  
• The first week of class, have students create word clouds using words that describe themselves or their interests-no names allowed.  Post the pictures around the room, so students can learn about their new classmates and try to guess “who is who.”
• Create “visual” book reports or a title page for a report or PowerPoint presentation.

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