Thursday, September 30

 Word Clouds

Today we will:

• create word clouds on various web sites 
• identify ways in which word clouds can be utilize in a school setting and in your personal life
• Identify websites that allow you to create word clouds
• Create word clouds in the form of shapes, initials.
• Export word clouds - explore where you can export your word clouds.
• Add word clouds to blog.

Please post your virtual world summary by Friday, link and picture to Our Web Tools blog.

You should find a post title Virtual Worlds - if yours is already taken - then you can add to the description.
REMEMBER only one can edit the post at a time.

WORD CLOUD WEBSITES WE WILL VISIT/EXPLORE

Wordle

Tagul

Tagexdo (will not work in  my classroom - must have Mac OS X)

TagCrowd

ToCloud

Textorizer

Text Tag Cloud

Image Chef

Worditout

ABCya Word Clouds
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ASSIGNMENT 1

Create a word cloud on Wordle - about Social Media - describing what you  have learned

• Make Social Media - stand out
• Type words that you have been introduced so far this semester:  embed, link, post, blogger, etc.  
• Take a screen shot and place it on your blog - as a post (picture only - you do not have to write about Wordle) you can if you would like.  You can also place your picture in the sidebar instead of as a post.  You can create and place as many Wordle's as you would like on your blog.

 ASSIGNMENT 2

•  Create a post titled- Word Clouds - explain word clouds, purpose - fun/educational and give websites of which your audience could visit to create a word cloud.  Add pictures to make your post stand out!

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