Word+Clouds

**Word Clouds**
108 Ways to Use Word Clouds in the Classroom @http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=4692


 * Tagxedo This site allows you to shape your words. . . very user friendly. Words are also animated.**

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 * //Harry Potter//

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 * Wordle This site is also user-friendly and allows for multiple arrangements of the text, color, and font.**
 * //Draper's Tears of a Tiger Example//

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 * Example using Wordle to highlight synonyms/antonyms:**

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 * Example using Wordle to showcase facts about Andrew Jackson**

In the example below, the Andrew Jackson Wordle shared above is coupled with a photo of Jackson to make a one-of-a-kind biographical report. The step-by-step process is outlined below:
 * Complete the Wordle,
 * Advanced Wordle tab (located in the upper right-hand corner of the Wordle create screen)
 * Key in the words you want to appear in your Wordle (put each phrase or word on a separate line; in Wordle Advanced, all words placed on the same line stay together in the Wordle itself; follow the word or phrase with a colon, no space, and a number; the number indicates how large the word/phrase will appear; the larger the number, the larger the word appears on the Wordle. For Andrew Jackson, my line entry looked like this: Andrew Jackson:900)
 * Using a Mac (Command+Shift+4), copy the Wordle. It will be saved on your desktop as a png file. Open the file and save it as a JPEG file.
 * Open MS Word
 * Paste the JPEG Wordle
 * Size it to suit
 * Insert desired photo (I located a photo of Jackson on Wikipedia, copied it, and then pasted it next to the Wordle).
 * After pasting the photo, there was a small gap between the Wordle and the photo. I camoflauged this by inserting a line.
 * Next, I inserted a textbox with my name directly onto the Wordle itself
 * Finally, usng Command+Shift+4 on the Mac, copy the finished Wordle/photo creation and convert it to a JPEG file from the png file.




 * Directions for using Wordle to create book ads:**


 * Wordle Young Adult Literature Multi-Genre Example**


 * Below is a list of other tools that allow you to create word clouds:**
 * @http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm
 * @http://worditout.com/
 * @http://tagul.com/
 * @http://www.wordsift.com/
 * @http://www.tocloud.com/