Fun, free, and useful word cloud tool!
Submitted 12 years ago
Community Review for Tagxedo
Shaun S.
Cardinal Middle School
Middlefield OH, US
My Take
I found Tagxedo to be a very useful tool for creating word clouds. Students had fun using it since it is easy to use and provides a lot of different options for their word clouds. Students can change the color, size, text font, image/shape of the cloud, etc. When completed, they can save the image to a computer or flash drive.
How I Use It
After students completed a research paper assignment, they copied and pasted the text into this web tool to create a cloud. This could work for various assignments as another tool for students to visually look at a summary of their work. If you are looking to find a way for students to use a free and fun word cloud page (that requires no signups), I highly recommend Tagxedo.
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Basking Ridge, NJ
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This was exciting way to introduce the students to the concept of graphic design which is a combination of word and image to communicate. The students enjoyed expressing themselves in word but were nervous about the picture. Once they realized you couldn't really "see" them, they liked combining the themes, fonts and fill styles until they got an image that appealed to them.
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Michele E.
Media Specialist
Musselman Middle School
Bunker Hill, WV
June 19, 2014
A great way to add a visual introduction!
A beneficial and constructive tool for students.
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Nanette A.
Technology coordinator
June 18, 2014
Tagxedo is an excellent way for students to express themselves AND learn about their writing style.
I really enjoy using this product with students. It's not as user friendly as I would like, and it does have a small learning curve. It would certainly be best for the teacher to explore the site and create their own word cloud before having students use the site. Other than that, it is an engaging learning tool that is free, easy, and can be used for many writing activities. I also like that there is a gallery of Tagxedos created by other users, and it is easy to share Tagxedos with others.
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