Self Description and Summarizing
Submitted 9 years ago
Community Review for Tagxedo
Kimberly J.
Dater Montessori Elementary School
Cincinnati OH, US
My Take
I used this website for an introductory activity with the students by having them write ten to fifteen words or phrases that describe themselves. Students were engaged and the learning curve was slight. My special needs students were able to participate in this activity. Students then use this website to summarize short text to see terms that stand out in the text.
How I Use It
I enjoyed using this application with the students. Students were engaged and focused. Students also enjoyed seeing the final product. Students were also able to see main ideas in text through the repeating of terms used.
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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.
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Nanette A.
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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