This is a fun tool for my students, as they can create their own shape, color, and picture for vocabulary words.
Submitted 11 years ago
Community Review for Tagxedo
Karen I.
Huntington High School
Huntington WV, US
My Take
I think that this is a very useful tool for Special Needs, low literacy, general, and ESL learners.
How I Use It
The students in my Special Needs room used this as one tool to learn their vocabulary words for the week.
More community reviews for Tagxedo
Rachel S.
Teacher
William Annin Middle School
Basking Ridge, NJ
February 17, 2015
Becoming a Graphic Design using Tagxedo!
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.
Continue reading
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.
Continue reading
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.
Continue reading