Tagul is another Wordle look-alike with a simpler interface than Tagxedo but with fewer features, I think. Take a look.
See my trial run to the right... the URL for this blog is the basis for this word cloud (I excluded common English words). Also, Tagul adds a roll-over feature that enlarges words as a cursor rolls over them. I greatly reduced the size of the example so it would fit the space available.
Got great reviews on Tagxedo, btw. Be sure to read what your colleagues are saying... very useful stuff.
Compare and contrast word cloud makers, anyone? Anyone?
We used Wordle this year for our Track t-shirts. It was really cool, and the team loved it. It's neat on so many different levels, it shows the ideology of the team and what we are all about.
ReplyDeleteAgain, I really like these... I showed my fellow teachers today and they loved it. Only one teacher in my school has tried or heard of Wordle.... Tagul would really blow their socks off! Does Tagul increase font size with frequency of use within text like Wordle? I assumed so, but couldn't find clarification anywhere.
ReplyDeleteHow cool... I like the shapes!! I saw a teacher in my school used wordle and posted the names of her students outside of her room... pretty cool :)
ReplyDeleteThis site is cool!!! I showed to my students and they played with it for a 40 minutes period. They used science words that we have been learning since the beginning of the year. Good review for the final exam. Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteDid you know that this is mentioned in the May issue of ISTE's Learning and Leading? It's on page 14 and is included in a list of web-tools that help to develop creativity fluency. Several others that you've blogged about are also mentioned. Pretty cool!
ReplyDeleteI showed the other 8th grade teachers wordle and Tagul the other day during our team time and they really thought it was neat. The two LA teachers actually decided to use wordle during one of their lessons on the Holocaust.
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