Tagxedo

__Word Clouds__
 * There are a number of websites that can be used to create word clouds such as the one below and links to each can be found in the table below. **
 * [[image:tagxedo.png width="183" height="156" link="@http://www.tagxedo.com/"]] || [[image:wordle.png width="183" height="156" link="@http://www.wordle.net/"]] || [[image:abcya.png width="184" height="157" link="@http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm"]] || [[image:tagul.png width="184" height="157" link="@http://tagul.com/"]] ||


 * Word clouds are a fantastic way of incorporating quality visual literacy activities into your classroom. Some examples include:**

//Students brainstorming at the beginning of a topic.This activity can alos be repeated at the end of the unit and the word clouds compared to identify learning and increased use of topic words.// //Creating a cloud of the text from a particular website, story or poem to analyse the signficant themes.// //Examining word usage in texts e.g. persuasive texts should have modal verbs appearing in the word cloud.//


 * Check out the video tutorial below on how to create a tagxedo using your own shape image.**

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