#Word cloud generator tagul free#
I would love to hear if you are using word cloud tools in your classroom and/or therapy rooms…feel free to post your ideas in the comments section. You can find a generous list of word cloud sites with a simple internet search. There are many other word cloud generators available on the Internet. I have been experimenting with the options that Tagxedo offers, and came up with this LiveSpeakLove Word Cloud: You can even have your word cloud in the shape of an actual word or phrase. Tagxedo – Tagxedo is one of my favorite word cloud generators, allowing text to be displayed in a shape using customizable color themes and fonts. A variety of language skills were targeted using this simple visual tool. Below is a brainstorm word cloud I created with a group as we identified relevant summer vocabulary words in response to the questions, “What do you like about summer?” Students eagerly participated in this group discussion, formulating sentences to describe their favorite summer pastimes and memorable events. With Wordle, you do need to capture screenshots of your word clouds in order to save them as images otherwise they are stored online in a public gallery. Wordle – Wordle is another fun word cloud generator that allows custom colors, fonts and layouts (not in shapes, though) to produce a visual vocabulary display. The activity was engaging, powerful and memorable, as students used their speech-language skills to reinforce themes of self-concept, friendship and giving compliments. We ended with a group discussion in which students offered positive attributes about their peers. We instantly created the word cloud, and the students then used the word cloud words to identify five attributes to describe themselves. As a follow-up to a story lesson, we generated positive attributes and descriptive words. Below is a word cloud we created in a group co-treatment lesson with the social worker. There are limited layout, font and color scheme choices, but the word clouds are created instantly without fuss or worry over too many parameters. I used this word cloud site with a group of students as we generated categorical vocabulary given the topic “Things We See Outside in the Summer.” Students verbally produced categorical lists and then we reviewed the words, discussing similarities and differences between related word pairs.ĪBCYa! – ABCYa! is a simple word cloud generator that is quick and user-friendly. Tagul allows you to customize the shape, colors and fonts, and quickly produce word clouds that can be saved as images, emailed or embedded into web pages. – Below is a word cloud I made with a group using the Tagul Word Cloud Generator.
I’ve been exploring different features of the available word cloud sites, and I’ve included examples of my favorites: Kids seem to really enjoy seeing their words and ideas instantly transformed into art.īelow are a few word cloud activities I have used recently. Using word clouds is a fun way to incorporate text into your speech-language lessons, perfect for increasing the speech-to-text connections. If you are utilizing Universal Design for Learning Standards (and you should be,) word clouds are also a powerful tool to customize the display of information, highlight critical features of a subject matter and incorporate media in learning activities. I’ve recently discovered a new tech tool for speech-language therapy… Word Clouds.