...you'll love some of these new websites. They are like a WORDLE (words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies
of occurrence
within the body of text), but inside a shape! This is a simple tool that
automatically fills a shape with any words you like. Enter some
words separated by commas in the text box and press the 'Enter' key. You
can also choose fonts or change the
colors.
Here's one for Valentine's Day:
And another one in the shape of a snowflake:
Another great Wordle-like website that uses shapes is
Tagxedo turns words into a visually stunning word cloud, and is great for projects, themed activities or making gifts.
Check them out, and let us know how you might use one of these websites in your classroom. PLEASE comment below - we'd love to hear from you!
