Wordle & Tagxedo

I found that Wordle and Tagxedo are tools that would benefit the children in my future classroom. After hearing both presentations and exploring each of the tools, it was interesting to discover that the two tools were extremely similar.

Wordle is a great way to introduce things such as class rules and vocabulary/spelling words in a fun new way. It also would serve as a great tool for the children to create About Me presentations. Wordle allows users to choose a text and create a 'word cloud' that can be customized many ways.

I found that I enjoyed using Tagxedo a bit more than Wordle. I really liked how how the user was able to shape Tagxedo's 'word clouds' into animals, cartoons, objects, or even faces. I absolutely can see myself using these tools in my future classroom!