Tagxedo.com

Tagxedo.com __[|Tagxedo]__ "turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning tag cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of __occurrence__ within the body of text." == Resources links and/or class examples == Home - [|www.tagxedo.com] Gallery - [] Blog - [] 101 ways to use tagxedo - [] Daily Events - [] Celebrity Tagxedoes - [] Discussion Forum - [] [|Calories apple]

SWOT
(a) Strengths – · Free service · Easy to use with step-by-step directions available and useful FAQ page · Excellent technical support · Allows author to be very creative · User can change color scheme, fonts, and other technical functions · User can upload his or her own pictures to be used for a template · Can be web 1.0 or web 2.0; it is the user’s discretion · Other languages are available (with support) · No email or log in is required · Can load words from a webpage · Can embed your creation into another page (i.e., facebook, blog, twitter (with app), etc.) · Can save your creation as a jpg or png · There is a whole page on ideas for use (101) · Can add punctuation and frequency modifiers · Can color-code similar words with “Déjà Vu” function  (b) Weaknesses  · You cannot regulate what your students see in the gallery · Some word choices do not fit or fill in the template completely · If using Web 2.0, user cannot control responses to their contributions/posts · When loading words, only one website is available at a time, no multiple pages · Uploaded pictures are sometimes unrecognizable  (c) Opportunities  · There is a whole page dedicated for uses of tagxedo (101 page) · Teachers can create tagxedoes to support particular lessons · Post student creations in classrooms, websites, or other showcases  (d) Threats  · Words and/or pictures may not be suitable for younger audiences · Students may post information that makes them identifiable · Students may create and share inappropriate items  (3) Ideas for the classroom  · Have students do a movie/book review in tagxedo · Have students comment on current events using tagxedo · Make gifts for students, friends, relatives, other teachers · Make tagxedos about celebrities, historical figures, or memorable events · Have students make a self portrait (self reflection) using tagxedo · Expand user vocabulary by color-coding similar words · Contrast terms by comparing tagxedoes created for each term  Have students use tagxedo to make classroom mission statements Have students make tagxedos about other students using positive descriptions