Tagxedo > Wordle

I'm a huge Wordle fan though I haven't found many ways to use it in my classroom. I think it is a great idea and my students love to play with it. Playing with words is always a cool thing.

But I don't think I'll ever use Wordle again. I found a post on HistoryTech (historytech.wordpress.com) today about a new site named Tagxedo. It is a Wordle clone with a very cool twist. You can make your clouds in the shape of an image you import. So, instead of having every cloud look like, well... a cloud - they can now look like anything.

They have some great examples on their homepage at http://www.tagxedo.com/. This is one I could definitely see myself using in my classroom. The added visual style just screams "MAKE ME INTO A POSTER!" and I'll be happy to oblige. Very cool site, check it out.

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Permalink Reply by Colleen Young on April 27, 2010 at 11:22am

I agree Tagxedo looks interesting - it's all over the blogs at the moment.

Have you seen the Interesting Ways series?
http://www.ideastoinspire.co.uk/wordle.htm

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Permalink Reply by Lin DiRenzo on April 27, 2010 at 12:04pm

Thanks for sharing a new resource. I wouldnt quite agree that I cant find a use for Wordle--now that Ive found it I plan on using this for a "get acquainted" exercise in September. However, I did find Tagxedo to be more powerful and fun to play with as well. I think the older students especially enjoy the advanced settings available. Again, thanks for sharing!