Thing 6: Image Generators

Wordle

Is a tag cloud that represents visual text data, typically used to depict keyword metadata on websites, or to visualize free from text. Tags are usually single words, and the importance of each Tag is shown with font size color.

http://www.wordle.net/

Wordle Tutorial

Tagxedo

Is a free, web-based word cloud creator, similar to Wordle, but with Tagxedo the word  can be placed in a shape cloud.

http://www.tagxedo.com
 Tagxedo Tutorial

See 101 Ways to Use Tagxedo

WordSift

Is a free website that attempts to address one of the greatest challenges facing educators of English Language Learners: how to grow and enrich the academic vocabulary of their students across the grade levels, and especially through academic content instruction.



http://wordsift.com/

WordSift Tutorial

Questions

 1. How can this tool be used with your students?

 

These tools can be used in Science, Math, Social Studies, English, and Foreign Language to develop academic vocabulary or to learn challenge content concepts.

 

2. What is one assignment that you could use that includes these tools?...either as a one computer assignment or as a class assignment.

 

a. English language arts lesson vocabulary such as "irregular verbs"
b. Creating a content concept through the image art such as"learning the primary colors"
c. Science project such as "States of Matter"
e. Math formulas such as "Area and Volume"
f. Social Studies topic vocabulary such as "Civil War"
g. Conjugation verbs in Spanish language such as "Verb To Be - Ser or Estar"