Not Wordled for a while!

Nice to see what the popular repeated words are in your posts sometimes. I think I need to use word clouds more often. It does give a nicer view of a summary sometimes. You can use Wordle or Tagxedo or other word cloud creators to demonstrate to your learners your ideas about a project, to share vocabulary for a written piece or to celebrate common interests in something. You can either type in the text, copy and paste from a source or even put a web address in. With Tagxedo you can even choose the shape you want your words to be presented in.

Creating images with text

Below is a selection of on-line applications that allow you to create simple but effective images and shapes from text.  Explore with them using a theme that you feel might help with your project.  It is wonderful to explore the written word and even more amazing to discover how creative you can be by simply developing the concept of simple visual communication.  We see text all around us from bill board posters to graffiti in the street, from signs and instructions to warning and encouragement in our workplace.  Explore the power or words and text just for fun and see how creative you can be.  I used the theme of gaming for my selection.