TAGXEDO

By: Amber Daurio & Megan Keale

"Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes,

even your love letters -- into a visually stunning word cloud, words individually sized appropriately

 to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text."

Demonstration:

Tagxedo is super easy to use! Watch this video and learn more. 

How to use Tagxedo in the Classroom: 

There are many ways to apply Tagxedo in the classroom!

1. Use this for a great way to brainstorm ideas for papers and projects. Tagxedo gives hundreds of words that correspond with thetopic you have chosen to help its users in a fun and unique way!

2. Tagxedo is also a wonderful way to start a classroom discussion. Have students log onto the website and find interesting topics so the conversation is never boring and every student will have something to talk about!

3. This exciting website is also a great assignment for students to do when they are finishing up a project.  It is simple and easy but allows students to have a fun and creative way to express the research that they have been working on.

Cost:

Tagxedo will be little to no cost for you! The website is completely FREE! You can allow your student to each get on individually and there is no charge! The only fee a user with encounter is when they choose to purchase a shirt, poster, or bag from the website with the Tagxedo you created!