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WordClouds

Principal function(s): Word cloud creatorsWhole classVocabularyTeacherYou Supply

WordClouds is an online tool for generating word clouds from text. Users can input text or upload a document into WordCloud's interface, customise various aspects of the word cloud, such as fonts, colours, shape, and size, and create visually appealing word cloud images. WordClouds can also generate clickable word clouds with links, or image maps, that can later be saved as images and shared online. WordClouds is free to use and does not require users to sign up for an account. It is developed by Zygomatic, which also operates Toony Tool. Evaluation: WordClouds is a useful and easy-to-use tool to visualise text or highlight keywords and phrases. It can help analysing text and identifying important words, being useful for vocabulary acquisition. Teachers can also employ WordClouds to create visually appealing content for presentations or blog entries, or underline the most relevant words of a text, poem, or a song and use it to spark a classroom discussion. WordClouds is also quite versatile since it supports different languages, shapes, colours, and fonts.

Cost: Free.

Website: https://www.wordclouds.com/

  

Categories

Type Of Interaction

  • Individual work

Skills

  • Vocabulary

Content

  • You supply

Usability

Interface User-friendliness/complexity of the tool´s interface

Straightforward, slightly old-fashioned.

Time efficiency Time needed for mastering the „how-to“ of the tool and a production of a task

Medium.

Interface language(s) The number of languages in which the tool is currently available/adaptable to

English, French, German, Spanish, and Dutch.

Respect for privacy Does the tool require registration? Who can see my data? Can I remain anonymous?

Medium. Zygomatic, the developer of WordClouds, collects data such as IP addresses, internet browser information, and device details. This is to ensure the functioning and security of the website, as well as other legitimate purposes. Zygomatic allows advertising and shares data with third parties who may use this data to display personalised ads. For that, however, users have to accept cookies - in case they do not, users are shown non-targeted ads. Zygomatic mentions taking appropriate security measures to protect personal data and retains personal data for as long as users are registered or visit the site, or for a maximum of 26 months. It acknowledges users’ right to access, modify, or delete their data, as well as request data exports. Zygomatic does not explicitly state compliance with the GDPR. See more here.

Saving work for future use Possiblity to save your or others´ work for reuse/reproduction

No, but users can download and share word clouds.

Tailorability (If so, how?) Possibility of the tool to be used for a range of different activities (e.g. to what extent you can organize a project assignment with a central activity based on this tool)

Not much; WordClouds can be used just to create word clouds and there are not that many customisable features.

Interactivity

Engagement

Collaboration

Communication

Technical requirements

Installation required?

No; it is a browser-based tool.

Compatibility/ Operating System

Any browser.

Other technical requirements