WordClouds, a word cloud creator

Description: 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.

Respect for privacy Privacy evaluations indicate how a tool handles personal data collection, storage, and sharing, including GDPR compliance and security measures, among others. The ICT-REV team provides them for informational purposes, reflecting our best understanding at the time of review, but assumes no legal responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of these evaluations and encourages users to conduct their own assessments: Medium/high. Zygomatic, the developer of WordClouds, does not collect email addresses, passwords, or data users type in since it does not require an account for use. However, it collects IP addresses, browser and device data for operational purposes. It does not publish or sell this data, but shares it with companies that process the data on their behalf, yet taking responsibility for the level of security and privacy. Zygomatic uses cookies for different purposes, among which for advertising purposes on the website. However, users can opt out of them and be shown non-target ads instead. It mentions using security measures to protect personal data, but these are not detailed. Importantly, the majority of processing is done locally on users’ browsers, so there is little risk of data access or misuse. Moreover, in the majority of cases, no personal data is retained; in the exceptional cases where it is, it is kept for as long as users are registered or visit the site, or for a maximum of 26 months. Zygomatic acknowledges users’ right to review, modify, or delete their data. It states compliance with the GDPR. See more here.

Type Of Interaction: Whole class,

Skills: Vocabulary,

Content: You supply,

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