Here's an Add-on for Google docs that will let you create "word clouds."
How to access it?
When you have a Google Document open, open the Add-ons menu and search for "tag cloud generator." The Tag Cloud Generator Add-on will create a word cloud in the right-hand margin of any of your Google Documents that contain more than one hundred words.
How to use it in Education?
Maybe you've used a word cloud to introduce a new unit/lesson/concept OR to emphasise the important points in an article or story. What about students using this tool in their writing? Word clouds can help students analyze documents written by others as well as documents of their own creation. By copying the text of a document into a word cloud generator your students can quickly see the words that appear most frequently in that document. Word clouds can also be used to help students see which words that they have frequently used in their own works. Have your students create word clouds of their work during the revision process of writing a story or essay. The word cloud will quickly show students which words they have used the most. Then ask them to think about synonyms for the words that they have used most often in their writings.
Thanks to Natalie Amtmann, science teacher at the high school, for sharing this tool!
If you need any help setting this up, let me know.
Maria
Maria E. Pearson
Instructional Technology Specialist
Winnisquam Regional School District
My Blog - http://wrsdtechnology.
