TagCrowd is a tool which can be used to visualise word frequency in text (Steinbock, 2006). It creates a great visual display of words from text. I think this tool has great applications for literacy learning in the classroom. Students could use this tool to identify like words in text and create visual displays to convey or highlight meanings of words.
It is just a great site for students to enjoy finding and visualising words in different ways, which is touched on in the Engagement Theory (Kearsley & Schneiderman, 1999) in that students should be presented with choices on topics and multiple ways of viewing and completing tasks that are appealing and relevant to them.
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If you would like to play around on this site click the TagCrowd link. Have fun wording!
Cheers, Pete
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