I'm a bit behind in the blog department.
We've been traveling, working, Thanksgivinging
and even home improvementing. (It's a full life.)
But -- I'm sneaking in a quick post here to tell you about
my new favorite tag cloud generator. "Tag cloud generator"
is the techie word for "really cool free thing on the web."
In a nut shell -- Tagxedo takes all the words you want and creates a pretty picture based on the frequency of the individual words. Other sites (like Wordle.com) do this as well, but the great thing about Tagxedo is that you can choose from a variety of shapes
for your picture & you can save it in a variety of formats.
Example: When not chasing my kids this month,
I've been writing the second chapter of my dissertation paper.
If I drop all the text into Tagxedo this is what is created:
We've been traveling, working, Thanksgivinging
and even home improvementing. (It's a full life.)
But -- I'm sneaking in a quick post here to tell you about
my new favorite tag cloud generator. "Tag cloud generator"
is the techie word for "really cool free thing on the web."
In a nut shell -- Tagxedo takes all the words you want and creates a pretty picture based on the frequency of the individual words. Other sites (like Wordle.com) do this as well, but the great thing about Tagxedo is that you can choose from a variety of shapes
for your picture & you can save it in a variety of formats.
Example: When not chasing my kids this month,
I've been writing the second chapter of my dissertation paper.
If I drop all the text into Tagxedo this is what is created:
Why did I choose to create a tag cloud in the shape of JOY?
Because I finally finished that chapter (insert dance of joy here)!
I'm thinking of all the fun writers might have with this tool. Here at home we could use it to create a fun family Christmas card
(in the shape of a Xmas tree), or Valentine's day cards
(in a heart), or at school with animal reports (in the shape of the given animal).
So many fun options to explore!!
Because I finally finished that chapter (insert dance of joy here)!
I'm thinking of all the fun writers might have with this tool. Here at home we could use it to create a fun family Christmas card
(in the shape of a Xmas tree), or Valentine's day cards
(in a heart), or at school with animal reports (in the shape of the given animal).
So many fun options to explore!!