Module 3 shows teachers how to create word clouds to use in their classroom.

1. Module 3
Learning to Create a Word Cloud
Presented by:
Leslie Jones

2. Module 3
• Questions about information covered up to
this point
• About this Module
•What is a Word Cloud?
•Why use a Word Cloud with your students?
•Example of a Word Cloud
•Your Turn: Creating a Word Cloud

3. What is a Word Cloud and
Why Use a Word Cloud with your Students?
A word cloud is a visualization of words.
Why Use a Word Cloud
• Increase Students Vocabulary
• Grab Students Attention for new topic
• Activate Prior Knowledge before Reading
• Increased Vocabulary means Increased
Reading Comprehension

4. Examples of a Word Clouds

5. Review of Unit Essential Questions
• How can teachers use technology to help
students with reading skills?
• How can teachers help students learn to use
technology safely?
• How can teachers use technology to help
students be active and engaged learners?

6. Standards
• ISTE Nets for Teachers
• 1d Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students,
colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments
• 3c Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and
peers using a variety of digital age media and formats
• 5a Participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications
of technology to improve student learning
• Common Core Standards
• RL 1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their
central message or lesson.
• RL 2.2 Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and
determine their central message, lesson or moral.

7. Goals for this Module
• Learn how to gather words for a topic
• Learn how to use a variety of internet sites to
create different word clouds
• Learn how to save your word clouds so that
your can use them on your classroom
projector

8. How to Create a Word Cloud
• Choose a topic and write or find words that go
with that topic
• Choose a website that is bookmarked on your
computer to create the word cloud (websites are listed on
the resource page as well)
• Type in the words and choose the create or go
button (some of the websites will allow you to
choose shapes and colors before clicking the
create or go button)
• Save your word cloud to a file so that you can
reference it in your lesson

9. Your Turn: Creating a Word Cloud
• Pick a Topic (suggestion look at your new Reading Series and
find a topic that will enhance that lesson/theme
• Make a list of words that are associated with your topic or
that you want the students to be familiar with during the
lesson
• Use one of the websites for creating word clouds that is
provided and type in the words
• Create your word cloud
• Now try another word cloud site and another set of words
• Save your word clouds to use for your reading lessons.
• Email me a copy of your completed word clouds.
Word Cloud Sites are Bookmarked on the computer you are currently working on during
this class. They are also listed on the next page in resources.

10. Resources to Help with Creating your
Word Clouds
http://www.watertowncsd.org/webpages/dhayes/resources.cfm?subpage=52642
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/03/five-ways-to-create-word-
clouds.html
http://www.imagechef.com/ic/word_mosaic/
http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm
http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html
http://worditout.com/word-cloud/make-a-new-one
http://www.wordle.net/

11. How Did We Do?
• Would anyone like to share their Word Clouds?
• Ticket Out the Door-
• Link was sent to your email to fill out the following
questions
•Please list one thing that was easy about creating a word
cloud
•Please list one thing that was hard about creating a word
cloud
•Please list one or more things that you would like to see me
do in this module next time