Word cloud is another way to find a definition of a word without using the dictionary. The students work together to find out what they think a particular word or subject means to them. They are being creative by brainstorming different words as a group to understand the word or subject. Using different word clouds, students have the ability to create different shapes and colours using the words that they develop in their brainstorming session.
I absolutely loved using the word cloud. It is so much fun and great to be creative. There is no right or wrong word to put in the word cloud especially if you're focusing on a particular subject. Every word goes in there somehow! I tried using all the links on word cloud which can be found in wiki but I like this as it's fast and creative. It would be great for students to learn from the word cloud because they can see the words there but not know what the subject is about exactly.
It's an great way for a small group to work together to jot down some words that relates to a particular subject and create it into a word cloud. A tool where they are able to work in groups or individually where they can improve their literacy skills by developing new words. Word cloud is a little difficult but it's good to have some time to play around and see what students can create using the word cloud which would be excellent to use for an assignment or brainstorming on particular subject.
Reference:
* Word it out, 2011. Retreived from http://worditout.com/word-cloud/37150
* Oxford University Press, "Gems on the web-What is a word cloud?" 2010. Retrieved from http://oupeltglobalblog.com/2010/06/16/what-is-a-word-cloud/
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