Presenting a picture of words in a word cloud image

Sometimes a change in the way in which we display things is a good idea. If you work in a particular ‘boring’ style, information displayed in a different way may make a larger impact.A word cloud:

• Presents a picture of words used most.
• Words used often are displayed larger.
• Highlights main themes and concepts.
• Words used are represented in graphical format.

Be aware that software is continually improving so the best tutorial is usually found on YouTube. Explore the software and look at the help files. Try wordclouds.com/, monkeylearn.com/word-cloud/, freewordcloudgenerator.com/

How

1. Go online
2. Look for a - word cloud generator free
3. Explore, experiment
4. Create a word cloud image
5. When you have the word cloud image download it
6. Save the image as a png or jpg
7. Crop the image as required
8. Use the word cloud to enhance your learner support material

Do a Google search for 'word clouds', for Images. Have a look at the lovely word clouds.

Suggestion

• Create a word cloud of the school rules, and use it to illustrate the document on school rules.