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Word Clouds Are Cool

January 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments

This is a word cloud I created of my last post, Tell the Truth, Expect Nothing. Scroll down for an explanation about how it works.

Tell the Truth, Expect Nothing

What is going on here? What are you looking at?

Basically you’re seeing a visual representation of my last post. The biggest words in the cloud are the words that appear most often in the writing. The smallest words appear least often. I’ve chosen an option to remove “common words” if you’re into analysis.

Try this yourself. Just go to Wordle.net and paste in some text. Check out the gallery and you’ll find things like the entire text for Romeo and Juliet:
Romeo

And Obama’s inaugural address:
Obama word cloud

It’s a fun way to visualize. And if you’re a teacher–imagine the possibilities.

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Tags: Creativity · Fun Stuff · Writing

2 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Sonsie // Jan 29, 2009 at 11:47 am

    I’m not a teacher and I love this idea. Graphic communication. thanks

  • 2 Lindsey // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:41 pm

    Brilliant!!

    My mother will be thrilled. :)

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