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What is Tagul ? Tagul is a word cloud generator. A word cloud is basically a collection of words arranged to represent a shape. Tagul allows you to create a word cloud using a variety of methods. Words can be directly entered into the program by the person creating a cloud. A text selection can be entered into the program and words can automatically be pulled from it. Words can also be automatically pulled from a web URL. When creating a word cloud through Tagul you have many options in formatting, from changing fonts and color options to selecting the shape that the word cloud will take. Creators also have the option to link words in the cloud to URLs, so that when the word cloud is placed on a website, visitors can click on the words and be taken to a related site.

What are the benefits of Tagul? Tagul is easy to use and could be adapted to a variety of learning experiences. When used as a component of research, it allows students to link directly to where they found the information. Tagul is fun, interactive, and safe for students. Students can use it to create their own clouds for presentations or citations. Teachers can use the interactive word clouds to keep students from having to do searches that could be unsafe.

Here is an Example of a Tagul we created. Here is one Tagul on Web 2.0 tools:

http://tagul.com/preview?id=175204@9

Here is another Tagul we created for math standards, fourth grade:

http://tagul.com/preview?id=200068@1

Tagul Activity

Students could use the web 2.0 Tagul to find a presentation tool that suits them. This incorporates differentiation and independence.

Students could use the math Tagul to practice a "skill of the week." Students could use it for homework help. Students could also use it for a math scavenger hunt.

How can I use Tagul in my classroom? **Student Examples** Students could use Tagul to compile sites used for a research project. Here is an example of a tagul created as a part of a research project on giraffes. http://tagul.com/preview?id=198452@4&name=Cloud%204 Students could also use Tagul to create a visual representation of synonym for commonly used words in writing such as "said". http://tagul.com/preview?id=198452@2

 **Teacher Examples**

The teacher could have a contest of the best math site, students could create a rubric, and become the judges for the contest.