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Create word cloud graphics containing lists of words, vocabulary, or names, or generate a word cloud from a popular text. It is recommended that you create the list of word in a word processor (Word) so you can save the list (in case you wish to edit and regenerate the word cloud later). Copy and paste the list into Wordle and have fun generating just the right combination for the right effect. The more often a word is listed the bigger it will be in the cloud. Using a ~ between words identifies it as a phrase and will keep the words together in the cloud.

Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning word cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text. The following are a few examples to show the versatility of Tagxedo, especially how tightly the words hug the shapes.

EclipseCrossword is the fast, easy, free way to create crossword puzzles in minutes. It's never been simpler-just give EclipseCrossword a list of words and clues, and it does the rest. In seconds, you'll have a crossword puzzle with just the words you want. EclipseCrossword has been downloaded more than four million times by people just like you.

Bringing technology into the classroom almost always comes with a learning curve. Some teachers joke that their students picked up tech skills more easily than they did, and others still just don't get the training they need to effectively use the technology tools that they are given for their classrooms. So when you get an iPad (or iPads) for your classroom, what do you do now?

thanks jan this is great!

Thanks Terri. I really like Diigo a lot as it is such a great way to spread the word about wonderful resources like these. I also like the weekly blog/digest that is sent it. I find it very helpful.

In Intelligence Reframed Howard Gardner contends that "literacies, skills, and disciplines ought to be pursued as tools that allow us to enhance our understanding of important questions, topics, and themes." Today's readers become literate by learning to read the words and symbols in today's world and its antecedents.

Create a teacher or school account to allow your students to explore vocabulary, create video definitions and publish them in this dictionary.

Just enter the tile of the book or website address and Bibme will go out and find the rest of the info needed to create an MLA, APA, etc. bibliography. With a free account it will save the list of bibs and also download them to Word. There is no reason not to properly reference resources!

This site has the potential to be a gold mine! It has links to a list of New Teacher Resources, Educational Sites, Interactive Sites for Teachers, Kindergarten Resources, First Grade Resources, Second Grade Resources, Third Grade resources, as well as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Google tutorials among others.