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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.

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.

Common Core State Standards aligned

Edit photos, manipulate layers and effects. Full and Light (easier) versions available.

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.

This ED.gov webpage contains links to the No Child Left Behind: A Desktop Reference documents for download.

LiveText has been adopted by the Spalding College of Education as our primary learning, assessment and accreditation tool. All current students and faculty are provided accounts with unlimited storage, access to course materials, assignment submission and assessment, and professional portfolio development.

Great way for schools to have kids blog. No student email is required and everything is monitored before being posted online.

Excellent search engine for students, as everything has been reviewed by educators.

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