Objective: Students will be able to create a web-based, tag cloud and embed it onto their website.
I can create a web-based, tag cloud and embed it onto my electronic portfolio.
What is Tagul Tagul is a free, web-based resource that allows you to create amazing looking tag clouds.
What Are Tags Tags (#suchashashtags) are a method for organizing & categorizing social bookmarks, websites and social media and make common or relative information easy to find.
Email: Type in your Gmail address **This will be your Username**
Password: Create a password that is easy for you to remember.
Confirm Password: Retype your password
You may choose to Sign Up With Google if you wish.
Check the box in front of I Agree to the Terms of Service and click Sign Up
Tagul may email you an activation link. If this happens, you will need to log into your Gmail and follow the directions in the email that was sent to you to activate your account.
**Remember to Record Your Username AND Password on your Username and Password Log In Sheet.
Steps to Creating Your Amazing Word Cloud
Once you are logged into your Tagul:
Click on Create (upper left)
Cloud Name:Tagul Word Cloud
In the first Textbox, you will type your FIRST name and then type at least 30 words that describe you in each Text box below the first. If you use more than one word to describe you, use a ~ to separate each word (i.e. Play~Softball). **Feel free to change the Size, Color, Angle & Font for each row.**
Click on Save Changes at any point to see what your Word Cloud looks likes (every time you click on Visualize, the orientation will also change).
Click on Shapes. Here you will set up how your Tagul will look, feel free to upload your own picture that would be a good representation of you to make your Tagul look more unique. Play around with all of Tagul's features.
**When you like the appearance of your Tagul at any point, make sure you click on Save Changes**
Click on Fonts and select the style of the font you would like to use.
Click on Colors and Animations and play around with all of these features to "Snazz" up your Tagul.
Again, to see what your Tagul looks like, click on Visualize
Printing Your Word Cloud
Once your Tagul is complete and you have it the way you want:
Click on Download->Standard PNG
Open up the downloaded image of your Word Cloud.
Select File->Print your Tagul Word Cloud.
After you print your word cloud image, be creative and add color to it.
Put your first and last name on the back and hand your creative & colorful word cloud in.