Word Clouds

Words of different sizes and colors describing an event
Using word clouds to create a visual representation of participants' responses is an easy and creative way to highlight and share data and pull out common themes. Numerous free online tools allow you to create wordÌýcloudsÌýor tag clouds from text. Virtual polls conducted with mentimeter or polleverywhere allow for immediate display of word clouds.

When to Use:ÌýAt the end ofÌýa project

Estimated Time:Ìý5Ìýminutes for participants

Participants:ÌýYoung Children, Youth, Adults, Educators

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  • Method of collecting responses by on-line polling, spreadsheet, or fromÌýa text document
  • Word cloud generator such as

Tips:

  • You may have to edit participant responses to correct misspellings, capitalization, past and present tenses before generating your word cloud.Ìý
  • Different word cloud generators offer options for customizing color schemes, fonts, word orientation, etc.

Sample Topics: Ask participants to supply 3-5 descriptive words.

  • Feelings and ReactionsÌý
  • Themes - subjects and topics of interest
  • Values - what is important
  • Favorites/ Least Favorites

Resources:

  • from Poll Everywhere
  • from Boost Labs
  • Ìýfrom Europlanet Society

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