Wordle/Tagul/Word Clouds in the Classroom

As an English teacher, words clouds are a great tool for both myself and my students. I can have students write poems and put them into a word cloud website and create a visually appealing poem. I can also have students create a word cloud after writing summaries or paragraphs about books, reviews, etc. It's also something I can use to create key word images for units, rules, reviews, etc. to post up around the classroom. The word clouds are visually appealing and fun, as well as very simple to use and a great way to show students you can take something ordinary and change it into a visually appealing piece.