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 * ||< Technology Tuesdays ||> September 13, 2011 ||


 * < by Richard D. Solomon, PhD and Elaine C. Solomon __ rdsolomonphd@gmail.com __

//**The Technology: Tagul**//
 * 14 Elul/Tuesday, September 13, 2011**

A __ previous Technology Tuesdays column __ featured the web collage tool Wordle. Like with Wordle, you can use Tagul __ http://tagul.com/ __ to create a word cloud, with the most frequently used words appearing bigger and more prominent. However, with Tagul you can create word clouds in different shapes and each word in the word cloud is a clickable tag linked to an online search. For a tutorial, watch: __ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co-szCnOxRQ __.

//**In Your Classroom:**// Ask each student to write down 5 words of a personal prayer for forgiveness. Use the students' words to create a Tagul word cloud at __ http://tagul.com/ __, making sure to include repeated words. Have students select a shape for their word cloud. After the Tagul is completed, hold a class discussion concerning why some words are more prominent than others.

Here's an example of a Tagul word cloud created using the text of the article __ Sharing the Sound of the Shofar __ from Babaganewz: __ Babaganewz.com __ A partner of __ Behrman House __ || || ||