Wordle

Wordle is an online tool for creating word clouds from passages of text. The more frequently a word appears in the text, the larger it shows up in the word cloud. media type="custom" key="13711902" How to create a wordle:
 * Go to [|www.wordle.net].
 * Click on the Create tab at the top of the page.
 * Paste your desired text or URL on this page in the appropriate box. (you can also type directly in the text box (remember words that show up more frequently will be larger in size on your word cloud.)
 * Click Go or Submit. Wordle will automatically configure your word cloud with a specific design and color scheme.
 * Change the look of the word cloud by clicking Randomize.
 * Customize the word cloud by using the Font, Layout, and Color tabs located at the top of your word cloud.
 * Save your Wordle word cloud to the gallery. After you save you can scroll down to get the html code for your word cloud.

Tips & Warnings

 * Repeat words in your text for them to appear larger.
 * Link words together to form phrases by typing a ~ between them instead of a space.
 * Save your text before trying to make a word cloud
 * You will not be able to search EASILY for your wordle -- so you need to print
 * or hit print screen and save to your computer in word
 * If you have a website -- you can use the embed code they give you.

This is a vimeo that shows you how to do it: @http://vimeo.com/15300576