Word clouds with Wordle

Wordle is a free tool that turns a block of text, or simply a list of words, into a cloud pattern. Words that are used most frequently are displayed most prominently. You can play with layout, font, and colors to change the appearance or highlight certain vocabulary. Wordle is useful for analyzing text, comparing newspaper coverage of a specific issue, and summarizing the content of student papers or presentations.

Here's a Wordle of President McCormick's Annual Address. I've limited the number of words to 50, to make it easier to read.

It's really easy to create a Wordle. You simply copy some text into a box on the Wordle website and click "Create."