blade runner word cloud

2020 Spring Word Cloud Project

Step 1: Creating the Word Cloud

  1. Choose 1 topic you are interested in.
    1. a city, country, or tourist activity.
    2. a movie, a director, or actor.
    3. a kind of food.
  2. Find the wikipedia page about your topic and copy the text you want to use in your word cloud. Do not copy the references.
  3. Go to the website wordclouds.
    1. Size: choose (4:3)HD
    2. Word List: at the top click 'Paste/Type text' (you can find this under File as well) paste the text from your Wikipedia page and click 'Apply.'
      1. Some of the most common words may not show in your word cloud, so you can lower the number in the word list if you need to.
    3. Shape: this is very important. Choose one of the shapes they have, or add your own using 'upload.'It is important you upload a transparent image (PNG file). You can find some at this website.
    4. Gap Size: choose 4 to 6 or whatever you think looks best.
    5. Direction of words: choose whatever you want.
    6. Invert: use this if you want.
    7. Colors / Theme : choose the background and cloud colors you want. Or go with a theme.
    8. File: when you are finished, save your word cloud as a PNG file. The filename should be your *student number* and *English name* written together. Example: a106999123mark.png

Step 2: Presenting the Word Cloud

  1. Record an Audio file (not video) about 1 minute long talking about the topic you chose for your wordcloud. Please save the audio file using the same format as your word cloud image (Example: a123456001mark.mp3)
  2. So, if your word cloud is using text about the movie Fast and Furious 7, you should talk about this movie in your audio file.
    1. Please tell me:
      1. What the topic is
      2. Why you chose it
      3. Anything else you want
      4. Remember, you must talk for at least 1 minute!

Step 3: Uploading the Image and Audio Files

The due date for this assignment is Friday April 22nd.

Upload the file using the Google Forms link found in the e-learn system (week 7) for your class.