In a Word Cloud activity, learners each enter a few words on their phone, and the group canvas shows them as a live word cloud. The more often a word is entered, the larger it appears. It's a good way to brainstorm or share feelings in a word or two. It works best when you expect learners to give similar answers, and most answers are single words.
Note: Word Cloud responses can be included in follow-up emails as dynamic data, showing each learner's words or the whole group's.
How to add a Word Cloud activity
In the section you want, click Add content > View all activities…, and then choose Word Cloud.
On the group canvas, add a headline and description to prompt the group. We also recommend adding an Audio introduction in the options panel. It plays at the start of the activity.
Under Participant device, write the prompt learners see on their phone. To use the same text as the group canvas, turn on Synced with group canvas.
Under Number of inputs, choose how many words each learner can enter, up to five.
In the options panel, under Time allocated, choose how long learners have. We recommend 2 minutes for most interactive activities.
Optional: Under Background Music, choose the music that plays while learners add their words.
Optional: To show each answer as a whole phrase, under More settings, select Keep phrases together. Otherwise, the word cloud splits answers into separate words and leaves out common words.
Optional: To add an expert tip, which is a short audio clip that gives learners an extra prompt, click Choose audio tip.
When to use the Word Cloud activity
To show how often answers come up, such as words, thoughts or feelings.
To gather feelings or emotions about a topic.
To gather single-word ideas and responses.
Reporting
The report shows each learner's words as plain text, separated by commas.