Designed for classrooms

Every voice.
One live word cloud.

Ask a question, share it with your class and watch ideas grow together. School Words makes whole-class participation quick, visual and easy to explore.

Start an activitySee how it helps

Made for staff and learners

A focused activity for teachers to run and a simple answer screen pupils can use without training.

For staff

  • Create a question and share it using a link or projector-ready QR code.
  • Choose anonymous answers, logged-in answers, or allow both.
  • See responses arrive live, moderate individual answers and pause updates when discussion needs time.
  • Save activities to your device, Google Drive or OneDrive, with quick save, auto save and version history.
  • Download response data as a clearly structured CSV file.

For learners

  • Open the activity from a short link or scan the QR code.
  • Read the teacher's question before deciding whether to sign in.
  • Send one word or a small group of words from a phone, tablet or computer.
  • Answer anonymously when the teacher allows it—no name or email is saved with that response.
  • Receive a clear confirmation and update an answer when resubmission is enabled.

Built for real classroom use

Useful controls stay with the teacher while the pupil journey remains short and uncluttered.

Live responses

The cloud changes as answers arrive, with controls to pause or refresh the display.

Clear appearance controls

Adjust colour, sizing, rotation and word handling for the room and activity.

Controlled participation

Use anonymous access or verified Google and Microsoft accounts, with optional school restrictions.

Accessible by design

Keyboard operation, visible focus, meaningful labels, status announcements and responsive layouts are built in.

Flexible saving

Save locally or to the authenticated cloud drive and recover earlier versions when needed.

Useful records

Review and moderate every response, then export clean CSV data for further analysis.

From question to conversation

Four straightforward steps turn individual ideas into a shared classroom discussion.

1

Ask

Write the question and choose how learners may answer.

2

Share

Display the QR code or send the activity link.

3

Collect

Learners submit words and the live cloud grows.

4

Discuss

Explore patterns, review responses and save or export the activity.

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