Voki

What is [|Voki]? Voki is a tool that allows users to create personalized speaking avatars. Avatars are animated representations of people. They can be used in blogs, websites, and e-mails.

Is there Voki for Education ? Voki is working on creating an ad-free version of Voki for classroom use. As of July 2010, there is a support form to complete on the website if you are interested in learning when the product is made available .

What are the benefits of Voki?
 * Speaking avatars can provide human interaction for online courses
 * Creating his/her own Voki is an enjoyable and engaging way for students to demonstrate knowledge
 * Language teachers can use Vokis to record students speaking
 * Vokis can be e-mailed and shared through other websites such as a class wiki
 * Students can keep a log of their Vokis to show learning progression

Voki Activity 1. Click on the following article about [|Web 2.0 Learning Tool].  2. Number off to 10 and read the section in the article which corresponds to your number: ﻿3. Go to [|Voki] and click "Create". <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">4. Create your own Voki which summarizes the article section that you read. Make sure to change the character, background, and voice as you would like. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> 5. Once you are finished, click "Publish" and e-mail your Voki to yourself or embed it in your own blog or website. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> 6. Be prepared to use your Voki to share your summary with group members.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Everyone - Introduction
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Number 1's - Wikis
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Number 2's - Blogs
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Number 3's - Voicethread
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Number 4's - Glogster
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Number 5's - Skype
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Number 6's - Animoto
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Number 7's - Yack Pack
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Number 8's - Create-a-Graph
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Number 9's - Voki
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Number 10's - Kerpoof

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> How can I use Voki in my classroom? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Avatars in Education article] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Strengths/Weaknesses and Ideas <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">[|Teaching Foreign Language]

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Examples <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Voki in a Spanish Classroom (scroll down) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">[|Online Course Teacher Voki]