This resource deals with Voki as a tool for creating talking avatars in education.

1. Communication
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2. This resource is part of a series
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http://nextstepfwd.weebly.com/
VOKI

5. Voki is a free service that lets you create customized speaking
characters. It also has paid options for digital classrooms and
presentations but we will not deal with them in this resource.
Examples
http://www.voki.com/
Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FunBew6S4Bk
Avatar Creator

6. Practical teaching application
Avatars can be a fun way to encourage creativity in the classroom. There
are almost 200 lessons on the site (classified according to subject and
grade) to get inspiration from.
http://www.voki.com/lesson_plans.php
Students can embed their Vokis on a Google site
http://blog.voki.com/2012/11/13/tip-of-the-week-embed-voki-on-google-site/
a PowerPoint presentation
http://blog.voki.com/2012/11/26/voki-tip-of-the-week-voki-on-powerpoint/
Moodle, Blog, Wiki or Web Page
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLAkKjUtP0M

7. Not sure how all this works?
Have a look at
http://www.voki.com/voki_faq.php
http://www.voki.com/learn/Voki_Getting_Started.pdf
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/using-voki-in-the-
classroom.shtml
http://www.ccusd93.org/education/components/scrapbook/def
ault.php?sectiondetailid=29502

8. Time to try it out!
Take a look at the lessons on the Voki site and choose the one which best fits
your students’ needs. Or show us your creativity and design a lesson on your
own. Do share it with us! By the way, have you seen the Voki on our page?
http://nextstepfwd.weebly.com/welcome.html
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