Voki is a web 2.0 tool that allows users to create personalized avatars that can speak. Users can customize the avatar's appearance and background. The avatar's voice can be recorded by the user or generated through text-to-speech. Voki avatars can be used to improve listening and speaking skills through activities like introductions, role plays, and practicing vocabulary pronunciation. Students enjoy creating their own avatars and listening to the recorded voices. The process involves signing up on the Voki website and creating an avatar.

1. VokiWeb 2.0 tool for teaching listening and speaking

2. VokiGreat tool to create a personalized speaking avatar.You can customize your character, change the background. You record your voice or use text to speech to make your avatar speak.

3. Voki avatars can be used to improve listening and speaking abilities.We can use it as an introduction, recording a message for our students, different role play activities, pronunciation of target vocabulary. Students love to create their own avatars, recording their voices and listening to it.

4. Procedure to use and create an avatar

5. Step 1: Go to the page: http://www.voki.com

6. Step 2: Joinvoki

8. Step 3. confirm your subscription Once you sent your information you will receive a message on you e-mail box

9. Createyour avatar

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