Voki
Tech Tool Talk
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What is Voki?
Voki is an educational tool that allows users to create their very own talking character. Voki is created by Oddcast and is located in New York City. Voki characters can be customized to look like historical figures, cartoons, animals, and even yourself! Record voices via microphone or telephone, or upload them in an audio file.
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Images of Voki
Home Page:
In Create Mode:
In Presentation Mode:
Welcome to Voki
Three ways Voki can be used in a classroom:
The teacher can use Voki by creating an avatar of Martin Luther King Jr on a history lesson about him and the impact he made. The teacher can create a presentation with the avatar of Martin Luther King Jr. introducing himself and his importance in history.
2.Getting feedback from students.
The students can create avatars of characters from a story book and and show what they understand from the lesson.
3. Students can put their design and technology skills to work on the first day of school by using Voki Presentation and making 3 slides about them and creating their very own avatar.