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Archive for November 10th, 2008


The Voki

You can insert your voki anywhere. voki.com provides you with the codes depending on the destination. Very easy. However if you need any help, my suggestion is to touch all the options on the voki.com page to see what’s there. Also, check Sue Waters Edublog page on how to add the voki to a wordpress blog and her reference to Helen Otway post for usage suggestions:

“Here are some ideas for using Vokis in an educational context in your classroom which Helen Otway summarised from a Classroom2.0 discussion :-

  1. Students can create avatars that are similar in looks or personalities and record a message that tells about themselves.
  2. Students can exchange these avatars with e-pals either within their own setting or anywhere in the world.
  3. Students can generate questions to ask their avatar e-pals.
  4. ESL (English as a Second Language) students can use the speaking avatars to practice and listen to their speech. They may use the computerised voice first then record their own voice when they feel more comfortable. Writing, reading and pronunciation are all practised.
  5. Students can create an avatar that resembles a character from a story, add a setting and give it speech. The speech could be from the story or a creative point of view (POV) from the character on an event.

Go ahead and add your ideas of Voki application in a class2.0 practice.