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 :-
- Students can create avatars that are similar in looks or personalities and record a message that tells about themselves.
- Students can exchange these avatars with e-pals either within their own setting or anywhere in the world.
- Students can generate questions to ask their avatar e-pals.
- 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.
- 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.
November 11th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Glad my posts on Voki are helpful. Students really love creating and adding them to their blog.
November 12th, 2008 at 12:24 am
Sue! Hello. Since I discover the Voki and your post yesterday, i’ve been telling the world about it. ok…..being Twitter, MUVEnation, and my doc cohort at SDSU. Thanks for making your blog so crystal clear.
November 12th, 2008 at 8:24 am
No problem at all. I do try to ensure my instructions help other work out how to do what they are trying to achieve. Most of the time it works however not always. Really depends on the task.