V OKI I NTRODUCTION W EB 2.0 T OOLS EDTC 6340 Technology Advances in PK-12 Classroom Presenter: Blanca E. Pena

O VERVIEW What is a Voki? Educational use Classroom Ideas Become a member Threshold rating Quick Start Instructions

W HAT IS V OKI ? Voki is web 2.0 application used to create cartoon animated talking characters known as “avatars”.

E DUCATIONAL U SE Teachers can use Voki’s to provides human interaction to on-line education. Introduce the classroom instructions and assignments. Instructional aid to audio/visual learners. Interactive environment.

H OW TO BECOME A MEMBER Log-on at: Click on Register (top corner) Fill in required info. Agree (terms & condition) Finish

V OKI - F EE Registration is Free (never a charge) Company is based in New York Special offers available Downloading fee for phone may apply Use for personal, non-commercial use only.

T HRESHOLE R ATING Low threshold User friendly Easy to use

C LASSROOM U SE Students can create avatars for introduction. Student will use character form to keep their identity safe. Students can improve their speaking and listening skills.

E XAMPLES Introduction Pre-recorded message Singing message Introduction

Found some links that will show you how to use this tool for instruction? Trigonometry ESL Foreign Lanuage Introductions on a Collaborative Project Science Music Students and teachers alike don't really know how they sound when they speak. This would give them an occasion to hear themselves. (from KarrieWeb2004_Voki) First Grade Spelling Kindergarten and ELL More integration ideas and lesson plans Trigonometry ESL Foreign Lanuage Introductions on a Collaborative Project Science MusicKarrieWeb2004_Voki First Grade Spelling Kindergarten and ELL More integration ideas and lesson plans Source: E XAMPLES - I DEAS

Q UICK START INSTRUCTION

S IGN -I N Review Terms of Agreement ( Note: According to Voki's terms of service children under the age of 13 need to get parents consent before using program.

C USTOMIZE YOUR AVATAR Oddballs Random VIP Politics Holidays Digimon Dogs Cats Classic Toons Anime Animals Edgy

G IVE IT A V OICE Languages: English, Bassue, Catalan, Chinese, Czeh, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Hindi, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Valencian Recording time limit is only 60 seconds.

A DD B ACKGROUND AND P LAYER Background choices include: City views, outdoor, travel, animated, Holidays, descure, sports, and night Life. Click on Done. Player selection: you have several colors to select for the outside border. Click on Done.

P UBLISH YOUR AVATAR 1. Click on Publish button 2. Title your avatar 3. Save your scene 4. Select the size and choose How and where you want to send your Avatar.

C HOOSE A DESTINATION Select Standard Web Page Copy code “Ctrl C”

E MBED IN W IKI InsertMore PluginsInteractive MediaVoki speaking avatar

I NSERTING P LUGIN “Ctrl V” to paste code Select “Next” Insert Plugin Loading phase

H OW TO ADD TO B LOG Once you finish you avatar, click on the dropdown menu #1 to select where you want to publish your avatar. Select #2 to select the size of your avatar. Next: Copy Code

O PEN Y OUR B LOG Open your blog, click on “add a gadget” Select HTML/Javascript Paste code, Save

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Thank you! Any Questions?

R ESOURCES Helen Otway. January Voki avatars in the classroom.Voki avatars in the classroom Updated and adapted from Julz How to Create and Add Your Voki.How to Create and Add Your Voki