Makenzie+Koncaba's+Voki+Page

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__**What Is Voki? **__ Voki is an interactive website that could be very useful in any classroom. I have so many ideas on ways I could incorporate this site into each and every one of my classes. Voki lets you create and personalize your own avatar and then add a voice to that avatar. You can use a couple different ways to give a voice to your avatar. You can use the text to voice option, or even record your own voice. Then once you are finished, it walks you through how to publish your avatar so others can access and view it. You can post directly to a website, blog, or profile. I used the free Voki version to create my example avatar, but there is a Voki Classroom section that you can purchase for more safe and secure use. There is a 15 day free trial though that I plan on checking out. The free version seemed to work just fine though! You can access Voki from any device that has an internet connection so that is another perk.

I had so much fun creating this example Voki! It was very easy and simple to use. I'm certain my 6th grade Keyboarding class would have no problem utilizing this interactive website. Please click here to see the sample Voki I created. This would be a fun and interactive way to use technology in your classroom!
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There are many ways you could use this technology tool in your classroom. I can see students being very receptive to this type of learning because it can be so personalized and they would be able to hear their own voice being used. Below are some lesson examples:
 * __How Can I Use This Tool In My Classroom? __**
 * Have your students teach a lesson to their peers using Voki. They will be able to create their own avatar then add either their own voice or use the text to speech option.
 * Create an avatar and use it to teach a lesson to your students on a day that you plan on being gone. This would be a great way for your students not to get behind just because you are gone and I think students would find it very fun and would be receptive to this.
 * Use Voki across curriculums by creating your Voki then using the Spanish text to speech option to have students practice a concept from your class and enhance their foreign language skills at the same time.
 * Since Voki can be accessed from any device that has an internet connection, your students can work on their projects at school or at home. This could be something you could assign to your students as homework that might be less tedious and more fun than their normal homework.