Voki

2/4/09 Karen Jackson [|http://karrieweb2004voki.blogspot.com] 11:00 AM
 * Voki (avatar )**

At voki.com you can quickly create a Voki avatar (registration required) that can be used in many manners. The Voki will speak your message to staff or students. Messages up to 1 minute long can be typed in or recorded via phone or microphone. A multitude of language accents can be chosen but the program does not translate for you. An abundance of backgrounds and characters can be used. You can even change the eye color, hair, etc. Your background images can also be uploaded.

Publish the completed voki then email or copy the code into your webpages, blogs, wikis, etc. They successfully upload to the school webpage and fortshare.You can select different sizes but I found that if you downsized from the largest after recording your own voice it does go to an automated voice. If you email a voki the recepient will be required to create an account to see and hear it.

How can they be used? Karen shared a story about an autisic student who needed lots of reminders and instruction to stay focused. His teacher/mom used voki to give simple reminders and instructions.

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