Voki

[|**VOKI**] (Click on VOKI above to go to the website) **﻿** **Artifact **

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**Overview ** Voki is an educational website that allows you and your students to create personalized speaking avatars which can be used in profiles, blogs, or emails.Voki is sponsored by Oddcast, one of the leaders in cutting edge, user-driven marketing. It is a great tool of inspiration and creativity! It includes the following features:
 * Dozens of characters, accessories, and themes to choose from
 * Audio can be recorded via microphone, telephone, type to speak, and uploaded audio
 * Sound effects can be added to enhance audio
 * Uploadable backgrounds

**Step by Step (how to sign up)**

 * On the home page, press the Register button at the top right to register with your email and personal information.
 * Go to your email account and open the registration email. Click the link to complete your registration.

**Step by Step** (making a Voki)

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click the Create link on the top left to start making your Voki.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Customize your Character tab at the top has three categories: the character itself, the clothing, and bling.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click Choose Your Character to begin. You can scroll through different categories of characters (edgy, animals, even Digimon) until you find one you like.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Clicking the afro, lips, or mustache will let you change hair styles, facial hair, and other things depending on the character.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the bottom left, below the avatar, is the Tweak function. Slide the bars left and right to increase and decrease the size of individual body parts.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is also a Color function in the bottom left. This lets you change the color of the hair, mouth, skin, and eyes individually. Find a color range on the slider spectrum to the right, then click the specific shade you want on the left.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hit Done when you are finished customizing the character itself and want to focus on clothing.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Clothing and Bling, both under the initial Customize Your Character group, function similarly.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The next group of home tabs is to Give It A Voice. You can make a call or use your computer's microphone to record the voice. You can also upload an audio file from your computer (WMA, PCM, mp3, and WAV formats). The last option is to type in text, give it an accent and gender, and let the software figure the words out.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The next home tab is the Background tab. You can choose from their options or upload your own picture, but the site may change the aspect ratio of the background picture. At the bottom right of the avatar is a magnifying glass. Once you click that, two magnifying glasses and four arrows come up - you can enlarge or shrink the character and move it around on the background.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The last home tab is the Players tab. With this you can change the color of the border around your Voki.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">At the bottom left of the character is a 6-sided die. Pressing this will randomize the design.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Step by Step** (publishing a Voki)

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After you've recorded your audio you can publish the Voki with the Publish button on the home tabs screen. You will be able to select the size of the Voki to be displayed on your class site.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Copy the embed code, then paste it into the HTML space on the website you're working on.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Any changes you make and save on the Voki website will automatically be reflected on the class site, except if you want to change the size of the player.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Various ways to use in the Classroom

 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It can be used to motivate students to practice their foreign language skills without being embarrassed by using the microphone option
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Also useful to keep students interested
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Fun tool to integrate technology into the classroom
 * <span class="wiki_link_ext">[|Example Lesson Plans]

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