All about Technology: Using Voki Avatar in the

classroom

Nyla LouzaI.D.#: F1757Lecturer: Okunsanya Smith

Voki is simply a talking voice character. These animated characters or avatars enable users to express themselves on the web with a voice but as a talking character.

You can customize your Voki to look like you or take on the identity of lots of other types of characters--animals, monsters, etc.

You can even have your Voki speak with your own voice by adding your voice with a microphone, upload, or by phone.

What is a Voki?

Using Speaking Avatar in the online Education

Avatars are excellent for

online education. They

provide the human

interaction that is natural in

classrooms and in the

traditional learning

environment.

Message boards, email, and instant

messaging are great tools for

writing. But what about voice

communication!

Posting a question on a message board is useful but many times

asking the question is better.

It is instant, direct, and uses the nuance of voice. Skype

works well but avatars are

better.

Cont’d

Avatars provide a face to the students and a face to the teacher. They provide the human element to online

teaching.

How to create a Voki/Avatar?

Creating an Voki Avatar is easy and fun to do. There

are simple steps to be followed in making a Voki,

once you logged on to www.voki.com

Creating a Voki

5. An activation email will be sent to the email address used.

2.Select Register (top right)3. Fill in the required information

4.You need an email account to confirm your registration.

1.Create your own Voki account at www.voki.com

6. Check your email in order to confirm registration.

7. Login and Click on : “Create a new Voki”.

8. Click on: :Customize your character”

and Play.

Steps Cont’d

9. Click on “DONE” when you have your character.

10. Click on “Backgrounds”.

( you can even ‘upload’ your own background).

*

12. Click on

“DONE” when

you have your

character.

13. Click on “Give it a

Voice”. Add your own voice via phone,

microphone, text to

speech or upload a file.

14. After deciding on what format,

click on “record”.

Click on “Save” when

done.

15. Save it and give your Voki Avatar a title. Share it

by embedding on a blog or

Wiki or provide a

link.

16. Before getting the code you

need to follow two steps to pick where the voki will

be embedded and the size

that you want:

1. Embedded in:

Standard Web Page (Voki)

Facebook

Blogger

Other (Java Script)

2. Size:Large (300 X 400)

Small (200 x 267)

Custom Dimensions

17. Copy and paste the code into your

webpage

18. Embed your voki on your

webpage.

View an example of a voki that I created and put on my blogspot website.

http://nylalouza.blogspot.com/

http://www.google.com.jm/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source

http://www.slideshare.net/RhajTheWonder/a-guide-on-how-to-create-a-voki

References