This is NOT my Voki, I was all set to embed the Voki I had previously created. However, now that type of avatar is for Voki Education use which is only free for a short amount of time...aggravating. So, I decided to try to take a screen shot of it at least. The following are directions I found online to do so:
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EoTpIYLBtKs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
but all I get is this code, it didn't work...grrr...
Anyhow, the tool still has some other avatars that are still free but in the process of looking for one, I lost my original pretty avatar...double grrr...
I am disenchanted with this tool at the moment but I will share some cool ideas for using it since that was my original intent.
ELL Ideas for Application
- To model fluency by creating a good and bad example and then having students discuss which example was easier to understand and why.
- Students can record themselves reading for a similar activity or for self reflection
- For giving rules for using capital letters and examples
- To tell homophone jokes
- To practice writing sentences from dictation
- Students to make their own Vokis to demonstrate their knowledge of helping verbs
- To present their findings on culture studies
- To create Vokis that illustrate different heteronyms
- To create a Voki that summarizes their news articles
Resources
Sorry for the trouble with you Voki......technology can be extremely frustrating!! Thank you for posting the directions it is a great resource. Also, I love your ideas for using a Voki in the classroom. Some of my students this year are really struggling with fluency and I am looking for any resources that can help. Thanks Ann!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Leslie! I hope the fluency activities work, it seems like it would be more fun and engaging. :)
DeleteHi Ann! Just wondering if your Voki was hard to create?
ReplyDeleteIt is only time consuming if you want to try to create a specialized Voki, otherwise, they have many animal or creature Vokis that are already created and all you have to do is pick one. :0)
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