Excellent way of publishing "Student Voice" - literally and figuratively!

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Frank S.
Frank S.
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Excellent for students to use outside of the classroom. Keeps them in touch with the rest of class when away.

Would not use every week though - keep for special occasions.

How I Use It

We often have students who are out of town. I encourage them to use Voki to send their thoughts on their trip - what they have learned and a message to the class. Works well and keeps everyone in touch with each other.

When the students return - we use these voice messages as writing prompts.

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Lana G.
Lana G. Teacher Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT
January 29, 2019

Sucks

I tried Voki for my College Students and they thought it was silly I contacted the company three times to cancel my subscription . WARNING: To not fall for the Free Trial Offer. Once they have your credit card information it is impossible for you to stop the subscription.
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Rachel M.
Rachel M. Teacher Bronx Leadership Academy High School Bronx, NY
March 25, 2015

Great way to get students talking

I think that this tool can work with any age group but it is probably best suited for younger kids. I also wonder if creating a speaking avatar is just a complicated substitution for getting students to just speak out loud without the help of a computer.
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Crissy W.
Crissy W. Teacher Village of Barboursville Elementary School Barboursville, WV
January 7, 2015

Great for Differentiation & Visual Learners

I love this teaching tool. I love that you can create 100s of characters to fit your topic. For instance, I created a dog that looked like Toto (Wizard of Oz) to model the requirements for a book report. I have also had lower functioning students who were able to have success with this because it is non-threatening and speaks for them. The only part I do not like is that you only have 30 seconds for the video for the unpaid version. However, that is typically enough time to get out enough information to students.
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