Great web 2.0 applications that allows students to demonstrate their 21st century digital skills and the Speaking skills in Spanish!
Submitted 11 years ago
Community Review for Voki
My Take
I liked this product very much because it is user friendly, it allows students to incorporate their voice into it, and it encourages them to not only Speak in the target language, but also to use their 21st century digital skills and to publish their work online.
How I Use It
My students created an avatar and they gave voice to their avatar in Spanish. The schools mics did not work, therefore students were allowed to use their cellphones as part of their BYOD initiative. Students were eager to speak in Spanish for a minute using Voki. Students can embed their avatars by copying the embedding codes or their can send you their link for grading.
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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.
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.
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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