Great way to get students talking

Submitted 8 years ago

Community Review for Voki

Rachel M.
Rachel M.
Bronx Leadership Academy High School
Bronx NY, US
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My Take

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.

How I Use It

Voki is a great way to get students talking in a world languages classroom. Especially early in the school year, creating an Avatar and making it speak really helps to get students out of their shell. I found that it did take a REALLY long time, however, to enter student names into the roster so that they can all have accounts in my virtual classroom. There doesn't seem to be an easy way to import preexisting lists.

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Lana G.
Lana G. 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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Crissy W.
Crissy W. 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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Mark L.
Mark L. Laredo Middle School Aurora, CO
October 8, 2014

Fun way to have students interact with content

I would recommend this activity, Students enjoyed it, it did not promote deeper level thinking though
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