Talking Avatars!

How I Use It

I love this resource! It's a great way to make student writing come to life. I've used it at the beginning of the year as a final product to have students introduce themselves online. I've also used VOKI to support animal research projects with primary grades. For beginning of the year, students created Thinking Maps to describe themselves, added hobbies and interests, and also included an introduction and conclusion. They then typed a paragraph based on their descriptions, which they copy/pasted into their Voki avatar. Students quickly learned that when words are misspelled, and punctuation is not included, their avatar doesn't speak the way they intended. A great reinforcement for grammar/writing objectives. I paid the $40 for a 2-year subscription, which allows students access to a wider variety of avatars and longer speaking sections. Here's a link to an example of a 5th grade class project:http://www.protopage.com/village_east#VOKI_Talking_Avatars/Mr._Crabb And here's a 3rd grade sample of animal research projects featuring talking avatars: http://www.protopage.com/village_east#2014_VOKI_Animal_Research/Ms._Russo