Orange County Convention Center
Friday, January 31, 2014
11:00am-12:00pm
Poster Presentation
Booth #1551 in the Exhibit Hall
Friday, January 31, 2014
11:00am-12:00pm
Poster Presentation
Booth #1551 in the Exhibit Hall
PSF143 Invoke Creativity by Motivating Your Students With Voki
Presented by Ginny Winte & Megan C. Murtaugh
Session Description
Learn how to integrate Vokis into instruction that addresses elementary English Language Arts CCSS. A Voki is as avatar or computer animated person, animal, or creature that can be customized to represent a variety of characters. Vokis add a new dimension to student compositions making student writing come alive. Join us to learn how to create Vokis, and leave with practical suggestions for implementing Vokis in ELA instruction. Using Vokis provide an engaging way for educators to motivate student creativity and to assess student progress in writing, reading, speaking, and listening. Create an original Voki during our session.
Learn how to integrate Vokis into instruction that addresses elementary English Language Arts CCSS. A Voki is as avatar or computer animated person, animal, or creature that can be customized to represent a variety of characters. Vokis add a new dimension to student compositions making student writing come alive. Join us to learn how to create Vokis, and leave with practical suggestions for implementing Vokis in ELA instruction. Using Vokis provide an engaging way for educators to motivate student creativity and to assess student progress in writing, reading, speaking, and listening. Create an original Voki during our session.
Click the Play ► button on the Voki players above to listen to intros from Ginny & Megan
How to get started
Go to the Voki website- http://www.voki.com/
Go to the Voki website- http://www.voki.com/
- Sign up for an account
- You can choose a free version (60 seconds of recording per avatar) or if you are a teacher you can purchase a class account (90 seconds of recording per avatar, enroll up to 100 students)
- Create an assignment for your students
- Have students prepare their scripts
- Then students create a customized avatar
- Finally share your students work by embedding or linking to it in your class/school website or by sending a link to parents via email
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Creating a Voki
Log in to the Voki website- http://www.voki.com/
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Voki Dashboard
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Voki in the Classroom
Use Voki in your classroom to cover standards in:
Use Voki in your classroom to cover standards in:
- Language Arts
- Math
- Science
- Social Studies
- Technology- NETS
Voki makes integrating curriculum easy and interesting!
