FETC2014

Orange County Convention Center
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.

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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/

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

Creating a Voki

Log in to the Voki website- http://www.voki.com/

Choose your character, Dress your character, Add bling
Give your charater a voice (call in, type it, use a microphone, or upload an MP3 file)
Select a background (or upload your own)
Choose a player color
Adjust your character's size and color
Move or zoom in/out your character
Publish your character