Voki (www.voki.com) never gets old. For as long as I've had my account, I can still login and just get lost in creating characters, changing their voice type, make the avatar look silly or strange, and so much more. The Voki link above cracks me up! When it's tense in the Lab, I bring this little fella up and click start. How can you not smile! It's the little things...
Voki is free to single users; however you have to register the account with an email address. These free accounts actually are sufficient for the typical use - offering 60 seconds of audio and a large variety of avatars and edits. If older Students have an email address, it's pretty easy to create the account. There are fees for Classroom Accounts of about $2.50 a month which offers a few more perks, like 90 seconds of audio and even more options for the avatar, but I would think you'd really have to consistently use this type of program to get the full benefit of the pay-account.
I use a couple of other avatar-creators, but this one just has the right blend of fun and usefulness that gives the otherwise mundane project an extra pep in the step.
Ideas using Voki:
- Book Talks
- Biographies
- "Me" Projects
- You name it!
Happy Tinkering,
Elana Moore
