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Voki�Speaking Avatars

Maria Victoria Berbel Martin

Module5

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Session Objectives�

What is Voki?

Speaking avatar
Voki is a free web tool that allows you to create your own avatar that speaks and says whatever you want it to say. It is very easy to use.
Vox + Loki = Voki

From Wikipedia

Create a Voki account

Fill out the form.
Click on “I accept the Terms of Use” box.
Click on SIGN UP.
Voki will send you an email. To activate your account click on the activation link in the email.

Create a speaking avatar

Customise Your Character

You can choose a character. You can change the look (e.g. hair, clothing and bling).
Give it a Voice. You can use your own voice using the microphone, or you can type in what you want to say and choose a voice (from drop-down menu).

Publish your Voki

You can

Adding a Voki to your blog is as simple as grabbing its embed code and adding it to your post.

Adding your Voki to your blog

Paste the embed code into your post where you want it to appear.
Save draft
Publish your blog post.
Don’t click back to Visual tab before publishing as it can break the embed code.

For a Voki you’ve created previously, you need to log into your Voki account, click on ‘Publish your Voki’. Locate the embed code and then click on Copy.

Challenge #1

Create a speaking avatar
Customise your avatar to look like you or take on the identity of a different character
Record a message (in your own voice) that tells something about yourself.
Write a blog post about speaking avatars
Add your avatar to your blog.

Challenge #2

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