Voki

In this post I will talk about the uses of Voki when teaching English.

Creating a Voki is an amazing process that engage students because they love using technology and they learn without realizing it . If you click on the link, you will be directed to the web page www.voki.com

The first thing that you have to do is to choose the character that you want to use. You can change the appearance of your voki ( hair, eyes, mouth...). There are animals, famous people, politicians, etc, but you can only choose the free characters if you are not a premium member. Then, you can write what your voki will say or you can record yourself talking.

Voki is quite useful for English teaching as students have the opportunity of listening to different English accents. When they decide to write the sentences that their vokis will repeat, they can select the language and the accent. For example, in English you can choose the voice of a woman or a man and the british or the american accent among others.

It is also a good tool for teachers to create funnier and more interactive presentations. These presentations can be shown in class or they can be uploaded to the moodle so all the students can have access to them. Moreover, if a student miss a class, he or she can follow the class in the moodle.

I have created my own voki! Have a look at the upper right-hand corner of my blog to see it.