Original Google Document
Original Voki page
This is something new, I never knew something like this existed, or that people were even using this sort of program in the classrooms. I like it, the flexibility of using your own voice or text-to-speech, even the use of different characters, from toons, to actual sort-of-similar looking avatars of teachers.
I created this using Voki which is an avatar/ audio generator, as well as Google docs (now Google Drive), and Microsoft word. The process consisted of typing out what I wanted the avatar to say, and then creating and inputting my paragraph into the Voki program.
I explored some of the lesson plans on the Voki website pertaining to music, many include having students create a Voki that talks about different composers or types of music. I like these, because it gets the kids writing something for more of a purpose. To the students, they know that the information they found out will be articulated using a neat avatar that they customized themselves. It takes the fear of presentations out of the equation and puts it into an easy to use, free application that is also fun for young people. I would personally use this in a classroom by recording the whole class singing a song. Each student would then create a Voki and learn how to upload their recording into the program to see their unique avatar singing the song they just sang back to them.
The ISTE NET-T standard 1c. "Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes," would work well, as it can be a substitute to individual presentations that I would be able to grade, that the students can feel comfortable about. Standard 1a, "Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness," is also a standard that is covered, as this program is innovative.
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