What's a Voki and how they can be useful?

Voki is a free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile, and in email messages.

After exploring this innovative ICT education tool with my practicum year 3/4 class, I got to thinking about how vokis could be implemented in inclusive art programs targeted towards primary school aged audiences.

Vokis lend themselves to:
- self expression
- presenting key messages in a new and engaging way (a great tool for connecting with typically disengaged participants. It's the hook educators have been looking for)
- developing literacy competence especially in terms of spelling. (When participants type the script for their avatars they need to spell accurately unless it will not work).


Check out the website http://www.voki.com/