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= Voki =

Click On the link above to create your own Voki

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__Reasons For Use__
The web tool known as Voki can help you with many things, in the body of another virtual person.


 * If your nervous, and you don't want to talk during a class presentation, its okay. Voki will do it for you.
 * Get students attention with someone unconventional, such as Gandhi.
 * Create immediate interest in certain topic.
 * Profess creativity

__Ease of Use__
Voki is very use. You can record your voice, type what you want for your Voki character to say.

__Resources or other info__
Voki has an excellent amount of forums that have Q & A's and selected feedback. However to edit the forums you must create an username and a password.

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http://forums.voki.com/forums/list.page

__How to Use in the Classsroom__
an example of Voki in the classroom would be http://pesdtech.wikispaces.com/Tech+Class+Vokis. This Website shows numerous examples of Vokis used in the classroom.

Now I will walk you through how to create a Voki.

1. First you must go to Voki.com and press the create button. 2. After clicking that button you will get this page You must then select the character that you want to use by selecting the first box in the customize your character section. once you do this you must select a character

3. Once you have selected your character you must select an appropriate background. you press the orange x on the top right corner of the customize your character box. Then you press the backgrounds button. 4. Once you press this button you must choose an a fitting background

5. After you select the background you must exit out of this and select one of the boxes in the give it a voice section. You must then pick one of the four boxes. In this case I will select the typing box. 6. Once you are on this page type in some words to for your character to say. You can also select the accent of the voice and the language. 7. Now you are done press the DONE button and on the next page press publish. Your voki has been published and it is ready to be watched.

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__**Why Would Anyone Use a Voki**__

A student or person would use Voki because it is a creative way to interact with others and explain projects in a way that you never could before. It is easy to use and it takes the word creativity to a whole new level. There are no negatives to Voki other than that you have to create an account.

__SUMMARY__
Voki is such an effective tool it can be used for such a wide variety of projects and presentations. There are endless characters to use and possibilities that you can access. So many people swear by the Voki name. There are other online tools but no other compare to the greatness of voki. If you have a chance in the future definitely use Voki.