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media type="custom" key="5888965" align="left" // Voki is a free web application used to create speaking avatars. Avatars can be fully customized, and users can select a background image of their choice by upoading it from a computer, or simply choosing one among the many available on the VOKI library. A 1 minute audio recording is added by the user via phone, microphone, keyboard (text-to-speech) or uploading a pre-recorded MP3. When typing the text of the narration via keyboard, users can choose the accent of the VOKI among different ones and of different languages, feature that makes VOKI particularly useful in the foreign language classroom. Voki can be shared with others via email or embedded on blogs, wikis, webpages and online social networking profiles. Additionally, Voki is currently supported on most video-enabled cell phones and mp3 players, and it will be soon integraded in instant messaging platforms as well. //

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Tutorials
I have created a detailed visual illustration that guides users throughout the diffent features of VOKI  Here are some additional tutorials from the web to get users started.

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Ideas from the author
//__**SELF INTRODUCTION** __// //ACTFL Level: Novice to Intermediate/Can be adapted to any level// Every student creates a VOKI that represents an imaginary version of him/her. Students can choose a background picture of their choice among the ones provided by the software, and they record an audio file of up to 1 minute telling classmates a bit about themselves. Here are some guidelines for students: Students embed their VOKIs on the teacher’s blog, and leave comments in the target language to at least two other classmates’ VOKI.
 * Tell your Spanish name (assigned by the teacher)
 * Tell 2 adjectives that describe you.
 * Tell 2 activities you like to do
 * Tell 2 things you like to eat
 * Tell your favorite movie or singer
 * Tell what your avatar is wearing (clothing, accessories)
 * ACTFL || NETS ||
 * 1.1-1.2-1.3-5.1 || 1.B.-2.A-2.B-5.A-5.B-6.A-6.B-6.D ||

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%;">**//__VOKI POSTCARD__//** //ACTFL Level: Intermediate - Advanced// Students use the VOKI avatars previously created, and they create and send a VOKI postcard via email to a classmate assigned by the teacher. Students use Flickr Creative Commons to locate a picture of their choice representing the selected country/city they pretend to write from, and they upload it on their VOKI. Students research about the destination on travel websites and forums suggested by the teacher, and they record a 1 minute narration telling about an imaginary day in the target city following these guidelines.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%;">Greet the listener
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%;">Tell how you got to the city (airplane, train, ship, a combination of them)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%;">Tell what you saw today and something you particularly liked.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%;">Tell something you bought today
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%;">Tell where and what you ate today
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%;">Tell what you will be doing tonight (nightlife or event)
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">ACTFL || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">NETS ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">1.1-1.2-2.1-2.2-3.2-5.1 || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%;">1.B-2.A-2.B-3.B-3.D-5.B-6.A-6.D ||

__<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%;">**WHO AM I?** __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%;"> //ACTFL level: Intermediate to Advanced// The teacher creates some VOKI avatars representing famous past or present figures of the target country/culture analyzed during class discussions. The teacher records a narration in the target language of the main characteristics and events the person is recognized for. Students forms groups and guess who the person is. If they cannot guess the person, students ask questions in the target language to find out more information.
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">ACTFL || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">NETS ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">1.1-1.2-3.1-3.2-5.1-5.2 || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">1.A-3.D-4.A ||

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