Voki

Who would have thought years ago that a person would eventually be able to create an avatar of them self in order to teach? This week I had to create my own avatar and provide an introduction about myself using my voice. What a cool way to differentiate instruction!

The program I used to create my avatar was Voki. Apart from my Nintendo Wii mii person, I am new to the avatar creation realm! This activity was pretty cool because I got to put my actual voice with my introduction instead of some computer generated voice. The program was easy to use and I think it would be cool to create many avatars for different uses or specific learning times in the classroom. Here is link to my avatar... and my Google Doc introduction.

This activity goes along with the ISTE.NETS.T standard two and three. For standard two, Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments, this activity incorporates different learning experiences through the use of avatars and personal voice. Teachers can use this tool to change up instruction methods and bring digital creativity to the classroom. For standard three, Model Digital-Age Work and Learning, by creating the avatar, the teacher is demonstrating the ability to use digital-age concepts in teaching. As avatars are becoming more popular each year, I’m sure there will be more and more use of these types of digital tools to help enhance classroom learning and instruction in the future.