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Heather GlidewellJay Knoblock

VoiceThreadUniversal Collaborative Software

What is VoiceThread?

A Voice Thread transforms media into collaborative spaces with video, voice, and text commenting.

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VoiceThread Overview

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A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways

Brief Instructions on Using VoiceThread

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Some Uses of a Voice Thread

Digital Storytelling. Pose questions about the basis for

meaning. Integrate multiple voices and

perspectives. Adopt a collaborative inquiry stance. Video editing, hyperlinked knowledge

bases, and asynchronous virtual communication.

Boost learning skills and motivation.

VoiceThread Mobile

Now available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch

Comment on your VoiceThreads anytime, anywhere

VOKICustomized Avatars

What is a Voki?

What is Voki? Voki enables users to express themselves on the web in their own voice using a talking character. You can customize your Voki to look like you or take on the identity of lots of other types of characters… animals, monsters, anime etc. Where did the name Voki come from? Voki is a combination of "vox", which is Latin for voice, and “Loki,” which, is a prankster character in Norse Mythology.

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Uses of a Voki

Your Voki can speak with your own voice which is added via microphone, upload, or phone.

Voki lives on your blog, social network profile, and will soon be integrated in various instant messaging platforms.

You will also be able to download it to most video supported phones.

Who is Voki for? Voki is solely for personal, non-commercial use only. If you are a business owner and want to use Voki, then SitePal is available for a small monthly fee of $9.95/month.

Who made Voki?

Voki is brought to you by the folks at Oddcast, a New York based company that has been creating speaking characters on the web for years. These are the same people behind the popular Careerbuilder and Monk-e-mail.

I. Creating a Voki

1) Go to http://www.voki.comIf you already have a Voki account, skip to

step #5. 2) Click “Get Voki” in the middle of the main screen.

3) Sign up for Voki

4) Go to your e-mail and open the confirmation e-mail to activate your account.

5) Sign-in6) Click on “Create a New Voki”

7) You can now modify your character to look and sound as you want them to. First, under “Customize Your Character,” select your character

and the visual features you would desire. Next, under “Give It a Voice,” choose between a phone message,

a typed message, a spoken message into a microphone, or an uploaded message.

Finally, customize the background and player of your Voki

8) Click “Publish.” You will be asked to “Name Your Scene.” Do so.

9) Click “Add To Your Site” or “Send to a Friend.” If you choose to add the Voki to your site, copy the

code from the “Embed Code” and proceed to your site. If you chose to send to a friend, enter their e-mail on

the following screen.

II. Activity: Create a Voki

Introduce yourself to your future class

Our Voki Examples

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1) Again create a new Voki.

2) Next select the phone icon where it says “Give It a Voice.”3) Call the number on the screen. 4) Enter in the code that is found on the screen when you are prompted.

5) Record your introduction when prompted. Be sure to hit the # key when you are

finished talking to save it. 6) When you finish recording, customize your character as before, and click “publish.” 7) Copy the embed code from the next screen.8) Go to the class wiki and click on the class’ Voki page.9) Click “Edit”10) Click on “Widget”11) Click on “Other HTML” and paste your code. 12) Click “Save.”