voki, online tool

1. Voki! – for engaging learners

2. All about Vokis
• http://voki.com

3. Set up your account

4. Verify your account via email

5. Account activated
Insert email &
password

6. Now you can create your Voki!
Click Create a new Voki

7. Voki has excellent tutorial videos

8. Begin by choosing a
character – click on
the button

9. A pop out box appears –
click on the forward & back
arrows to see more
characters. Click on the
picture of the character you
want

10. Now
choose a
hair style
You can titivate further by
clicking on the “color” tab &
changing hair colour. You can do
this with lips, eyes, makeup etc
as well

11. Change the lip shape & fine-
tune colour as in previous
slide
Choose an outfit

12. Get creative with a bit of
bling!
Now you can change the
background picture behind
your character

13. You can even upload your own
background picture. Click on the
folder & browse on your computer
You can even upload your own
background picture. Click on the
folder & browse on your computer.
Then click the “Upload” button.
Make sure your picture is not
too big – it takes a long time
to upload

14. You can change the colour of your
player to match your character &
background.

15. Give your character a voice.
You can do it by telephone
by calling the number &
quoting the passcode.
However, this costs you a
phone call to the USA!
Or…You can type your text &
choose one of the voices
from the dropdown list that
appears

16. Or…you can put on your headset & mic & record a short 1 minute message
by clicking the “record” button. You can listen, delete the message & record
again as many times as you like. Click the “Done” button when you are
happy with your recording

17. You can record a longer message by recording it into a program
such as Audacity, saving as file & uploading into the Voki. Audio
recordings are large so be prepared to wait a while until it uploads.

18. Once you are happy with your
Voki, it is time to publish. Click
on the “Publish” button

19. Type in a name for your Voki and
click “Save”.

20. There are a number of options for
saving & embedding your Voki. If
you wish to email click on the “Send
to a friend” tab & follow
instructions. To send to Facebook,
blog, Twitter etc, click on the
corresponding icon.
To embed into your wiki,
click in the Embed code box
to highlight the code then
click “Copy”

21. Open the wiki where you
want to embed your Voki &
click the “Edit” button. Click in
the spot where you want your
Voki to appear on the wiki
page. On the toolbar choose
the “Widget” icon that looks
like a TV
In the widget box,
choose “Other HTML”
and paste the code you
copied into the box &
click “Save”
Paste your code here

22. Now you have a Voki that speaks with your own voice!