Voki+Classroom+Essentials

What is Voki? | **Voki Classroom Essentials** | Teaching and Learning with Voki
 * =Voki=
 * ==Introduction to Voki Classroom==

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 * == Benefits ==
 * When used simply as a teaching tool by the teacher, the basic Voki service is free. Students over 13 may utilize this option. For students under 13, educators will need to purchase Voki Classroom to comply with federal legislation.
 * Voki Classroom is a subscription service, but is extremely reasonably priced. ($29.95 for one year for up to ten classes and 200 students).
 * Voki Classroom allows teachers to create student accounts without student E-mail addresses.
 * Voki Classroom is ad-free.
 * Extremely easy to use and to teach. Depending on method used to voice avatars, Voki can be easy enough to be used by primary students. (We use the text to voice option with students as young as third grade as we begin intense keyboarding practice in third grade).
 * Multiple methods of voicing avatars including phone call, dirct input through computer microphone, keyboarded text entry, or previously saved audio file.
 * Voki Classroom offers total teacher control of Voki publication.
 * Excellent teacher support including:
 * [|Getting Started with Voki Beginners' Guide]
 * [|Complete Voki Classroom User Guide]
 * [|Voki Teachers' Corner Forum]
 * [|The Voki Classroom Blog]