How to Use Voki in the Classroom
Reading/Language Arts
• Write a poem and have it spoken by a Voki.
•Give a speech or rewrite one for your character in your writing.
• Create a Voki as a character in a book. Let the Voki describe key features of the character or the plot of your story.
• Use a Voki to describe the sequence of story.
•Use as an alternative to a traditional book report.
•Use as part of a classroom book club.
Science
•Voki can be used to explain key vocabulary with a character that fits the topic being studied. Example: Hibernation with a bear Voki character
• Use too compare and contrast various content. Example: The difference between asexual and sexual reproduction using a plant Voki character
•Use a Voki to explain the instructions to labs once for your students on school web pages! Your Voki can be saved and used year after year.
Social Studies
• Students can use Voki to role play a character from a unit of study.
Example: From the perspective of a Roman soldier or plebeian.
• By creating two (or more) avatars, a student can explain different points of view about a subject.
• Have students use a Voki to explain the cause and effect of significant events in history.
• Use to summarize key concepts. Example: Students can explain a world religion or social movement.
Math
• Teachers can create a Voki to remind students of the correct steps in solving a problem.
• Have students create a Voki to explain the steps of a problem and share them with other students.
• Have students create word problems, using their Voki. Allow other students the opportunity to visit their peers Voki page and solve the word problems. Voki can be linked to Edmodo or other social media websites.
• Use Voki to summarize the correct way to compute certain math equations.
• Write a poem and have it spoken by a Voki.
•Give a speech or rewrite one for your character in your writing.
• Create a Voki as a character in a book. Let the Voki describe key features of the character or the plot of your story.
• Use a Voki to describe the sequence of story.
•Use as an alternative to a traditional book report.
•Use as part of a classroom book club.
Science
•Voki can be used to explain key vocabulary with a character that fits the topic being studied. Example: Hibernation with a bear Voki character
• Use too compare and contrast various content. Example: The difference between asexual and sexual reproduction using a plant Voki character
•Use a Voki to explain the instructions to labs once for your students on school web pages! Your Voki can be saved and used year after year.
Social Studies
• Students can use Voki to role play a character from a unit of study.
Example: From the perspective of a Roman soldier or plebeian.
• By creating two (or more) avatars, a student can explain different points of view about a subject.
• Have students use a Voki to explain the cause and effect of significant events in history.
• Use to summarize key concepts. Example: Students can explain a world religion or social movement.
Math
• Teachers can create a Voki to remind students of the correct steps in solving a problem.
• Have students create a Voki to explain the steps of a problem and share them with other students.
• Have students create word problems, using their Voki. Allow other students the opportunity to visit their peers Voki page and solve the word problems. Voki can be linked to Edmodo or other social media websites.
• Use Voki to summarize the correct way to compute certain math equations.