Voki Tip of the Week: Sharing Voki via E-Mail

Here is how you do so:

1. Click in a text box and position your cursor where you want to insert the special character. Select Insert> Text> Symbol.
2. From the Font drop-down menu, choose a font.
3. From the Subset drop-down menu, choose the type of symbol you are interested in.
4. PowerPoint inserts the selected symbol.

Voki Presenter is an education tool for expressing yourself on the Web in your own voice using a talking character. Voki allows Teachers and Students to use speaking characters for educations. With Voki Presenter, Voki characters can be added to a presentation and be used to narrate the material.

There are several ways of putting Voki onto your PowerPoint presentations….

1. Click and copy your Voki embed code.
2. Click on the Insert tab.
3. Click on Video and select Movie from Website.
4. Paste your embed code into the box.
5. Click Insert.
6. Now you have your Voki on your PowerPoint! To preview, just hit F5 on your keyboard!

Let’s get started!

1. Step 1: Create New Presentation.
2. Step 2: Click the avatar icon once again in the editor.
3. Voki Presenter Getting Started Guide (c) Oddcast Inc.
4. Step 4: Browse to the character called “Astro George” and select it.
5. Voki Presenter Getting Started Guide (c) Oddcast Inc.
6. Step 2: Click the Browse button.

1. Once you have saved your Voki, click the “Send to a Friend” button (under the Voki preview).
2. Enter the email to which you want to send the Voki and hit “Enter.” You can repeat this step to add up to 5 email addresses.
3. Click “Send.”

Create a Voki. Go to CamStudio (for example) and download the latest program; it’s free. Open the program and return to your Voki. Drag the box over your Voki and press Record.

Voki is a combination of the words “vox” and “Loki”. “Vox” is the Latin term for voice. Loki is a Norse god from Norse mythology. Loki is a trickster who has the ability to change his shape. Fitting name since Voki gives students and teachers the ability to change the character’s appearance and add a voice!

Voki is a free Web 2.0 tool that allows kids to create talking characters. The site features educational resources, including teacher-submitted lesson plans. Users can customize characters to resemble living people, animals and cartoons.

Voki is an educational tool enabling users to create their very own character of speech. Voki is produced by Oddcast, in New York City. You can customize Voki characters to look like historical figures, cartoons, animals and even you!

Make Avatar Speak

1. Click “Give It a Voice” to add a voice to your avatar.
2. Input each word that you plan to use into the box that contains text.
3. Find the “Play” function that sits below the box for text.
4. Press the “Publish” feature.
5. Publish your avatar.

VideoPal. VideoPal is a technology which allows you to create a talking avatar or character for your website. The tool has a gallery of 2D, 3D, and human characters which can “talk” in 24 languages with a life-like voice (a library of voices also included) and the help of a text-to-speech technology.

5 Easy Ways to Make Your Own Cartoon Character [For Non-Illustrators]

1. Online avatar builders. Using avatar builders is a fun way to come up with a unique looking avatar of yourself.
2. Character builders.
3. Tools to turn your photo into a cartoon character.
4. Outsource to designers or illustrators.
5. Modify stock cartoon characters.