Creating+Your+Voki


 * Your first task is to think about 6th grade, your plans, hopes, worries/concerns and experiences so far.

You are going to create a talking avatar to share some of these ideas. Please remember that everyone can listen to them, __so if some of your ideas are very personal or you are uncomfortable sharing them, DON'T include them.__

We will be working with Voki today. You will** __not__ **need a Voki account for this. Instead, go to the** **Voki site and click on create.** **
 * Next you will see a screen similar to the one below, with a default character on it. You can choose a different character and edit it by using the Customize Your Character button.


 * Once you have found the look for your Voki, click DONE. Notice that you can also use existing backgrounds as well as upload your own and choose player colours.



Next you will need to record the message you have prepared.**

1. Record it directly using the Voki website by clicking on the MICROPHONE option. 2. Use the text option and type your message in. Your Voki will read it back to you.**
 * There are different ways to do this, but for this activity we will use one of the following.




 * You can view your Voki by using the play button in the Voki player.**


 * Once you are finished creating your Voki message, you will need to click on publish.**

(command c on a Mac and control c on a Windows machine) //If you are on an iMac computer that does not have an original Mac keyboard let your teacher know, as you will need to paste the code in a different way.//
 * Click on the code and copy it.**


 * Go back to your class wiki page and choose the WIDGETS option from the editing tool bar.**


 * Choose Other HTML from the list.**


 * Next paste the code in the text box that comes up.**


 * Save your work.**


 * Now you can view your Voki message from your new wiki.

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