Project: Voki

What a brilliant site! Just browsing through the list of Web2 apps and came across www.voki.com.

The others I looked at didn't really give me an idea of what their purpose was straightaway. However as soon as I typed in the URL and the page loaded up I knew exactly what Voki was used for.

It helps you create an avatar, which you can then use in a classroom. Its very simple to use and I created a little gingerbread man avatar in about two minutes, voice and all.

Now, the majority of this website is completely free, although you can purchase a subscription for a year which costs around twenty pound.

This subscription offers slightly more choice as opposed to the free version.

There is an option to share lesson plans with other teachers, you can type in a subject and search through many lesson plans from primary to secondary school.

On the side bar there are a few brain training games to incorporate into classroom activities, students can also log on and use the site themselves.

Its very user-friendly, so easy to use and navigate.

I love it and seeing as I'm hoping to be a teacher one day, I will definitely be using this site as a teaching tool. The little avatars are a perfect teaching tool for young children and seeing as technology is appearing more and more in today's classrooms, as well as the fact that children are more adept at using modern technology than even some adults are, this site is ideal.