Category: Tip of the week

Voki tips, tricks, and workarounds for you to use!

Tip of the Week: Adding Voki to your RSS feed Reader

Tip of the Week: Adding Voki to your RSS feed Reader

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Did you know that we have a RSS feed for the Voki blog? Add the Voki blog to your RSS feed Reader so you can be up to date with the latest announcements, tip of the weeks, guest bloggers, and interviews with educators!

Just follow these simple steps to add the Voki blog feed to your RSS feed reader!

Chrome users

1. Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar. Chrome1

2. Select Settings.

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3. Select Extensions.

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4. Click on Get more extensions.

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5. Search RSS.

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6. Find RSS Feed Reader.

7. Click Add to Chrome.

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8. A pop-up will appear and click Add. A notification will show up once the extension is added to Chrome. The RSS Feed Reader will be added to the side of the address bar.

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9.To open the RSS Feed Reader, click on the icon.

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10. Click the + icon to add feed.

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11. Type in blog.voki.com and click search.

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12. Find The Official Voki Blog >> Feed and click Follow.

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13. The RSS feed for the Voki blog is added to your RSS Feed Reader. Click on it to see the list of new posts.

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FireFox user

1. Click on Tools.

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2. Click on Add-ons. (Note: You can also press CTRL+SHIFT+A to open Add-ons.)

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3. Search for RSS Reader.

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4. Find Simple RSS Reader and install.

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5. Click on Restart Now to restart your browser.

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6. Go to blog.voki.com/feed.

7. Select Live Bookmarks and click Subscribe Now.

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8. A pop up will appear. Click Subscribe.

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9. The RSS feed for the Voki blog will appear under your address bar.

Internet Explorer users

1. Go to blog.voki.com/feed.

2. Click on Tools.

3. Click on Subscribe to Feed.

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4. A pop up will appear. Click Subscribe.

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5. Click on Favorite, or press CTRL+J, to open up your RSS feed.

6. The RSS feed for the Voki blog is added to your feed. Click to open.

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If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestion for Voki, send us an email at feedback@voki.com!

Until next time,

The Voki Team

Voki Tip of the Week: Thanksgiving Poems

Voki Tip of the Week: Thanksgiving Poems

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Gobble gobble everyone! Thanksgiving will be here soon! Remember those handprint turkeys we used to make in school? Let’s celebrate Thanksgiving this year by reciting a Thanksgiving poem. Have your students research a short (or funny) Thanksgiving poem and recite it!

Encourage them to share it with their family at their Thanksgiving dinner!

Let’s listen to our Thanksgiving poem, If Turkeys Thought, by Jack Prelutsky.

 

Do you have a Thanksgiving poem or quote you would like to share? Share it with us on our Facebook page or tweet it to us @officialvoki!

Until next time,
The Voki Team

Voki Tip of the Week: Halloween Voki Assignment

Voki Tip of the Week: Halloween Voki Assignment

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Before we know it, Halloween will be around the corner! Maybe you are planning to assign some short horror stories from Poe or some excerpts from classic horror novels, like Shelley’s Frankenstien or Stoker’s Dracula. Here’s a fun activity that you can do with your students: create a Voki on their favorite character and their favorite quote from the story/novel.

 
Check out some examples below! Can you guess which characters they are?



 
If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestion for Voki, send us an email at feedback@voki.com!
 
Until next time,
The Voki Team

Voki Tip of the Week: Who am I? – Voki Guessing Game

Voki Tip of the Week: Who am I? – Voki Guessing Game

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Finished a book in English class? Having a quick review on historical figures? Here’s a quick activity that you can do with your students! Tell your students to create a guessing game using Voki. Have them write up hints or important facts about the character or historical figure and let the rest of the class guess!

 

Check out this example! Can you guess what historical figure she is?


 
If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestion for Voki, send us an email at feedback@voki.com!
 
Until next time,
The Voki Team

Tip of the Week: Voki Invitation

Tip of the Week: Voki Invitation

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Do you have a Parent-Teacher Conference coming up? Or your class is putting up a class play? Or maybe a class bake sale? Send a fun Voki Invitation to your students’ parents. Have your students create a Voki invitation and send it to their parents!

 
Check out an example below:

 

 

Have any feedback, comments, or questions for Voki? Send us an email at feedback@voki.com!

 
Until next time,
The Voki Team

Tip of the Week: Voki Welcome Message

Tip of the Week: Voki Welcome Message

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Summer is ending soon. You know what this means? This means school is just around the corner! Start off the new school year with a Voki welcome message to your students. Send a friend message with a Voki to your students and welcome them to the new class and what you expect from them in the new school year!

Check out an example below:

Have feedback, comments, or suggestion for Voki? Send us an email at feedback@voki.com!
Until next time,
The Voki Team

Voki Tip of the Week: Voki on Glogster

Voki Tip of the Week: Voki on Glogster

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Is there a way to embed a Voki on Glogster? 
This is a very common question that we get from teachers! Unfortunately, the answer is no, you can’t embed a Voki on Glogster. But, we found a different way that you can put a Voki on your Glog! Just continue reading to learn how!

Insert as video file

1. Go to www.voki.com.

2. Create and publish your Voki.

3. Save your Voki as a video file. Check out this Tip of the Week on how to turn your Voki into a video file. If you want your Voki video to be bigger, you can view the Voki in full screen.

4. Go to www.glogster.com and sign into your Glogster account.Glog0

5. Create a Glog.Glog1
6. Click upload and find your Voki video file. Find your uploaded Voki video under Video.

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7. Click on the Voki video and click Use It. Your Voki will be inserted into your Glog.

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8. To preview your Glog, select preview. To save, click save or publish.Glog4

Insert as picture

1. Go to www.voki.com.

2. Create and publish your Voki.

3. Click the drop down menu and select Large. Then select, Standard Voki link to get the URL.

4. Copy and paste the URL into the address bar. Now you have a bigger Voki on your screen!Glog5
5. Click the Print Screen button on your keyboard.

6. Open Paint and paste the screenshot.

7. Crop the Voki image.Glog6
8. Go to www.glogster.com and sign into your Glogster account.

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9. Create a Glog.Glog1
10. Click upload and find your Voki picture. Find your uploaded Voki image under Image.Glog2
11. Return to your Voki page and copy the direct link.

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12. Return to your Glogster page and click on the Voki image. Then click Edit.Glog9
13. Click on Add link.Glog10
14. Paste the Voki link and click apply.Glog11
15. To preview your Glog, select preview. To save, click save or publish.Glog4

If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestion for Voki, send us an email at feedback@voki.com!
Until next time,
The Voki Team

Voki Tip of the Week: Embed Voki on Prezi

Voki Tip of the Week: Embed Voki on Prezi

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We have a lot of teachers who uses Prezi for class and Prezi does not have an option to insert an embed code. Don’t worry; we have a solution for showing off your Voki on Prezi. Just follow these simple steps!

  1. Go to www.voki.com.
  2. Create and publish your Voki.
  3. Save your Voki as a video file. (Note: For instructions on how to save your Voki as a video, please read this Tip of the Week.)
  4. Go to www.prezi.com.
  5. Log into your Prezi account.
  6. Click on New Prezi.Prezi1
  7.  Select a template.Prezi2
  8. Click on Insert.
  9. Select From File (PDF, video)…Prezi3
  10. Find your Voki video file and wait for the video to process.Prezi4
  11. Save your Prezi.Prezi5
  12. To save and close your Prezi, click Exit.Prezi6

If you have any feedback, comments, or questions, send an email to feedback@voki.com!

Until next time,

The Voki Team

Voki Tip of the Week: Voki on Pinterest

Voki Tip of the Week: Voki on Pinterest

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Many teachers use Facebook, Twitter, blogs, QR codes, and other technologies in class. We also know that many teachers use Pinterest to share teaching materials, classroom ideas and activities. Continue reading to find out how you can pin your Voki!

  1. Go to www.voki.com.
  2. Create and publish your Voki.
  3. Click the Print Screen button on your keyboard.
  4. Open Paint and paste the screen shot.
  5. Crop your Voki. Then save.Pinterest4
  6. Return to your published Voki and select Standard Voki link to get the URL.
  7. Highlight and copy the URL.Pinterest
  8. Go to www.pinterest.com.
  9. Log into your Pinterest account.Pinterest2
  10. Click Add+.Pinterest3
  11. Select Upload a Pin.Pinterest6
  12. Find your Voki picture and upload.
  13. Paste your Voki link into the description box.Pinterest5
  14. Pin it!

If you have any feedback, comments, or questions, send an email to feedback@voki.com!

Until next time,

The Voki Team

Voki Tip of the Week: Voki Math Activity

Voki Tip of the Week: Voki Math Activity

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12X12= 144… A=πr2… a2+b2=c2…

Whether you’re learning your multiplications, area of a circle, or the Pythagorean Theorem, learning math doesn’t have to be boring! You can spice up the lesson with a Voki activity. Here’s a fun activity that you can do with your students. Have your students create a Voki to explain word problems. Then, end your class with a quick summary of the next math lesson.

Check out an example below:

Have any feedback, comments, or questions for Voki? Send us an email at feedback@voki.com!

Until next time,

The Voki Team