Voki Tip of the Week: Thanksgiving Poems

Voki Tip of the Week: Thanksgiving Poems

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Voki Tip of the Week: Voki Classroom: Using the My Account Tab

Voki Tip of the Week: Voki Classroom: Using the My Account Tab

If you are Voki Classroom user, you are probably accustomed to the My Account tab. Let’s take a look a good look at the My Account tab and see what you can do! To get to the My Account tab, just follow these steps:

  1. Go to www.voki.com.
  2. Click on the Voki Classroom tab and log in to your account.
  3. Click on the My Account tab.

Personal Information

Your personal information is visible in the Student view and the Assignment Page. Under this section, you can change your salutation and your first and last name. You can even upload your own picture! The picture can be a picture of you or any pictures that represents your class. It can also be left blank.

To change your personal information, click Edit, input your new information, and remember to click Save.

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Personal Settings

Under personal settings, you can edit your email address and your password. The email address displayed under this section is the email address you use to log into your Voki and Voki Classroom account. Be sure to use a valid email address so that you can receive your account information! The password you chose will be used to into your Voki and Voki Classroom account.

To change your email and your password, click Edit, input your new email/password, and remember to click Save. You will receive a notification informing you that your email address has been updated.

Note: Do not give your password away to your students. Each student has his/her own login ID and password for Voki Classroom. VCA3

Account Settings

Account setting is where you can find information about your Voki Classroom account. Here, you can find out when your account expires, what kind of payment method you have on file, enable or disable automatic billing, how many student accounts and classes you have, your account ID,  how long you’ve been a valued Voki Classroom user and past invoices.

If your Voki Classroom account is expiring, you can click on Extend. Then select the subscription you want and proceed with checkout. If you have a payment method on file, you can enable to disable automatic billing. By checking the automatic billing box, the payment method you have on file will automatically be charged when your Voki Classroom account is about to expire. Your Voki Classroom account will be extended by the same time period you selected at sign up.

Some Voki Classroom users have more than 100 students or more than 5 classes. To add more student accounts or classes, simply click Add More next to the student or class limit you wish to increase. You
will then need to select the number of student accounts or class you wish to purchase.

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Until next time,

The Voki Team