Voki

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 Voki is a free platform that lets you create your own avatar. It can be used by both teachers and students and it is designed to enhance classroom instruction, class engagement and lesson comprehension. Voki is used by more than 2 million people. It is very simple to be one of them. With just your mouse, you choose your head, hair and clothes. Then you add a voice to your Voki and you can share it through email, twitter, facebook etc.

This is my Voki and her name is Rose.

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