Voki

toc =Creating Content in Japanese=

Voki
media type="custom" key="3556388" media type="custom" key="3559722" //"Voki enables users to express themselves on the web in their own voice using a talking character. You can customize your Voki to look like you or take on the identity of lots of other types of characters… animals, monsters, anime etc. Your Voki can speak with your own voice which is added via microphone, upload, or phone. Voki lives on your blog, social network profile and will soon be integrated in various instant messaging platforms. You will also be able to download it to most video supported phones.//" **Taken from the [|Voki] site's About [|page].**

Task 1 - used with Yr7 French

 * Use the attached document to build a profile of yourself in French using the vocabulary and expressions that we have learnt this year. [[image:https://kgsfrench7.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="https://kgsfrench7.wikispaces.com/file/view/My_Profile_french_voki_preparation.doc"]][| My_Profile_french_voki_preparation.doc]


 * The simplest way to create your Voki is to click on the "comment" button of one of the voki below. You can then create your own voki using the pop-out window. When using the type text option to create the voki, ensure you __select your character's language as French__.

Animoto
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 * [|Animoto] allows you to easily create a video using images and text. Audio can be songs from Animoto's library or can be audio uploaded by you - including narration in the target language.
 * With an Educator account you can create longer videos, download your videos or upload them to YouTube. Students are given a code for easy registration.

Comics & Animation

 * The sites below allow students to create comic strips, animation or add text to pictures

[|Stripgenerator] - can write text using Japanese scripts media type="custom" key="3582120" [|Pixton] - Has recently added "Pixton for schools" feature [|MakeBelief Comixs] - Has some tips for educators on the site [|ToonDoo] - Some have suggested there may be inappropriate content lurking around this site [|Comiqs] - Add text to pictures and create stories / manga media type="custom" key="3582100" [|Bubblr] - Add call-outs to pictures [|Bookr] - Create a photo book with flickr images [|GoAnimate] - Create cartoons / animation media type="custom" key="3560698"

Creating Screencasts
There are a few ways that students can record what they are doing on their computer screen. Again, this enables them to use the target language in a variety of way. [|Here's] one activity. Here are a couple of sites to help you screencast: [|Screentoaster] Screencastle

For those who use Firefox as a browser, it has an extension called "[|Capturefox]" that allows you to capture what's on the screen. [|iShowU] - for Mac users

Try the Yr9 activity for "Ordering Food"

Voicethread

 * An easy way to get students talking about images, videos and documents - in any language.
 * You could use it to practice describing people or pets in the target language.

[|Example 1] Add your comment to the VT on this page.