Avatars

=Table of Contents= Blabberize GoAnimate4Schools Voki Xtranormal

[|Blabberize]

 * Add your voice, songs, or sound bites to photos with a mouth that you virtually "cut out".
 * Record from your computer, phone, or upload previously-recorded audio.
 * VERY easy to use.
 * Accounts needed to save and store Blabbers, but not to create.
 * [|Blabberize Examples and a complete Step-by-Step Tutorial]


 * = **Blabberize Tutorial** ||= ~ ||= **Blabberize Example** ||

GoAnimate4Schools

 * Create an animated cartoon video using a variety of characters, props and voices.
 * Customize your characters with different hair styles, colors, eye style, clothing, and more.
 * Choose backgrounds and props to liven up your scenes.
 * Free teacher educational account allows for the creation of up to 100 student accounts.
 * Lesson library available for several different subjects: Languages, Math, Science, Literature, History, Technology
 * Text-to-voice or record your own voice with a microphone.
 * Very easy to use!
 * GoAnimate Tutorial
 * GoAnimate Video Tutorials


 * **GoAnimate Tutorial** || **GoAnimate Example**
 * GoAnimate.com**: Perk Up Your Projects by diannekrause

Like it? Create your own at **GoAnimate.com**. It's free and fun! ||

[|Voki]

 * Create and customize your avatar using an extensive variety of characters, clothing, props and backgrounds.
 * Fine tune your avatar's features such as eye color, face shape, nose shape, skin color, and so forth.
 * Record your own voice or type in the text you'd like it to read in a variety of different accents and languages.
 * Account needed.
 * Voki Tutorial Handout
 * Voki for Education
 * Voki Teacher's Corner
 * Voki Lesson Plan Database


 * = **How to Create a Voki**

[|Watch on TeacherTube] ||= ~ ||= **Voki Example** ||

[|Xtranormal]

 * Create animated movies with nothing but text.
 * Choose from six pre-designed "sets" on the free version.
 * Add the script, select camera angles, dictate actions and facial expressions, and insert needed pauses and gestures.
 * Choose from a variety of characters and accents, including other languages.


 * **Xtranormal Tutorial** ||= ~ ||= **Xtranormal Example** ||