Jing makes it so easy to record, cancel, and re-record a "lesson". One thing I didn't realize until after I was done is that because my video was about creating a Voki, it took a while to upload and open once clicking on the URL. My internet speed is a bit slow at times, so perhaps that was part of it, but Voki uses Flash, so I think that was part of the issue as well.
Sometimes all it takes to keep student's attention is a change of pace. I was thinking about how boring it must get to watch the same speakers every day. Creating a "teaching voki" and changing them often, might be enough to get and keep the attention of the class for shorter lessons or concepts. I could even create a Voki based on a character that we read about in a book, give some clues, and we could have a "name that Voki" contest. It could be done in reverse, too, with the kids creating what they think a character might look like based on descriptions in a story.
It would be wise to test this out with kids first to see how they feel about it before getting too elaborate. Sometimes what us "old folks" think is cool isn't so cool to younger kids, but this is definitely worth exploring.
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