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||  ||   || =Tech Exploration Workshop III: Voki, Jing & Blogger=
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 * Original Dates of Live Workshop:** October 24, 2011 - November 9, 2011
 * High-tech Industry Area:** Communication/Technical Writing
 * Education Area:** Digital Tools for Teaching/ Communication

**Before Starting** Please CLICK HERE to complete a brief survey so that we can get a feel for who is participating in and benefiting from our training. || ways you might use these tools or similar applications in the classroom as a digital tool for instruction and communication. We will use these communication tools for presenting information in engaging ways to positively impact the classroom environment and encourage interaction among students. Finally, you will examine existing student-driven activities and adapt them or develop your own for students to gain experience and an understanding of using communication tools effectively. || individuals or the public on the information you are presenting. Additionally, it is a great platform for posting information and making simple web pages. || 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, etc.
 * ||  ||   || ==Evolution of Communication Video== ||
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 * ||  ||   || ==Overview == ||
 * ||  ||   || In this workshop you will create Voki, Jing and Blogger accounts and explore
 * ||  ||   || ==Overview == ||
 * ||  ||   || In this workshop you will create Voki, Jing and Blogger accounts and explore
 * ||  ||   || ==Overview == ||
 * ||  ||   || In this workshop you will create Voki, Jing and Blogger accounts and explore
 * ||  ||   || In this workshop you will create Voki, Jing and Blogger accounts and explore
 * ||  ||   || ==Tool Introduction== ||
 * ||  ||   || === Blogger === ||
 * ||  ||   || Blogger is a tool for presenting information and getting feedback from specific
 * ||  ||   || === Blogger === ||
 * ||  ||   || Blogger is a tool for presenting information and getting feedback from specific
 * ||  ||   || Blogger is a tool for presenting information and getting feedback from specific
 * ||  ||   || Blogger is a tool for presenting information and getting feedback from specific
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 * ||  ||   || === Voki === ||
 * ||  ||   || According to the Voki website: Voki is a tool that enables users to express
 * ||  ||   || === Voki === ||
 * ||  ||   || According to the Voki website: Voki is a tool that enables users to express
 * ||  ||   || According to the Voki website: Voki is a tool that enables users to express

For this workshop, we will be creating a Voki and adding it to our Blogger blogs. || audio of what you see on your computer monitor. || ||  ||   ||   || ideas by making your first blog post answering the following questions.
 * ||  ||   || === Jing === ||
 * ||  ||   || Jing is a tool that you can use to take a picture or make a short video with
 * ||  ||   || Jing is a tool that you can use to take a picture or make a short video with
 * ||  ||   || Jing is a tool that you can use to take a picture or make a short video with
 * ||  ||   || Click Here  to watch a brief video about Jing. ||
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 * ||  ||   || ==Activity #1== ||
 * ||  ||   || **Step 1**: Sign in to Blogger using your Google account. If you do not have a Google account, you can sign up for one here. ||
 * ||  ||   || [[file:voki_instructions.pdf]] ||
 * ||  ||   || [[file:blogger_instructions.pdf]] ||
 * ||  ||   || **Step 2:** Given the overview provided about blogging in the video, share your
 * ||  ||   || [[file:voki_instructions.pdf]] ||
 * ||  ||   || [[file:blogger_instructions.pdf]] ||
 * ||  ||   || **Step 2:** Given the overview provided about blogging in the video, share your
 * ||  ||   || **Step 2:** Given the overview provided about blogging in the video, share your

workshop have created. Access each other’s blogs here by clicking on the blog links. Visit each other’s blogs and make comments/suggestions. || ||  ||   ||   ||
 * What value do you believe blogging can bring to you and your students?
 * What challenges may you encounter using blogging with your students?
 * What activities can you create to engage your students in the learning process using blogs? ||
 * ||  ||   || **Step 3:** Share your blog site by pasting the URL for your blog in the form below. ||
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 * ||  ||   || CLICK HERE to access the URLs for the blogs that the participants in this
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 * ||  ||   || CLICK HERE to access the URLs for the blogs that the participants in this
 * ||  ||   || CLICK HERE to access the URLs for the blogs that the participants in this
 * ||  ||   || CLICK HERE to access the URLs for the blogs that the participants in this
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 * ||  ||   || ==Activity #2== ||
 * ||  ||   || **Step 1**: Create a Voki account. ||
 * ||  ||   || [[file:voki_instructions.pdf]] ||
 * ||  ||   || **Step 2:** Create and customize your Voki. ||
 * ||  ||   || **Step 3:** Develop a script or outline that answers the following questions.
 * ||  ||   || [[file:voki_instructions.pdf]] ||
 * ||  ||   || **Step 2:** Create and customize your Voki. ||
 * ||  ||   || **Step 3:** Develop a script or outline that answers the following questions.
 * ||  ||   || **Step 3:** Develop a script or outline that answers the following questions.
 * ||  ||   || **Step 3:** Develop a script or outline that answers the following questions.

a new post in your Blogger blog, following the instructions that you used to post your initial blog posting. Review each other’s blogs and make comments/ suggestions. || ||  ||   ||   ||
 * How could you use a Voki for instructing your students?
 * How do you think your students would react to your Voki?
 * What are some potential challenges to using Voki? ||
 * ||  ||   || **Step 4:** Using Voki, answer the questions above and place your Voki into
 * ||  ||   || **Step 4:** Using Voki, answer the questions above and place your Voki into
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 * ||  ||   || ==Activity #3== ||
 * ||  ||   || **Step 1:** Create a Jing account and download the free software to your computer.
 * ||  ||   || ==Activity #3== ||
 * ||  ||   || **Step 1:** Create a Jing account and download the free software to your computer.
 * ||  ||   || **Step 1:** Create a Jing account and download the free software to your computer.

above that answers the following questions:
 * Step 2:** Use Jing to capture an image of your screen of your Voki, or create a screen cast. Paste the link into your blog posting. ||
 * ||  ||   || **Step 3:** Create a blog posting by using the same processes that you used
 * ||  ||   || **Step 3:** Create a blog posting by using the same processes that you used

the lesson plan using your Voki, include a link to the lesson plan, and write a review of the lesson plan on your blog, indicating:
 * What activities could you use Jing for in your instruction? Include both ways that you could use it and ways that your students could use it.
 * What are some potential challenges to using Jing in your instruction? ||
 * ||  ||   || ==**Activity #4**== ||
 * ||  ||   || **Step 1:** Click Here to review the lesson plans provided on the Voki Site ||
 * ||  ||   || **Step 2:** If there is a lesson plan that you could use provided on the site, summarize
 * ||  ||   || **Step 1:** Click Here to review the lesson plans provided on the Voki Site ||
 * ||  ||   || **Step 2:** If there is a lesson plan that you could use provided on the site, summarize
 * ||  ||   || **Step 2:** If there is a lesson plan that you could use provided on the site, summarize
 * ||  ||   || **Step 2:** If there is a lesson plan that you could use provided on the site, summarize


 * How you could use the lesson.
 * What would be needed to implement the lesson in your classes?
 * Ways you may customize the lesson plan to make it your own.

If there is not a lesson plan that you could use provided on the site, identify an activity that you could use Voki for with your students and submit it to the Voki website as a lesson plan. Provide a summary of the lesson plan using your Voki, and include a title and description of your proposed lesson on your blog. || and ideas for using Blogger, Voki and Jing with students for communication and as a digital tool for teaching. || participation and feedback is very valuable to us.
 * ||  ||   || **Step 3:** Review and comment on each other’s blogs. ||
 * ||  ||   || ==Reflect and Share== ||
 * ||  ||   || After completing Activities 1-4, post a reflection on your blog. Include your thoughts
 * ||  ||   || ==Reflect and Share== ||
 * ||  ||   || After completing Activities 1-4, post a reflection on your blog. Include your thoughts
 * ||  ||   || After completing Activities 1-4, post a reflection on your blog. Include your thoughts
 * ||  ||   || After completing Activities 1-4, post a reflection on your blog. Include your thoughts
 * ||  ||   || ==Evaluation== ||
 * ||  ||   || Thank you for your participation in ATLAST Tech Exploration Workshop III. Your
 * ||  ||   || ==Evaluation== ||
 * ||  ||   || Thank you for your participation in ATLAST Tech Exploration Workshop III. Your
 * ||  ||   || Thank you for your participation in ATLAST Tech Exploration Workshop III. Your

Please complete the online survey at [] to let us know how you feel about this professional development experience. The information will be used to plan future workshops in this series. ||