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Spring 2014
In this issue:
Introducing
   Voki Presenter
Use Voki on Apple and
   Android Devices
Technology Trends in
   the Classroom
Interview with
   Educators: Joseph
   Romano
What Teachers Like
   About Voki
Useful Tips of the Week
Voki Across the Web
  Introducing
Voki Presenter
  Most Voki fans may already know about our latest addition: Voki Presenter. It is a presentation tool for Voki to help you make your lessons and presentations engaging and entertaining.

We recently introduced a small-but-nifty new feature, based on feedback from early Voki Presenter users: the ability to duplicate scenes and presentations. We're happy to announce this feature is now available! (And there are more updates to come...) Read more here.
 
  Use Voki on Apple and Android Devices  Technology Trends in the Classroom
  We are constantly looking for ways to improve the way students and teachers use Voki. Today, we have great news for you! Voki users can now access Voki from mobile devices with Puffin Academy ! Puffin Academy is designed for K12 kids and teens. It's a free iOS and Android app that enables access to approved educational web sites. Read our post and see how you can join in the fun!   One of the biggest challenges faced by educators is keeping their students engaged and stimulated in the class- room. Clearly technology is transforming the way students learn and is opening up new possibilities. Let's take a look at how technology has influenced teaching (and learning) in the classroom (via Mind Shift).
Read the full article
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  Interview with Educators: Joseph Romano
  At the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), Joseph Romano works as an ICT Lead Teacher & Lead Teacher & Position of Responsibility (POR) in the development and implementation of technology-driven teaching and learning. He supports teachers and students in building capacity related to 21st Century skills, specifically focusing on nurturing the development of Communication, Collaboration, Creation and Critical Thinking (4 Cs). He is also the founder of
Classpace.

Read Joseph's full interview here!

 
  What Teachers Like About Voki

We love Voki in our classroom!!! So many great uses for it! :).
~Paul Solarz

Practicing reading our reports fluently before we record ourselves on the computer for our Voki project!
~JMrs. Brooke

I can't wait to get my students "voki-ing". Yeah, I used Voki as a verb.
~Billie Muller
 
Vokis Across the Web Useful Tips of the Week
Check out these runaway Vokis on the Web! You might even see your own!

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Voki Quiz
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