Voki - Talking Avatars

Voki for Education is a great talking avatar creation service that has gained quite a bit of popularity with primary and middle school teachers. Using nothing more than their keyboard and mouse students can create customised talking avatars. Add in a microphone and students can use their own voices for their avatars. Finished avatars can be embedded into a blog, wiki, or website or simply shared on the Voki site.

Voki for Education also offers a lesson plan database that anyone can access to show how you can integrate avatars into your classroom.