Voki

http://www.voki.com
 * Voki

** ** How do we use Voki ** Voki enables users to express 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. We can use Voki in many ways, even in the classroom. ** Voki Uses in a Classroom Context ** Students can easily use Voki in a classroom context. The Voki experience is entertaining however we can use Voki for educational experiences and in engaging ways. For free, students can create their own speaking characters and make them verbalise anything the student writes. If the teacher sets a task i.e. script writing, then the Voki characters can inspire students, and motivate them to use their literacy skills hence write a script for their character. They can then present their Voki creations and script to the class in the form of an oral presentation.
 * Voki ** Voki is a combination of "vox" is Latin for voice, and "Loki" which, is a prankster character in Norse Mythology. Voki lives on your blog, social network profile and will soon be integrated in various instant messaging platforms and is solely and exclusively for personal, non-commercial use only.

** Reference ** http://www.voki.com/