Making Talking Avatar Apps (free today pro app)

[Howard J Martin]

http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/2013/08/talking-avatars-great-for-submitting.html 

A teacher friend shared this on his Facebook last night. (Yes, that's a plug for building your online PLN - Professional Learning Network.) I use some of these apps already and like them for Digital Storytelling. 

What's a talking avatar?  It's an animated cartoon or photo that talks using words you either type or speak into the app.  Some of these are very fun and/or creepy.  (Love Morfo, but it's makes a photo-realistic animated avatar from a still picture. Looks creeepy!)  A couple of the apps in the list (Gabit and Yakit) are iPhone apps, which is great for a BYOD campus! Most on the list are free.

Why?  Tired of the same old paper bios of the presidents?  Upload a photo or create a cartoon depiction of a president.  Make him give a short speech about his achievements.  Make Darwin explain his own theory.  

Listed on iTunes as free today only (Friday Aug 30): iFunFace Pro.  There is a free version which just doesn't have the fancy accessories.  

A quick sample: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18917606/iFunFace.mp4     enjoy!!