Voki vs Sutori

"Students who are shy are free to present their ideas by using an avatar."

- Jacqueline D.- 5th Grade Teacher- Ashburn, Virginia

"Voki is an effective tool for students to create imaginative projects."

- Ian B.-English Professor-Japan

"Voki is a great format to provide avatars for a variety of characters that can continually be used with training or in the classroom without having to have a particular person on camera."

- Josh M.-Professor-Valencia College-Orlando, Florida

I love this Twitter story! This is why I have loved Sutori from the start. You understand the needs of students beyond technology. You prove education is about changing lives for the better. Thank you for your product and your hearts!

- Deborah Chad

My Take I like how Sutori lets my students take control of the content we are learning about. They are able to build upon their interests and develop it into concrete knowledge. How I Use It I use it with my students to help them with more student lead instruction. I had my students use it to compare and contrast the variety of cultures in the Caribbean islands.

- Vincent L.

This is a tool that makes timeline creation -- and presentations -- feel fresh and new. It's terrific that teachers can embed primary source media directly on the timeline and surround those posts with multiple-choice questions and discussion prompts. And it's also terrific that students can collaborate in real time to create their own timelines. For teachers, building your own timeline with this tool might be as simple as adapting an existing outline or slide deck to this new format, but the simple, visual presentation style here has great potential for helping students make connections. Though some of the user-generated stories are uneven, the developer-created stories are solid, and they're a good starting point for creating your own standards-aligned lessons and activities. Just be aware that it's easy during the free trial to get hooked on the paid features, so if Sutori clicks for you, it's likely going to require an annual subscription. Also, while the tool is exceptionally well designed, it still would be nice to see some further customization -- for instance, more color and theme options.

- Patricia M.