Voki.com is a Web 2.0 Tool with a voice-to-avatar application.  Below is my experiment with it, the quality being similar to that of the first finger painting of a kindergartner.  This deserves a space on my virtual refrigerator!

Transcript (just in case you’re thrown off by the Australian accent):

‘Hello, maties! This is the Idaho State Journalism Association blog. This was created at Voki.com!”