Let’s create an avatar!
Activity 1: Create your own avatar!
An avatar is a pictorial representation of you that can look somewhat like you, but in comic form and it might include a picture of something you like. Importantly, in the Web 2.0 computer world, you can use an avatar to create an online personality while importantly still protecting your privacy.
You can use one of the following sites to create your avatar:
- manga.com
- buildyourwildself
- dream avatar
- pixton comic avatars
- portrait avatar maker
- Picasso head
- Otaku Avatar Maker
- DoppelMe
This blog posting from Edublogger blog about avatars has some tips on how to save and edit your avatar on a PC. Once you have your avatar saved, add it to your blog sidebar. With Edublogs blogs, you do that by uploading it as your blog avatar, then adding an avatar widget to your sidebar. Also add your avatar as your user avatar so that it appears in your comments. The Edublogger blog post can help you with that task also. With Blogger blogs, you add a picture gadget to your sidebar and upload your avatar file to it. Then, also upload your avatar to your profile under My Account.Once you have your avatar saved, add it to your blog sidebar.
Activity 2: Create an animated avatar using Voki.
To upload this to your blog, copy the html to your computer clipboard, then paste the html into a widget or gadget in you sidebar. You don’t need to create an account with Voki or dream avatar to make one!
Activity 3: Write a reflection about the creation of your avatar and your learning.
Describe what site you used, the process, and your results uploading the avatar to your blog. Make sure you create a hyperlink so others can find the site you used. Practice adding the link when ever you mention a site in your blog.