Educational Value of Avatars and Voki - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T00:22:21Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/educational-value-of-avatars?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A370477&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWell, I guess these blog entr…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-08-10:649749:Comment:3716922009-08-10T15:23:28.045ZJacqui Murrayhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JacquiMurray
Well, I guess these blog entries don't show the pics, despite the icon. I have a really cute Manga, too! I'll try the upload.
Well, I guess these blog entries don't show the pics, despite the icon. I have a really cute Manga, too! I'll try the upload. The one I stumbled across and…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-08-10:649749:Comment:3715482009-08-10T02:08:06.558ZJacqui Murrayhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JacquiMurray
The one I stumbled across and plan to use this year is called <a href="http://www.faceyourmanga.it/homepage.php?lang=eng" target="_blank">Face Your Manga</a>. It's completely free, has lots of options for students and is easy enough for my 2nd graders. It seems a good way to impress on students the importance of anonymity on the internet while giving them a fun alternative.<br />
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How do I look? (I think the picture shows up here)<br />
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The one I stumbled across and plan to use this year is called <a href="http://www.faceyourmanga.it/homepage.php?lang=eng" target="_blank">Face Your Manga</a>. It's completely free, has lots of options for students and is easy enough for my 2nd graders. It seems a good way to impress on students the importance of anonymity on the internet while giving them a fun alternative.<br />
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How do I look? (I think the picture shows up here)<br />
<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1922795812?profile=original" alt="" width="180" height="185"/></p> Yes, both avatars and icons a…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-08-08:649749:Comment:3712642009-08-08T21:14:06.171ZDurffhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/mrsdurff
Yes, both avatars and icons are important in my lessons. We think of avatars as ways to represent ourselves without a photograph-important in online safety. We use portrait illustrator.<br />
Icons are more like one's brand name, or recognizable image, like the golden arches are for mcdonald's. We often use different sites for this.<br />
We use sites like Voki and Blabberize to make fun widgets for our blogs.<br />
The objectives in a lesson incorporating avatars are:<br />
online safety<br />
using unfamiliar sites<br />
using…
Yes, both avatars and icons are important in my lessons. We think of avatars as ways to represent ourselves without a photograph-important in online safety. We use portrait illustrator.<br />
Icons are more like one's brand name, or recognizable image, like the golden arches are for mcdonald's. We often use different sites for this.<br />
We use sites like Voki and Blabberize to make fun widgets for our blogs.<br />
The objectives in a lesson incorporating avatars are:<br />
online safety<br />
using unfamiliar sites<br />
using the embed code Hi Jonah,
I had a chance to i…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-08-05:649749:Comment:3704772009-08-05T17:01:42.027ZSuzie Bosshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/suzieboss
Hi Jonah,<br />
I had a chance to interview two teachers recently about projects that make good use of avatars. You can read more (and find links to classroom resources) in these stories, both in Edutopia:<br />
--<a href="http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-self-image-avatars" target="_blank">"Avatars Teach Teens About Self-Image"</a><br />
--<a href="http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-social-networking-technology-project" target="_blank">"How to Talk About Life Online"</a> (featuring Classroom…
Hi Jonah,<br />
I had a chance to interview two teachers recently about projects that make good use of avatars. You can read more (and find links to classroom resources) in these stories, both in Edutopia:<br />
--<a href="http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-self-image-avatars" target="_blank">"Avatars Teach Teens About Self-Image"</a><br />
--<a href="http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-social-networking-technology-project" target="_blank">"How to Talk About Life Online"</a> (featuring Classroom 2.0 member Diane Crockett)<br />
Good luck!