What's an avatar?
In short, an avatar is a graphic representation of yourself, usually created for gaming and online profiles. However, educators are using avatars in some creative ways!
When creating an avatar, make on that looks as much like yourself as possible. Most avatar sites allow you to pick hair and eye color, face shape, skin tone, mouth, clothes and more.
When creating an avatar, make on that looks as much like yourself as possible. Most avatar sites allow you to pick hair and eye color, face shape, skin tone, mouth, clothes and more.
Avatar Generators
Avatar Maker - Perfect for creating a profile photo of yourself
Build Your Wild Self - Great for younger students who want to create avatars. This one lets you add animal characteristics to your avatar.
Create Your Own Superhero - Create your own Superhero based on the Marvel Superheros
South Park - Create your South Park character (ATTN Teachers - Check out the accessories before you allow students to use this generator
Picasso Head - Create yourself as you appear if Picasso had drawn you head
Pickaface - Create a basic avatar of yourself. Similar to Avatar Maker, this one is also good for profile photos.
Wimp Yourself - Create yourself based on the Wimpy Kid Diary illustrations. You can even create your whole family!
Lego Creator (Picture Yourself in Plastic) - Create a Lego version of your yourself
Build Your Wild Self - Great for younger students who want to create avatars. This one lets you add animal characteristics to your avatar.
Create Your Own Superhero - Create your own Superhero based on the Marvel Superheros
South Park - Create your South Park character (ATTN Teachers - Check out the accessories before you allow students to use this generator
Picasso Head - Create yourself as you appear if Picasso had drawn you head
Pickaface - Create a basic avatar of yourself. Similar to Avatar Maker, this one is also good for profile photos.
Wimp Yourself - Create yourself based on the Wimpy Kid Diary illustrations. You can even create your whole family!
Lego Creator (Picture Yourself in Plastic) - Create a Lego version of your yourself
Avatars in the Classroom
Profile Photos - Some of the online tools used by students ask them to include a profile photo. Rather than using a real image, have students create and upload their avatar. This can become a great class lesson on internet safety.
Biopoem Trading Cards - Have students create a trading card in Pages. The front side can have their avatar photo and the back would be the student's biopoem
Create Story Characters - Students could create avatar characters for a digital storytelling project
Book Characters - Create an avatar based on a character in a book or short story the students are reading. Then have them use that photo to create a Blabberize book summary or review.
Presentation - Add your avatar to the credit slide of your presentation
Spruce up a lesson with avatar images on your handouts
Ideas for Voki Avatars:
Biopoem Trading Cards - Have students create a trading card in Pages. The front side can have their avatar photo and the back would be the student's biopoem
Create Story Characters - Students could create avatar characters for a digital storytelling project
Book Characters - Create an avatar based on a character in a book or short story the students are reading. Then have them use that photo to create a Blabberize book summary or review.
Presentation - Add your avatar to the credit slide of your presentation
Spruce up a lesson with avatar images on your handouts
Ideas for Voki Avatars:
- Students can share a poem they created
- Introduce a lesson
- Use as a welcome to your website and/or blog
- For more ideas go Voki - Avatars in Education