AVATARS, AVATARS & MORE AVATARS!

For Internet safety reasons, I do not want my students using actual photos of themselves online.  Instead, I've been compiling a list of websites that I can direct my students to where they can create fun avatars.  Click on an image below for the web address where the avatar was created, or click on the hyperlinks below the images.  All of the avatars below were created by me after "playing" with the websites, so I have tested each of them personally.  All of the avatar creators are completely free, and none of them require any downloading.  

In addition to creating avatars for Internet safety when participating in web publishing, discussion boards, and social networking, avatar can also be animated for presentations.  Voki allows user to add audio files to avatars.  Picture files can also be manipulated with a website such as Blabberize, or a paid program like CrazyTalk.

Note: Some website may contain unsuitable items (for example, the South Park avatar creator allows users to add alcoholic beverages to their avatar).  Preview the website that you plan to use in order to make sure that it is appropriate for your students.

Top Row (L-R): South Park Avatar, Simpsons Avatar, Mii Avatar
Middle Row (L-R): Scott Pilgrim Avatar, Diary of a Wimpy Kid Avatar, Anime Avatar
Third Row (L-R): Voki Avatar (talking avatar), Stick Person Avatar, Mad Men Avatar
Bottom Row (L-R): WeeMee Avatar, Doppel Me Avatar, FaceYourManga Avatar

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