Tuesday, November 15, 2011

TechKNOWLEDGy Tips: Creating an Avatar

Do you ever feel like you need a change of pace? Your students are zoning out, and you're tired of saying the same thing 5,000 times a day? Try one of these ideas on for size...




http://www.voki.com/ Speaking avatars; login required but worth it.


Perhaps you just need a different face to say the same thing you are saying:


Doppelme
http://doppelme.com/create/ Animated Avatar--no login required

Here's mine:


Face Your Manga
http://www.faceyourmanga.com/editmangatar.php Requires an email. Your avatar is sent to you for download.
Here's mine:


Build Your Wild Self
It's a fun way to get a little crazy. This wouldn't work in many settings, but you might could think up some cool ideas. Here's the one I built:


Another fun way to say something is to use a celebrity (with permission, of course):

Blabberize:




Go to blabberize.com to do this. You'll need to register to save and share your creations, but it's worth the fun. Just a forewarning....there are some inappropriate Blabbers that are part of the Browse section, so keep that in mind if you're thinking of doing this as a project.

You could go all out and create an avatar, save that picture, and then make it talk with Blabberize....Play around. It makes lessons a little more interesting for you too.

All of these are ways that students can create projects without putting their face in front of the camera. By creating an avatar, you can have them record their voice to turn in an assignment for an oral presentation. You can allow them to read you the steps to solving a problem. You can introduce new topics or review topics using images of the actual characters (think book reviews, history lessons, world leaders, or a "Who am I?" review game....)

Lots of ideas....Let me know if I can help.

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