Avatar+Characters

=AVATAR CHARACTERS= Create online representations (Avatars) instead of placing pictures online.

Creating an avatar to post creative responses to literature provides a new interesting and exciting way to respond to literature and to see the way others view themselves as well.

Create an avatar for a character or characters in a book, a person in history, a famous mathematician, etc. Students can add speech bubbles to have the avatar "say" a famous quote or some important notes.

Use the avatar for letterhead, bookmarks, website images. Students can create letterhead for themselves or for a character, famous person, etc.

Animated avatars are a great choice for making talking books.

Show students an avatar and ask them what they can tell about that person by how they look. Good way to dovetail into a "can't judge a book by its cover" conversation.

Create ALA READ posters of students and faculty with their avatars!

Avatar Makers
[|AbiPortraitAvatarMaker] [|Alpoy] (grab snapshots from youtube videos) [|AnimeCharacterMaker] [|AnimeFaceMaker] [|AvatarMaker] [|BeASuperHero] (requires a kit download) [|BeFunky] (turns pics into cartoons) [|Becomeanm&m] [|BigHugeLabs](baseball cards, motivational poster, much more!) [|Bitstrips] [|BlessThisChick] [|BuildYourWildSelf] (New York Zoos) [|CartoonMe (pay service)] [|CentaurMaker] [|ChaoMaker] [|CreateADragon] [|CreateAFace] [|CreateAWolf] [|CreateCartoonCharactersofYourself] [|ElfMaker] [|ElouaiDollMakers] [|DollMakers] [|DoppleMe] [|DreamAvatarCreator] [|FaceYourManga] [|FairyMaker] [|FemaleFurryDollMaker] [|FreeKid-FriendlyAvatarCreators] (Philly Teacher) [|Hero Factory] [|HogwartsMaker] [|KimonoMaker] [|KittenMaker] [|LunaiiDollMaker] [|MadmenAvatar Creator] [|MaleFurryDollMaker] [|Meez] [|MermaidMaker] [|MessDudes] [|Mii] [|Miniego] [|MinimiseMe] [|Moonjee] (virtual makeover & make-a-face) [|Muggins] [|MrMagoriumToyCreator] [|Mr.PicassoHead] [|MyAvatar Editor] [|MyWebFace] (make a cartoon of your photo) [|OtakuAvatar Maker] [|Pixton] (design your own comic avatar) [|PokemonTrainerDresser] [|PortraitIllustration Maker] [|ReasonableCleverLegoAvatar] [|ShrinkPicture] [|SimpsonizeMe] [|SimpsonsAvatar] [|SonicCharacterDesigner] [|SouthParkStudios] [|Sporecreaturecreator] [|StripGenerator] [|Superheroes] [|TizMe] [|Unique] [|YahooAvatars] (must have account) [|YearbookYourself] [|VivaVoodoo] (become a voodoo doll) [|WarriorMaker] [|WeeWorld] [|Wordle] (word clouds function as avatars) [|Zwinky] (Avatar generator--not for Macs!)

Animated Avatars
[|Blabberize] (manipulate the mouth on any photo and make it talk!) [|CrazyTalk] (for purchase-easy and powerful tool for generating talking characters from an image or photo and facial animation for video, websites and widgets) [|Fotobabble] [|GIZMOZ] [|Voki(create a talking avatar)]