avatars

Try these sites:

http://illustmaker.abi-station.com/index_en.shtml (Chinese and Japanese) harder to use but easier to save http://www.reasonablyclever.com/mini/kidsafe.htm Lego blocks easier to use and but harder to save. [|http://www.m][|eez.com], [|http://www.][|tektek.com], also http://elggplans.wikispaces.com/avatars , [|http://www.weeworld.com] [|www.befunky.com] http://www.weblin.com/index.php?cmd=B4DA282A01&room=en2 [|Doppellme] [|Otaku avatar maker] [|My avatar editor] [|messdudes] no login required http://mashable.com/2008/06/12/mego/ May need to check the age entry on this one. [|animated gifs] as avatars [|Build yourself] (Chris Betcher uses this with grade 3s) Other avatar sites to be found through [|Chris Betcher's delicious tag]. From a teachers mailing list comes the following suggestions Doppel Me was the most popular. Simpsonize Me [|version 1]and [|version 2] [|Build Your Wild Self] [|DoppelMe] (It seems you only need to register to access some of the options in each section.) [|Otaku Avatar Maker] [|Voki] (requires registration and over 13 to use it) [|Avatar editor] For older students [|imvu] Avatars in eLearning - alternatives to second life