Avatars
An avatar is a graphical representation of yourself. Many people use avatars to represent themselves online when using blogs, chat rooms, etc. There are several free online sites that allow you to create an avatar to use in blogs, etc. Following are some examples:
Meez – http://www.meez.com/
Lego Avatar – http://www.reasonablyclever.com/mini/
Wee World – http://www.weeworld.com/
To add your avatar to your blog:
1. Save the graphic file you create at the avatar site of your choice to your computer.
2. Go to Settings and Blog Avatar in Edublogs.
3. Upload the avatar file you created.
4. Go to Design and Widgets.
5. Add the Blog Avatar widget.
6. View your site. Your avatar should be displayed in your sidebar.
To add an ANIMATED Meez file safely to your blog (kind of an advanced skill & you must have a school website):
1. Save your animated version of your meez to your images file on your school webspace (on the W drive).
2. Add a text widget to your blog.
3. Put the image source code in the text widget (i.e. <img src = ‘http://wwww.thematzats.com/images/animatedmeez.gif’>)
4. The animated meez should now display in your sidebar.
