Avatars

To find these Apps, go to iTunes. Type in the name of the App in the Search box, press Enter. All prices quoted here are in New Zealand dollars.

The avatars can be assigned to your contacts and when that person rings you it will appear on your phone. || **WeeMee Avatar Creator** (Free for iPod/iPhone/iPad) Create weemees and assign to contacts, upload and share to websites || **MeezAvatar** ([|Free] for iPod/iPhone/iPad) Create stylish looking avatars. ||  ||
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 * **Avatar Creator** (Free for iPod/iPhone/iPod) Create your own avatar.
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 * **Create a Superhero** ( Free or $1.29 for iPhone/iPod Touch) Make a superhero avatar ||  ||   ||   ||

How can you use Avatars in Education =I use Weemees as an avatar. These avatars go on my blogs and wikis. I also use them for when I am marking students work and I want to make a comment. They are my 'digital stickers and stamps'!= media type="custom" key="7216121" = Take a Screen Capture of your Weemee (Win) (the long way...the short way is to download [|Jing])=

Macs - Press Shift -Command 4, click and drag around what you want to keep, the picture will be on your desktop
How to save a Screen Capture as a jpeg Press Fn and PrtScn keys together, go to Paint and Press Ctrl V (Win 7) Click on the **Square Selector** button **( Vista )**
 * click and drag around the part of the screen you want
 * click on the crop button
 * click on the Save icon (Floppy disk icon)
 * name it and save to Pictures folder

Click on the **Square Selector** button
 * click and drag around the part of the screen you want

**( XP )** Click on the **Square Selector** button
 * go to **Image - Crop**
 * select jpeg from **Save as Type**
 * click **Save**
 * click and drag around the part of the screen you want


 * press Ctrl C to copy the selection
 * Open up PowerPoint
 * Press Ctrl V to paste
 * click on the picture then right click on the picture
 * select Save as Picture
 * name the file and save to your Pictures folder

Reading Activity Idea Make a character Weemee.

Vocalise your Weemee

This is an idea I got from Dave at Somerville Intermediate (who by the way has a great class wiki). Create your Weemee and then put it into [|Blabberize] to make it speak media type="custom" key="7216137" Ways to use this tool
 * students introduce themselves on their blog or wiki
 * make a character from a book and speak from their point of view
 * students record their speech