cobannon Sep 26, 2008 04:32PM Any suggestions for a kid-friendly avatar creation site that does NOT require you to sign-in?
visionsbyvicky says Sep 26, 2008 04:55PM www.reasonablyclever.com/blockhead/index.htm - not easy to save though
visionsbyvicky says Sep 26, 2008 04:55PM www.reasonablyclever.com/mini/kidsafe.htm - same as above but full lego people; also not easy to save
visionsbyvicky says Sep 26, 2008 05:00PM www.doppelme.com/ - you do not have to sign in though some options aren't available if you don't.
visionsbyvicky says Sep 26, 2008 04:57PM Doppelme allows right-click and save as once you say you're done.
visionsbyvicky says Sep 26, 2008 05:01PM On doppelme the characters start out "naked" though not inappropriately so but for some grades it can lead to giggling.
visionsbyvicky says Sep 26, 2008 04:59PM used these with Middle School: www.moeruavatar.com/index_en.shtml avatarmaker.abi-station.com/index_en.shtml www.abi-station.com/iconmaker/index_en.shtml
visionsbyvicky says Sep 26, 2008 04:59PM above sites allow right-click and save as but they're somewhat slow at times and have some accessories that aren't completely appropriate
visionsbyvicky says Sep 26, 2008 05:03PM www.buildyourwildself.com/ - this is really cute and if you choose the Print option at the end you can do a right-click and save as.
visionsbyvicky says Sep 26, 2008 05:05PM www.planetcreation.co.uk/createpic/ - I think this one has the hard to save issue also
visionsbyvicky says Sep 26, 2008 05:03PM oh yeah - characters start out in underwear on messdudes which can cause issues for some classes.
visionsbyvicky says Sep 26, 2008 05:09PM www.quickflashgames.com/other_stuff/avatar_maker/ - I like this one but didn't use it because the ads are inappropriate IMO.
visionsbyvicky says Sep 26, 2008 05:23PM you're welcome. Since we just finished creating our avatars I've had some recent experience with many of these sites.
cobannon says Sep 26, 2008 05:41PM Holy smoke!! I step away to grab food and come back to this?? Thank you!!
cobannon says Sep 26, 2008 05:40PM I received one response on Twitter for www.makewee.com and use Jing to capture image.
visionsbyvicky says Sep 26, 2008 05:44PM oh that one is really cute. I hadn't seen that one before. You could use Jing on any of the ones I noted as hard to save.
visionsbyvicky says Sep 26, 2008 05:45PM I actually teach the kids about the Print Scrn button and paste into a graphics program and teach cropping and saving from there.
cobannon says Sep 26, 2008 06:30PM I'm out of district office and am not in position to teach the kids, but I could show teachers about Jing and kids could use it, too.
cobannon says Sep 26, 2008 06:31PM Thanks again, so helpful. We need avatars for wikispaces. Kids have figured out how to put up pics and are using real ones.
I step away to grab food and come back to this?? Thank you!! 
