Avatars in Education

I think avatars can be very helpful for students in school. With younger kids it can help you see how the students view themselves. If you assign them to make an avatar that represents them, you can see how they think others see them, and how they perceive themselves.
In my EDST 199 class we talked about a little girl who was denying who she was. She was the only black student in the entire class, one day the class was drawing self portraits and she drew herself as being white, with blonde hair. Because of this the teacher was able to see how self conscious she was about her true identity. Having students make avatars can really benefit the teacher in that they can identify, and help the children who need it the most. And, as a added bonus, making avatars is fun and keeps the children up tp date with technology. Print Page in IE