Today we talked about safety on the internet because it was, 'Safer Internet Day'. As part of our learning we made avatars to use for our blog. Avatars keep us safe because they give us an online identity without showing who we are. Below is the activity we did, why avatars are important and some of the finished avatars. Please leave a comment and tell us what you think.

WALT: to create an avatar for our blog and to use when leaving comments, participating online with web tools such as Voice Thread. It is your online identity instead of using photographs of yourself.

Why should you have your own avatar?

Avatars are a representation of yourself.
1. Your avatar helps people to remember you.  The combination of your name + original avatar is a unique and safe way to recognise people online!
2. Your avatar helps you to keep a certain amount of privacy about your identity online.