Part Six : TOOLS TO HELP YOU TRANSFORM YOUR IDENTITY_Ch. 23-26

Chapter 23 AVATARS

http://codebaby.com/online-solutions/ not user friendly

http://www.voki.com  can create a simple avatar

https://www.sitepal.com asked for a credit card for 15 day trial

Chapter 24 VIRTUAL WORLDS

https://join.secondlife.com download and install needed

http://www.fantage.com/ dress up and games

Chapter 25 SOCIAL NETWORKING AND YOUR STUDENTS’ IDENTITIES

http://www.elgg.org/ download needed

http://www.ning.com/ asked for a credit card for free trial

For this portion, I’ve tried most of the websites from the book but couldn’t find one I liked to use in my classroom except https://www.edmodo.com/. It is free and user-friendly. I registered as a teacher. Since I used my gmail account for Tech for Teachers, I had to use my work email account. To my surprise, my school was already registered by another teacher. I uploaded a picture and created my edmodo URL https://www.edmodo.com/sunsookhan. I created a group  and got a group code which will expire and lock the group 14 days after a group creation. I uploaded a reading file and created a quiz. Then, I joined the communities of my interest to bring relevant discussions. I could connect with other teachers and share files.  

For my class, I could load already made files to use as  practice tests, leave a short note for absent students, and assignments.  Also, I can monitor each student’s progress. Each student can log in with her/his name without adding an email address. What I liked about this website is that students and teachers can give their opinions about a test.