Tool #1- Getting Started

All's well that ends well...I like the look of my blog and found the process to be somewhat painless. Of course, I had the experience of others who were ahead of me to learn from. Never underestimate the power of a group! I had fun creating TWO avatars..she got better with trials...however neither version of my alter-ego "Nadine" has chosen to show up on the blog yet. Maybe if I had chosen a bigger mouth she would have decided to speak up??? I am convinced it's a website problem...it couldn't be user error, could it? I think the use of blogs in the classroom is already in full swing- the ability to have each student's voice heard is powerful- noone can hide and hope to not be called on. Each has to think and reflect at a higher level and make it public. The avatar use is just for fun and novelty at this point- however I do think some students may be willing to say more and take risks when it's spoken by an Avatar instead of themself?