Avatar game

Avatar game

Use this Microsoft PowerPoint avatar template (.ppt 5MB) to collate all the avatars for the whole class. When everyone in the class has entered their avatar into the template, try to guess the owner of each avatar.

An image of a section of a powerpoint slide displaying three avatars with a section for the user to input the name of the avatar owner.

Discuss these questions:

  • Choose an avatar that was easy to guess correctly. What features helped you to guess the real owner easily?

  • Choose an avatar that was difficult to guess. What features of the avatar helped to disguise the correct owner?

  • In what ways can the use of avatars be beneficial to young learners?

  • In what ways can the use of avatars be dangerous for young learners?

Explore the cybersmart website1 for more information.

Links

  1. http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/