Avatar can Break the Ice

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Ice Breaking for the 1st Class
Ice breaking is must-do task for teachers for the very first class. There are abundant techniques to break the ice such as interviewing each other, doing a game to remember names, and any collaborating activities.

 Avatar can Break the Ice
Creating an Avatar can be an idea to break the ice using the technology in the classroom. It is simple and quick to create an avatar using free websites (doppelme.com; zwinky.com; meez.com; secondlife.com\Avatar).

 How?
As a teacher, you can give an assignment to students to:

 (1) create an avatar using one of the websites, 
(2) describe the avatar's characteristics (teachers can give prompts - name, favorite food, etc.)
(3) post it on a web-community site for your class.
The avatar and its characteristics below is created by me. It took about 10 minutes to create. This idea can make it easier for students to get to know each other by taking a look at their classmates' avatar's characteristics and interests via viewing the avatar's info. 

 So, how about using this quick and simple method for your first class for Ice Breaking? :)
John Kim's Avatar

My avatar is named: TW22
My avatar’s favorite thing to do is: swimming with his family in their family owned pool 
My avatar’s favorite color is: Sky Blue
My avatar likes to listen to: Nirvana, Jason Mraz, and Nora Jones
My avatar likes to eat: grilled meats & vegetables and ice coffee
My avatar’s favorite school subjects: Second Language Acquisition and History
My avatar’s life is epic because: He teaches Korean to Japanese adult students via Skype!

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