Using Avatars in your Profile

Avatars for your user profile

Each of you will be required to use an avatar (a small image, drawing, artwork, photo, etc) in your user profile. If you do not select an avatar in the first week, I will choose one for you and you will be very, very sorry. There are no restrictions in choosing your avatar, so feel free to post something that reflects your own personality. Your image should be in a specific digital format (.jpg, .gif, .png work best) and should have dimensions of around 85 x 85 so that it is not distorted when it is displayed.

There are a number of sites that offer free avatars, such as www.hotavatars.com or www.avatarity.com . You are also welcome to take a non-digital image and convert it into your avatar. If you have trouble doing this, send the picture as an attachment to your instructor and I will help you with resizing, cropping, etc.