Avatars

Many people create avatars in the virtual online world to show how they want to be are sides of their personality that they may not show in public. These people spend much of their life playing as these virtual characters and leave the real world behind. In a way this is beneficial, especially for people like Jason Rowe who, unlike an average person, cannot walk or even use his hands. This allows Jason to live as normal of a life as he possibly can. He is able to express his personality though means of his avatar and people will get to know who he really is and not judging him by his appearance. Avatars can be used in the classroom of today, especially with today's technology, as a way for students to express themselves. Students will be able to express their beliefs or ideas to a whole array of people without actually getting judged because the avatars would be online. With the avatars being on the internet there is no way of actually knowing who goes with what avatar. This can stir up ideas that may have never been brought up without the students having their own virtual character. Everyone has played video games once in their lifetime and has been able to play as their very own virtual avatar. Many people have played the game Sims, which is a game where you can actually create a whole virtual family. Almost every game made nowadays allows the player to create or customize their very own player. So everyone has had their taste of an avatar.
                                               -Cody