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Your avatar is an important part of your online identity.

It’s an online representation of you that shows up in places such as where you leave comments or forum posts and is part of how others visualize who you are.

Most schools don’t allow students to use pictures of themselves on blogs or websites.  Instead of photos most students create avatars that representative of them.

Uploading your comment avatar to your blog is easy — I’ll show you how in a second.  But first let’s discuss online tools you can use to create your avatars!

For each tool I’ve included an example of the type of avatar they create and how to save the avatars (without creating an account and/or using an email address).

Important tips

Online avatar tools often create rectangular  images while normally avatars are square.

Use an image editing program (such as MS Paint, Picture Manager or iPhoto) to make your image square before uploading.

For best results resize your image to 97 pixels wide by 97 pixels high.

Here’s information to help you:

1. How to crop images using MS Paint
2. How to resize images using MS Paint
3. How to crop and resize using MS Picture Manager

Think carefully of how you want others to visualize you when choosing your avatar – it’s all about creating a positive digital identify!

Bless This Chick

Bless This Chick creates really cute female avatar (and I had lots of fun creating mine).

Once finished it’s best to select jpg image option 130 x 146 pixels and then email to yourself.

Build YourSelf Wild

Build Yourself  Wild can be used to create fairly conservative avatars (like my example below) or you can go totally wild by adding different animal parts to various areas of your avatar’s body.

To save your image:

1. Click on I’m Done
2. Now click on Print Your Wild Self
3. This will display the print version of your avatar in a new tab or window of your web browser
4. Right click on this print version and select ‘Save Image As’ or “Save Picture as’

Image size created is 1024 pixels wide by 768 pixels wide.

Use programs like MS Paint or MS Picture Manager to crop your avatar into a square shape and then resize.

DoppelMe

DoppelMe is relatively easy to use.  Just click on each feature you want to add to your avatar and it is automatically added (or changed).

A few features are only accessible if you create a DoppelMe account and are logged in.  However you can still create cool avatars (and save them) without an account.

Image size created is 100 pixels wide by 200 pixels wide.

To use your avatar’s full body it’s best not to add a background so you can make your image square.

To save your completed avatar:

1. Right click on your avatar
2. Select ‘Save Image As’ or “Save Picture as’

Dream Avatar Creator

Dream Avatar Creator is also relatively easy to use.

Just click on each feature you want to add to your avatar and it is automatically added (or changed).

To save your completed avatar:

1. Right click on your avatar
2. Select ‘Save Image As’ or “Save Picture as’

Image size created is 120 pixels wide by 150 pixels wide.

Face your Manga

A good aspect of Face your Manga is that it creates square shaped avatars so you don’t need to crop or change your image shape.

Unfortunately some of the ads on this site aren’t necessary ideal – check suitability for your student first!

To save your completed avatar:

1. Click on the PrtScn button on your keyboard (this takes a screenshot of your entire desktop) or click on Alt + PrtScrn to take a screenshot of the web browser page
2. Open up MS Paint
3. Hold your Ctrl key and then press V key to paste your screenshot into MS Paint 
4. Now just select the avatar and crop (Image > Crop) — then Save your image

On a Mac:  use Apple (Command) Key + Shift + 4 to take a screenshot of your avatar only.

Hero Factory

The Hero Factory creates action hero avatars.

Be warned the bodies of  most females hero’s may be a bit too voluptuous (my avatar covered up ).

Once you’ve completed save your avatar using the PrtScn method – same as described above for Face your Manga.

The Mini Mixer

The Mini Mixer creates a lego avatar – ideal for your lego loving students

Once you’ve completed save your avatar using the PrtScn method – same as described above for Face your Manga.

Mr. PicassoHead

Mr. PicassoHead creates a more artistic like avatar – ideal for those wanting something a bit different.

Once you’ve completed save your avatar using the PrtScn method – same as described above for Face your Manga.

Definitely fun — but I mightn’t be very artistic!

Simpsons Avatar

The Simpsons Avatar is definitely for those lovers of the Simpsons.

Just create your own Simpson avatar then save it using the PrtScn method – same as described above for Face your Manga.

WeeMee

WeeMee is also relatively easy to use.

Just click on each feature you want to add to your avatar and it is automatically added (or changed). However terms of services are for over 13 years of age.

Once you’ve completed save your avatar using the PrtScn method – same as described above for Face your Manga.

TizMe

TizMe is also excellent fun for creating avatars however terms of services state for over 13 years of age.

Once you’ve completed save your avatar using the PrtScn method – same as described above for Face your Manga.

Uploading your Avatar

Now you’ve created your avatar uploading it to your blog is as simple as:

1. Go to Users > Your Avatar or Profile > Your Avatar inside your blog dashboard
2. Click on Browse, locate your avatar on your computer and click Open
3. Now click Upload
   
4. Once uploaded select the part of the image you want to use as the avatar and then click Crop Image
   
5. Now whenever you leave comment on your blog or (another Edublogs.org blog) your avatar will display with your comment.

Please note:

1. If you have trouble cropping your avatar once uploaded – you need to upload again by click on Browse, locate your avatar and then click on the Alternative Upload button.
2. Your new avatar mightn’t appear immediately on new comments – try holding the Ctrl key and pressing F5 to clear your browser cache
3. For best results resize your image to 97 pixels wide by 97 pixels high before uploading.

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This is an update version of  The 100 Edublogs Themes Separated Into Categories To Make Choosing Your Next Theme Easier post!

Given there are 100 Edublogs themes to choose from ranging from those that can’t be altered to themes that are “extremely customizable” you can spend considerable time testing themes to find the “perfect theme”.

So to help make your task easier we’ve categorizing the 100 themes based on:

1. Layout – number of columns
2. Color Scheme and how customizable the theme is
3. Ability to upload custom image header – those that allow are shown as recommended header image dimensions, in pixels, to upload (written as width by height)
4. Presence or absence of links to pages as navigation tabs at the top of the theme – as shown in page link column as Yes/No
5. Presence or absence of tagline in blog header – as shown in display tagline column as Yes/No

ONE COLUMN THEMES

Single Column themes have a central post area with no sidebar.

These theme appeal to people who like to keep their theme simple by preventing the clutter often created by sidebar widgets.

All widgets are located at the bottom of the blog on one column themes.

TWO COLUMN THEMES WITH LEFT SIDEBAR

Two Column themes normally a wide column for content with a narrower sidebar.

These are the most common theme layout and location of the sidebar (left or right) is personal preference.

TWO COLUMN THEMES WITH RIGHT SIDEBAR

Two Column themes with right sidebar are the most common theme layout so we’ve separated these themes based on:

1. Ability to upload custom image header
2. Colour scheme

With custom image header

Without custom image header

Black, White and Grey themes without custom image header

THREE COLUMN THEMES WITH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDEBAR

Three column themes have either:

1. Sidebars side-by-side on one side of the blog
2. Sidebars on either side of the wider content column

THREE COLUMN THEMES WITH RIGHT SIDEBARS

The most appealing aspect of three column themes is the ability to place more widgets in the sidebar.

Sidebars side-by-side three column themes on one side of the blog allows you to use this aspect well.

FOUR COLUMN THEMES

Four column themes have one content column and three sidebars.

The content column is often the same width as the other columns. This type of layout tends to be cluttered looking and less suited to reading lengthy content.

However this category includes themes like CommentPress which is very unique.

CommentPress is ideal for writing collaborative documents or for providing resources because its Table of Content Skin places the oldest post at the top table of contents and your readers can comment paragraph by paragraph!

MOST CUSTOMIZABLE THEMES

These themes provide greater opportunity for customizing if you want to change color of your blog based on font color code or change font type.

1. Roundflow – One Column. Can change the colors on the blog, width of column and type of font used.
2. Simplr – One Column. Able to change width of column and type of font used.
3. Striped plus – One Column. Able to change colors on the blog and type of font used.
4. Mandigo – Two Column. Extensive range of image headers to choose from and able to change colors on the blog using font color codes.
5. OceanWide – Three column

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• Psalm begins with verbs of inaccessibility, then moves to accessibility, followed by the bargaining stage where it concludes with praise.
• Herman Gunkel & Sigmund Mowinkle (Gunkel’s student) created a narrative to deal with the change in tone (sequencing the action):
  • The lamenting person first comes to the priest and gives the lament
  • After the priest does the pastoral care, then you get the second act (the statement of trust and God has dealt bountifully with me)

• Modern scholars who disagree with Gunkel (e.g., Claus Westmann):
  • The statement of trust and affirmation of God’s goodness is necessary (existing at the same time)
  • Lament moves you to praise

• Walter Bruegamman:
  • 3 types of psalms (in each era you re-appropriate or recast the previous psalms):
    • Orientation – monarchy (Begins with Saul from 1030-1010 BCE)
    • Disorientation – exile (722 BCE – Fall of Samaria, 587 BCE – Fall of Jerusalem)
    • Reorientation – post-exile return (539 BCE – Edict of Cyrus, 520-515 BCE – Restoration of the city wall and the Temple in Jerusalem)
  • Allows individual laments to be corporate laments

• Hermeneutic of “divine and blessing” according to Claus Westermann:
  • God promises not only to deliver Israel from captivity, but to bless them with their prior inheritance of the land.

• Promised Land given to Israel as an inheritance based on election by God.
• Do’s and don’ts of inheritance:
  • Ch 46:
    • Inheritance of land can pass to their descendants
    • Inheritance cannot pass to servants (only temporarily) since they were not elected by God
  • Ch 47:
    • Aliens living among Israelites can receive inheritance due to being considered “native-born” Israelites, thus being counted among those elected by God

• Key Dates:
  • 597 BCE – First Deportation (Ezekiel taken to Babylon)
  • 587 BCE – Fall of Jerusalem (Babylonian captivity, current setting of the text)
  • 539 BCE – Edict of Cyrus (Overthrow of Babylon, the timeframe anticipated by Ezekiel 46-47)

Looking to thank your favorite bloggers?

Here’s your opportunity!

Nominations for the Edublog Awards 2009 are now open!

And best of all this year we have new categories including my favorite Best Student blog…

So students, teachers, class bloggers (and everyone) start nominating your favorite blogger(s) and web sites — we’re all looking forward to learning about great blogs!

About The Edublogs Awards

The Edublog Awards is an annual event that is now in its 6th year.

Each year the Edublogs Awards creates fabulous resources to share ideas on how social networking tools can be used in different educational contexts.

To be involved all you need to do is:

1.  Nominate

Choose the sites that you want to nominate in the following categories (you can nominate for as many, or as few, categories as you like):

Best individual blog
Best individual tweeter
Best group blog
Best new blog
Best class blog
Best student blog
Best resource sharing blog
Most influential blog post
Most influential tweet / series of tweets / tweet based discussion
Best teacher blog
Best librarian / library blog
Best educational tech support blog
Best elearning / corporate education blog
Best educational use of audio
Best educational use of video / visual
Best educational wiki
Best educational use of a social networking service
Best educational use of a virtual world
Lifetime achievement

Nominations close Tuesday 8 December!  And you MUST follow exactly the instructions explained below!

2.  Vote

Once the nomination process is complete voting will commence and you’ll be able to submit your votes for as many, or as few, categories as you like on the Edublog Awards website.

Voting ends Wednesday 16 December!

3.  Award Ceremony

Winners are announced at the Award Ceremony on Friday 18 December!

How To Nominate!

You must follow these two simple steps to nominate or your nominations won’t be counted!

Step 1: Write a post on your blog linking to:

1. The Edublog Awards Homepage
2. The blogs & sites that you want to nominate (you must include a link to each site you nominate!)

You can nominate for as many categories as you like, but only one nomination per category, and not yourself

You can nominate a blog (or site) for more than one category)

Check out these nomination posts to see how it can be done!

• Silvia Tolisano has made her nomination post really EASY to grab her links to use in the voting process
• Liz B. Davis’s nomination post has done an excellent job of explaining her choices

Step 2: Email the link to your nomination post as follows:

1. Go to The Edublog Awards nomination
2. Scroll to the contact form at the bottom of the page (The Edublog Awards nomination)
3. Complete the contact form and click send
   • You MUST include a genuine email address (spam free, just in case we need to confirm identity)
   • You MUST include the link to your nominations post

Your complete contact form should look similar to this example below!

You can’t submit your nominations without writing a blog post — please note class blogs can submit multiple posts by different authors!

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In Exodus 1-15, there are food and story.

Passover story shows Ethnological etiology (Exodus 1), Extended call of Moses (Exodus 2-4,6), Contest between the Lord and Paraoh(that is about ten plagues), Deliverance (the crossing the sea), and song of Moses and Miriam.

Pilgrimage Festivals categorize spring (Passover and Unleavened bread) and Fall (Tabernacles and Ingathering). Moreover, there are Harvest and Pentecost.

Murmuring Traditions talk about the problem of water and food such as manna and quails.

What I am interested in is Pilgrimage Festivals because there are many festivals for the commemoration of the exodus from Egypt. Moreover, I think that those festivals develop not only to commemorate the history of Israel about exodus from Egypt but also to remember how the Lord take care of the Israelies from the exodus from Egypt to Cannaan.

Genesis 3; Exodus 16:2,7,8,9,12

resentment

In Genesis 3, when God asks “who told you that you are naked?”, Adam blames Eve, and Eve blames the serpent. I just think of the situation if they do not blame. I am not sure whether God drive Adam and Eve out from the Garden of Eden.

Exodus reveals the resentment of Israelites against the Lord, who makes the exodus of Israelites from Egypt. They blame God because of the lack of food and water, so God gives them manna and quails. I premise if Israelites do not resent God, they would go to the land of promise without the demise of early Israelites who experienced the exodus from Egypt. According to the demise of Israel’s early history, there are two explanations: collapse of the Albright-Wright synthesis; demise of Wellhauseniam source criticism.