Change: Sorry! This generator is currently unavailable!Simpsons avatar: You will need to have the Flash plugin on your computer to make one (most do), and the image you make will have to be cropped. Time estimate: 25 min. if you know what you want,   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2036)

Change: Sorry! This generator is currently unavailable!Simpsons avatar: You will need to have the Flash plugin on your computer to make one (most do), and the image you make will have to be cropped. Time estimate: 25 min. if you know what you want,   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2043)

Change:  since you are at work, you'll need to follow your workplace rules about dress and conduct. In the context of this project it would be best to stay away from icons that reveal religious beliefs or political convictions. Discovery Exercise Get out your license to   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2029)

Change: Ask yourDownload buddyinstructions tofor help!Yahoo!ALA mini-READ poster: you will need a photo or graphic of something to make one. Time estimate: 5 min. Difficulty: easy.Simpsons avatar: You will need to have the Flash plugin   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2064)

Change: fun with the similaravatar concept with their periodic "bookpile" contests. How else can you use them?The otherAnother answer is that avatars are just one way communities encourage members to make a   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1951)

Change: fun.fun. Do you have an online Summer Reading Club? Consider having avatar creation parties for teens and adults to personalize their accounts and bring them into the library. How else can you use them?An online community is like an ecosystem   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1933)

Change: give a thumbs up to stories readersthey find interesting -- or to see who else is promoting it. In communities like Flickr and LibraryThing identity is created through the collections people amass and share. As you look around the communities you   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1893)

Change: commentary on Digg.com As you look around the communities you will discover this fall, think of them as an ecosystem. Where are the checks and balances? How have people invested themselves? Take a look at member profiles and the social give and take. What identity-creating tools have the planners offered?   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1882)

Change:  For example, a forum might have avatars, signature blocks, clever contests and incentives for post counts. In a news community like Digg, avatars are less   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1877)

Change:  While membership in this wiki is limited to Arizona library employees, anyone can view what is posted here.For the purposes of this project, you can use whatever you feel most comfortable to represent you online. Your avatar can also be:a bookcover of something   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1506)