Photo Avatar

Photo Avatar

Category: Social Networking

Comaplatible: iPod and iPad

Have fun with your photos by adding items such as hair and accessories!

Talking WeeMee

Talking WeeMee

Category: Entertainment

Created by WeeWorld

I have always loved WeeMees.  I like the design of them and all the accessories and choices you have.  So I was very excited when I came across this app.  You can now bring your WeeMees to life and add voice to create videos.

You can select how you want your voice to sound.

You can use WeeMees which have already been generated or you can import your own from the WeeMee Avatar Creator app, this allows you to personalise your video.

You can also select a background for your Talking WeeMee.

You can record your voice by selecting the Film Camera icon.  There are also a few animations you can choose from.

Once you have recorded you can save the video.



Apply to Learning:

This is a fun app to play with.  The great thing about Talking WeeMee is you can select the character you want to talk.  You can personalise the video.  This makes it great for creating messages, imagine a virtual gift card where you have created a WeeMee of yourself singing Happy Birthday.  It is also great for storytelling, giving instructions and practicing speaking.  Teachers could create one which represents themselves and play it at the beginning of the lesson to engage students.  For more ideas got to Avatars and Talking Characters.

Make Me a Superhero

Make Me a Superhero

Make Me a Superhero Lite

Category: Games

Can be used on iPhone, iPod and iPad

This is another design app where you can create a superhero.  It offers a good range to choose from.

Apply to Learning:

This is a great app for creating characters for stories or comics.  It also allows children to play with elements of design by selecting the most suitable styles and colours. For more ideas see Avatars and Talking Apps.

Sock Puppets

Sock Puppets

Category: Entertainment

Designed for iPhone and iPad

Sock Puppets is a fun app which allows you to create talking animations.  First you select the character which are sock puppets, you can then select background and then add props.  As you record you can move the character and record your voice.  The animations can be saved.

Apply to Learning:

By recording your voice you can create stories, role play or read stories.  This is a great way to practice speaking and understanding the concept of characters and settings.

Mix-Max

Mix-Max iPad Edition

Mix-Max

Category: Games

This app allows you to create a creature by combining parts of 30 different animals.  There are two options.  The first is where you create an animal and it also generates a name.  The second allows you to learn the alphabet.  Each letter of the alphabet is represented by an animal.

Apply to Learning: 

This can be a fun activity where you can create interesting animals.  Children have the opportunity to learn the names of animals and the alphabet.  The image could be used as stimulus for further art activities or story writing.

WeeMee Avatar Creator

WeeMee Avatar Creator

Category: Social Networking

This app allows you to create great WeeMee avatars similar to the WeeWorld site.  This can be used on iphone, ipod and ipad.  It is easy to using the swiping action until you have made your selection.  You can purchase further closet choices and some are provided free.

Apply to learning:

You can create avatars of yourself, characters for stories, reflect a particular colour, use characters for descriptions.  The great thing about this particular avatar maker is the range of accessories.  You can create characters and reflect their personality through the accessories you select.