Here's a follow up piece to my blog post from last January about 10 Avatar Generators for Profile Pictures, which proved to be very popular. There's obviously a lot of interest in these kind of websites!
Here are 5 more sites which let you create cartoon versions of yourself which your students (or you!) can use as an avatar in place of their own photograph.
Video is a powerful means of getting your message out, and podcasting can build bonds with your listener, almost as if you have been having a weekly conversation. You can use a home-made video very effectively, and people have been creating popular podcasts in their basements since the genre was invented just a few years ago.