This website seeks to provide a resource that allows educators an opportunity to easily navigate educationally relevant Web 2.0 tools, resources, and examples of standards alignment.
I recently shared an article about Gamification techniques, and one of those techniques is to use an avatar or character that follows you through an entire e-learning course. Why do this? Though it's a good idea to choose characters that are relevant and that people "connect" with, it's also about control: learners like to have control!