No, I am not talking about tall blue people with tails from outerspace... MOUSESquad.org has just released a new Profile feature which allows every MOUSE Squad student to have a page of their own on our site - complete with your own avatar image and an “About Me” section.

What's an Avatar?

An avatar is an image you select to be the digital representation of yourself for a website or video game (like your Mii for Nintendo's Wii system). It can be a cartoon version of you or a superhero/animal/robot version of you or a logo or really anything!

OK, I'm Ready! What do I need to do?

For this month’s MicroProject competition, use online drawing software to create an Avatar for your Profile on the site.

• Your image must be exactly 120 x 120 pixels (no more, no less).
• It doesn’t have to look just like you, but it should represent who you are.
• Add it to your Profile.
• For bonus points: fill in your “About Me” section with any (or all) of the following:
• ------Why you are in MOUSE Squad
• ------List your tech skills & interests
• ------What you want to learn this year
• ------How you got interested in technology
• ------Favorite video games/websites/software/computers
• Then create a public Blog Post with the title “My September MicroProject”.
• In the post, tell us what software you used, if you liked it or not and why!

Free Drawing Web Apps:

• Aviary Raven: http://aviary.com/tools/vector-editor
• Sumo Paint: http://www.sumopaint.com/home/
• Pixlr: http://pixlr.com/

Free Downloadable Drawing Software

• Live Brush (Free, Mac or PC): http://www.livebrush.com/
• GIMP (free, mac, pc or linux): http://www.gimp.org/
• InkScape (free, mac, pc or linux): http://www.inkscape.org

Pro Software (ask your coordinator):

• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• many others!

Remember! Be creative! Did you know you can add images and special formatting to your “About Me” page and your Blog Posts? Check out the Help Section of the Knowledge Base for instructions: http://www.mousesquad.org/kbase/how-embed-images-photos-mousesquadorg