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Emoji provide us with a whole new world of expressiveness when we're online, but they aren't exactly personal. Fortunately, Bitmoji allows us to customize our characters to create incredibly realistic depictions of ourselves to share with our friends and family - without losing any of the appeal of using emoji.

So, what exactly is a Bitmoji, and how can you use them? Here is everything you'll need to know about Bitmoji.

What is Bitmoji?

Bitmoji is an accessory app for social media platforms that people use to create little cartoon versions of themselves, which they then use on their various social media accounts. It's a very simple service: You create an avatar of yourself and create various comics, GIFs, expressions, and reactions that use this avatar. Then, when you are communicating with someone in a chat or via email, you can use your Bitmoji to express yourself. That's it!

Over time, Bitmoji has become popular with people who started feeling tired of the generalized emoji available on their apps and wanted something more interesting and personal. The company provides various updates and themes, like special options for sports events and holidays, that you can occasionally switch between as you desire. Additionally, part of the app's charm is the simple focus - this is Bitmoji's only service, and there are very few add-ons, which is ideal for beginners and users who want some personalization with little hassle.

How did Bitmoji begin?

While it is currently owned by Snap Inc., the company behind Snapchat, Bitmoji was originally developed by the company Bitstrips from Toronto, Canada. Founded in 2007, Bitstrips was focused on creating digital comic strips that featured personalized avatars, a concept very similar to Bitmoji.

Once emoji became more popular and found their place online in various chat apps, Bitstrips realized the potential. The company created a separate app called Bitmoji in 2014, designed to specialize in these emoji. The big apps were quick to notice the potential in Bitmoji. In 2016, Snapchat's parent company, Snap Inc., bought Bitstrips, shut it down, and began running Bitmoji as a sole division.

Where are Bitmoji used?

While Snapchat may own the company, you can still use Bitmoji on a variety of platforms. They are available on Facebook, Gboard, iMessage, and even work-oriented apps like Slack. Bitmoji are also Chrome-friendly and work with Gmail as well. There are also a few unique uses for Bitmoji such as Bitmoji for games.

Note that you do not need Snapchat to use Bitmoji. It's a separate app that you can download for iOS or Android. However, if you do use Bitmoji with Snapchat, you gain access to Friendmoji, which are personalized little Bitmoji between you and a close friend, which is something no other service currently offers.

How do I create my own Bitmoji?

If you are a new user, just download the app, and get started making an avatar. If you've created a personalized digital avatar for other platforms, this process will be familiar for you. You pick out a skin shade, hair color, hairstyle, jawline, chin, nose, eyes, eyebrows, and so on. One reason that Bitmoji are so popular is that the app provides a lot of options for personalization in this area, so it's worth some time to get right. A common refrain about successful customization is, "How does your Bitmoji look so much like you?"

From there, you have a whole lot of options to customize your Bitmoji stickers and comics. You can dress them in various outfits, put them in a variety of scenes, create innumerable stickers with different postures and expressions, and so on (you can also switch the overall style). Then, when you're ready, pick one and paste it all over your social media app of choice to add flavor to a conversation.

The ultimate goal is to create a Bitmoji "keyboard" with all your favorite Bitmoji stickers on it, so you can quickly bring it up and use them in the middle of a conversation. Bitmoji offers an option to enable this keyboard in its settings. Remember, you can always go back and change your Bitmoji if you are unhappy with the results.

Sharing Bitmoji

To share Bitmoji, you can either enable the Bitmoji keyboard within your messaging application of choice or share stickers directly from the app itself. To send emoji in-app, just open the Bitmoji app, tap on the sticker you'd like to send, and select your messaging app of choice from the pop-up list. You'll enter the recipient on the next screen, and that's it. Sharing within your favorite chat or text app requires you to enable the keyboard in your settings. The one-time activation means you can then send Bitmoji from all your communication apps.

Are there any costs or risks associated with Bitmoji?

Bitmoji charges a small amount (usually around $1) for individual clothing packs, especially ones that celebrate specific people, teams, holidays, or special events. But other than that, Bitmoji is free to use at this time.

After installing the Bitmoji keyboard, an app alerts you immediately about the potential risks involved. The warnings will pop up on your screen - you'll have to acknowledge them before you continue the process, so you can't plead ignorance. The warning messages include one ensuring that you're well aware that Bitmoji needs a live server connection to upload your personalized stickers. It also has to monitor, from a broad perspective, what you're doing in your social media apps. The app also requests full access to your device, which may be a cause for concern for some users.

That said, Bitmoji won't be able to read anything you type physically. The keyboard simply needs to be connected to your app in order to work properly. Having that live connection to your data could potentially leave your personal information exposed, which may allow hackers to steal your information. Currently, there haven't been any Bitmoji-related mass hacks. So, these warnings shouldn't keep you up at night.

According to its privacy policy, Bitmoji may collect additional information from Snap-related apps. If you're using Snapchat or its sister apps, Bitmoji may monitor your behavior data and save it. Apps like Snapchat could then later choose to sell that information to third parties. Of course, there are many apps that have been doing that for years, so it's definitely up to you whether you're comfortable swapping some of your privacy for Bitmoji.

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Since remote learning started this past spring, Bitmojis have taken the education community by storm.

Available through the Bitmoji app, these customizable, mini-me avatars have become stand-in teachers running virtual classrooms, enforcing rules and expectations, collecting assignments-and making students smile, we've heard. Simply put, they're fun.

Amber Weaver, a second-grade teacher in Louisville, Kentucky, says she likes that her Bitmoji classroom-a virtual replica of her real one-makes resources like the school calendar easily accessible to her young students and provides them with a sense of virtual familiarity and stability during a tough time.

But not everyone is a fan of the Bitmoji craze. Some educators believe that they're a distracting fad and that teachers should be focusing more on creating effective lessons and supporting students' well-being instead of creating cutesy virtual classrooms, according to an article in Education Week. They also claim that Bitmoji resources raise issues of digital equity, as not all students have easy access to the internet or to digital devices to use them. Proponents counter that effective instruction and Bitmojis aren't mutually exclusive, and say they're broadly helpful in engaging students in virtual learning.

As teachers prepare for the fall, many are considering ways to bridge virtual and hands-on learning to keep kids engaged-and Bitmoji may provide the leg up to do so. We talked to more than 50 K-12 educators about how they're using Bitmoji and gathered links to their resources that you can download and customize for your own use.

Getting Started

To get started creating your Bitmoji universe, you need to download the app (available for iPhone and Android) and create your Bitmoji by selecting physical features like hair and eye color and an outfit. After creating your character, you can cast it in a huge array of activities, such as reading, dancing gleefully, or even eating a sandwich.

Next, download the Google Chrome extension, which allows you to choose a favorite image of your Bitmoji-perhaps your doppelganger washing its hands or saying "hello"-to copy and paste it into whatever format you'd like, such as Google Slides where you host your virtual classroom.

For inspiration, Facebook groups like Bitmoji Craze for Educators offer a range of templates and tutorials that show newbies the ropes, like this step-by-step video tutorial on setting up a Bitmoji classroom, and hacks that inspire veterans with new ideas. And of course, the examples below are a great starting point.
Note: Most of the examples mentioned in this article are linked to templates that can be downloaded. One type of link goes directly to a copy that can be customized to your heart's desire. The other goes to an open Google Slide. If taken there, click "File," pause your cursor over "Make a copy," and select "Entire presentation." From there, it's yours.
Bitmoji Classrooms

The most popular use of Bitmojis in education is for creating virtual classrooms, or virtual learning hubs (typically hosted on Google Slides, which can be integrated into a learning management system (LMS) like Seesaw, Google Classroom, or Schoology) where teachers post classroom materials and resources for students. Every teacher's Bitmoji classroom is unique. Some teachers have made them resemble their real-life classrooms or homes, while others have leaned toward fantasy.

Kindergarten teacher Sara Hannah's Bitmoji classroom looks a lot like her real classroom, she says, but with some elements of fun. In the virtual room, clickable icons link to assignments, games, read-alouds, and short video lessons-even the virtual cats are clickable. Incorporating Bitmojis has created more excitement around classes, which she says helps motivate students in virtual learning.

Brittney Harvey, an elementary school-certified occupational therapist assistant, created an occupational therapy room for her students in Oklahoma. The virtual room links to resources like Zoom for one-on-one sessions, pre-writing video lessons, and GoNoodle-a video library filled with exercises that help Harvey's students develop gross motor skills.

The Bitmoji classroom isn't limited to core subjects. Educators have created Bitmoji classrooms for at-home recess (grades pre-K-3), art classes (first grade), and maker spaces (grades K-6).

Setting Expectations and Norms

Teachers say they've found that Bitmojis can be a helpful (and fun) way to get students to remember the rules and expectations in their virtual classrooms.

Jillian Graham, a high school math teacher from Fort Mill, South Carolina, created norms around how to act during Google Meet classes and used her Bitmoji character to remind students about them, for example. While her students waited to join a Google Meet session, they saw her Bitmoji explaining how they should act on video calls with instructions like "dress appropriately" and "be an active participant."

Aimee Wilson, a 10th-grade U.S. government and English teacher, on the other hand, created a Bitmoji cell phone policy poster that outlined when it is and isn't OK to use a cell phone, while Brandi Dudley, a first- and second-grade teacher in California, created Bitmoji Covid-19 posters to remind her students of protective measures like handwashing.

Bitmoji Libraries

Many educators say they are using Bitmoji to create "libraries," or virtual bookshelves, linked to video read-alouds, PDFs, and digital books.

Cammie Duval, an elementary school teacher in Milwaukie, Oregon, created a K-2 growth mindset library for her district, for example, and has 29 libraries in total on different themes like " Mad Scientist," which have been downloaded as templates more than 90,000 times by teachers. To stimulate excitement, Duval hides a digital worm ("a bookworm") in every library that kids can search for as they peruse the books.

"Most of my students cannot read and don't have family members who have a lot of time to read with them," says Duval of the benefits of the digital read-alouds. "Bitmoji libraries give those kids the ability to fall in love with reading at home by themselves."

In light of recent events, some educators have been inspired to create libraries with a host of diverse books. Overcome with emotion after the murder of George Floyd, Tracey Burton, a pre-K-5 technology teacher in Ishpeming, Michigan, created a Bitmoji library that houses VideoLink links-YouTube links without the ads-that connect to read-alouds of books about different races and cultures like Mixed Me and Too Many Tamales.

"I didn't think I could change the world, but I do feel like I [can] make a change," says Burton. "Reading about other cultures makes the world smaller and more connected."

Relationship-Building Activities

Other educators have found that Bitmojis can play a role in building relationships and making deeper connections with their students from afar.

Last spring, Angie Baton Ritenour, a fourth-grade teacher in Farmington, Michigan, collaborated with two grade-level colleagues to create an iSpy Bitmoji room, which they used during a video call to get students more engaged in remote learning. They filled the virtual room to the brim with objects, like photos of students and items from their classrooms. During the video call, students took turns saying "I spy with my little eye...," and their peers had to guess what object they had picked-helping students build connections with one another.

And Amanda Wells says she plans on having her eighth-grade students complete an All About Me Bitmoji assignment so she can get to know them better this fall. On a templated Google Slide, students will share their interests coupled with a drawing or photo, such as a drawing of them playing with their dog, and write two complete sentences explaining why they enjoy each activity.

While some educators argue that teachers should be spending their time on developing engaging lessons rather than creating superfluous Bitmoji resources, educators have proved that they can do both.

Laura Hoomes, a kindergarten teacher in Huntsville, Alabama, says she's spent more time planning this summer than in previous ones, having already created over 40 Bitmoji libraries to use next year. She's also created home learning kits, weekly at-home crafts, and 22 center games for each of her students-none of which are Bitmoji-to give students a range of activities to choose from.

"I have two young kids, so it's mostly what I can accomplish at night after they go to bed!" says Holmes. "I'm just trying to be ready for virtual kindergarten."

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The author proposes that believing in the capacity of students means having high expectations for all and providing lots of "ladders" to help everyone climb to new levels of success. Do you think this app allows for that to transpire? And, why.

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Chapter 4 makes the case that compelling content (curriculum) contributes to a positive learning environment. What's really compelling (exciting) to you about the content you teach? What do you do to help students experience the excitement of ideas? How can this kind of environment impact your teaching and students learning? Be specific about your content area.

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On page 49, lists some beliefs that Mrs. Smith held about young learners. Which of those beliefs have you observed? Is there anything you may want to add to list? If you are secondary, how is this list different? After listening to Mrs. Tomlinson, what connections did you make about attending to their needs in this time or when connecting remotely?

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After viewing the materials above and pondering a bit about what this kind of 'new' learning environment means for your content, think about the content portion of chapter 4 (pp. 51-52). How is this kind of environment related to a healthy environment, if at all? Look at the list on p. 52 and analyze which ones apply or align the these kinds of environments and attached curriculum?

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Review the characteristics of a healthy classroom environment starting on p. 53. Using a Bitmoji classroom can most definitely be an extension of your in person classroom. Which 2 characteristics are reached using a Bitmoji classroom? Explain your reasoning why.

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This feels like the ultimate learning environment free of restrictions. Think about the Texas Teacher Standards, which standards apply and why? Also, think about the different philosophies of education, which philosophy most applies to this kind of 'classroom'?

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The video portrays a positive classroom environment, which leads to less unwanted disruption and better classroom management. The responsive classroom helps create a positive environment by setting a positive tone at the beginning of the day. A responsive classroom helps create a sense of community and respect among students, makes them feel more welcome, and helps break boundaries for students.

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I'd say she acts as the mediator and facilitator with the technology and lesson she is teaching. She's interacting with her students on a personal level rather than a prerecorded video. It allows for student's to be engaged by asking questions that the instructor could assist them on. Using technology as a resource but not a crutch.

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The teacher still teaches, but also gives extra options so students can learn and show their learning in the way that is the most useful for them. Technology does not replace the teacher. It is used to enhance what the teacher is doing. The teacher also listens to the students feedback to aid instruction.

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This classroom environment address the characteristic, “The teacher strives for joyful learning” because the Bitmoji classroom improves student’s attitudes towards virtual learning, It allows students to feel more connected to their teacher. Secondly, it address the “The teacher appreciates each child as an individual” because it allows each child to come up with their own representation of themselves. Bitmoji’s encourage diversity and allow students to express how they view them.

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We believe that this app helps that transpire because everyone starts at the same pace and you have conversations in real time like described in the video. It is a great way to communicate in teams whether it being missing a lecture it can all be done through teams.

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In this video, the teacher first became a learner herself when she decided to learn how to use technology and new software that she could use to supplement instruction.

In this blended learning environment, the teacher was planner and facilitator. She planned these complex and various learning activities that students could chose from. The teacher provided guidance and support throughout these activities and found ways to provide prolonged support for struggling students through recorded lesson podcasts etc. Students could go back to these recording and review a concept on a step by step basis.

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These types of classrooms are meant to be the way students learn in their owns ways and trying to connect to what they learn. Being able to be in the place and understand the context of what they are learning is different for each student. So, being able to take the student out and see it for themselves, it creates a new way of learning and being able to learn it in a new way. One of the philosophies that this mirrors, that seemed the closest relation was Montessori, where the student controls their own learning.

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the role is to support the students and make sure they understand the concepts they are learning. As well they find teaching tools that best helps the student.

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Teaching Spanish helps us appreciate the language, culture, and any personal experiences based on the teacher or student. To help students experience the excitement ideas the students can be put into groups to share their cultural background. This will help the students learn from each others experiences and promotes diversity.

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The role of the teacher is being a facilitator by providing technology tools for students to use. The teacher is providing support for the students to review at their own time.

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Having a responsive classroom, helps engage students, improves their academic success, and also reduces discipline problems in the classroom. This method allows for students to express themselves, as well as to help them resolve problems or questions. This can lead to an overall positive learning environment for students.

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Bitmoji provides students with a way to personalize their own classroom character. This creates a fun environment that may promote student participation.

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The lesson is fun for the students since it makes it easy, fun, and it's something the students are familiar with.

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Students are given the information before hand so that they learn the lesson in advance. This give the educator more time for assessing students rather than just instruction. That way the lesson is more engrained into the student though review rather just explanation.

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These new virtual environments open the door for students to travel the world at the convenience of being in a single classroom. As one of the students said in the above resources, "It brings the lesson to you." Being able to immerse yourself in a visual and encapsulating experience is more engaging than just learning about it through a textbook. Regarding the points laid out in the book, it aligns with all of them except point 4. (1) It is relevant to students and connected to the world they know, (2) it helps students understand themselves and their world more fully, (3) it is authentic by offering virtually "real" experiences, and (5) it opens students' ideas and curiosity that empowers them. It is overall related to a healthy environment because it catches students attention.

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Bitmoji is an app that allows one to create little cartoon versions of themselves. This app is a great tool to show self-expression because it has more options than the regular iphone emojis! Also, it is a great extension for teachers to use in their classroom especially since we have gone virtual, though there has been some cons said about Bitmoji because it is said to be distracting for students and takes away from the routine or regular feel of the classroom. Overall, Bitmoji is a great tool because I personally think it adds a cute extra touch for students and students become more intrigued and interested.

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Ethan: I enjoy seeing when students get something in music, when the confusion melts away to "ah I get it". For me, I like to get the students playing as soon as possible. Talking about music is boring. Playing music is what students are there for. If they can see that what I am talking about allows them to play something new and cool, they will be more excited to listen to what I am saying.

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Teacher found a tool to help her students.

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This blended learning is a great way to give the students more options in learning. She is not just teaching face to face in the classroom but she is also using technology to her advantage. Mostly the role of her is to be a teacher and the role of technology is to enhance her teachings.

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Microsoft team provides a communicative platform that facilitates interaction within the classroom. It is also a tool that allows for virtual learning to be fluid and real time.

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Her beliefs were that students' interests are very important when engaging and teaching children. This allow the students to have creativity in their learning and most beliefs were that they all are different and have potential to explore.

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Bitmoji is an amazing engagement strategy for students. It is a student friendly tool that makes it fun when sharing lessons, interactive assignments, readings, etc.

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One member is teaching math. She would like to create mini video lessons of helping students solve problems. Some other members stated that they would like to do a podcast to keep their students involved in the content.

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We love bitmoji, it is a great tool that gives us the opportunity to share in the academic and the personal field.

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Having personalization for students or even educators helps make learning fun. At least in the sense that it allows for students to have a choice on how they appear even virtually especially when education has gone more remote recently. It's a very user friendly app and can be used inside or outside the classroom. It's utilization helps students learn how to create with technology and how it can applied in other applications.

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In this video it give out a positive feedback when using responsive classroom. I feel when using responsive classroom to expand the children's learning and have a positive learning environment not only in the classroom but in the whole school's community. It will decrease poor behavior and increase academic success. Overall, responsive classroom can help you to get students' attention and helping them learn and even have a better academic success, but they also develop good social skills and they implement this in their academic skills.

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Celeste, Content:Ec-6. What makes me excited is that I get to teach multiple subjects. Im a master in none but i enjoy teaching and learning about every subject. I plan on making it exciting by by letting students explore their ideas and construct their own way of knowledge or thinking. The environment of students having a choice in how they learn a topic and what type of strategy or tech works for them. Students may learn through reading books or videos and I want students to be able to have and explore their metacognitive thinking. I want my students to find what their learning preference is and be interactive during the lesson.

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Microsoft Teams is an app that can be used both in our academic and professional life's. As a group, one of our members has experience using this app. Microsoft teams is a friendly environment where students won't get lost because all course work is saved, teachers can give quick feedback, and students can collaborate between each other. This type of environment allows room for growth and to learn from each other.

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As a teacher PE and athletics can be challenging for certain students. So when the light finally turns on in a drill or game, its very rewarding as a teacher to see them finally understanding how to execute in a drill or game. Although drills can get very boring, we as teachers can create drills that give the students a more game like feel so that they will be working on a skill but it will not feel boring or repetitive.

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one of the most exciting things about Spanish courses is learning about cultural awareness.

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This activity is fun for all students. It brings in their interest and will keep them engaged throughout the class time. Most of these students will be familiar with these activities since they are very tech savvy.

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We believed as a group that the video Microsoft published shows a lot of collaboration amongst students and with teachers. Both can use these advances in technology to help anyone gain experience, knowledge and skills that they can utilize in their education and future.

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The use of technological resources like specialized websites to graph or model geometric shapes definitely helps students in their process of learning math. This type of environment supported with technological resources are key to reach mathematical understanding.

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make the class environment inviting and find new and fun learning tools for students. Math is not a chore and using math and teaching math should reflect that