Identity Avatar

Each identity has an image that shows along with all posts and comments created with this identity. Your teacher may assign you to create a special image or to find one that is copyright safe (Creative Commons). Once you have the image ready to upload, click the “Choose File" button and choose the image from where you have it saved. You will need to have the image saved locally, not on a web page somewhere.

If you don’t have an appropriate image, there are some resources for copyright-safe images (and a video for how to find them and give proper citations) located in the MySciLife Resource Library. You can also draw one and take a picture of it or take an actual picture out in the real world (no copyright concerns there!). You can log in to MySciLife on a mobile phone to upload images you take yourself.

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