It's a well-known fact that many ELLs, and indeed language learners in general, are too shy to use their target language in class. Creating avatars, or online alter-egos, may ease the transition from L1 to L2. Voki is a good site for this. It's possible to record one's own voice or use text-to-speech technology. In the video below, Kerstmis Pompoen, a Dutch ELL, talks about
the five principals of digital citizenship.
"In order to be a good digital citizen, one must be mindful of five fundamental principles. It is important to treat all information encountered online with a reasonable degree of skepticism. Every deed performed online has an unknown quantity of witnesses, the identities of whom are seldom known. There is a theoretically eternal record of every act performed. Anyone can do anything with any material published. Lastly, even though you perceive yourself to be anonymous and far removed from your actions, remember that there are still ramifications."
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