Bitmojis—customizable, mini-me avatars that can be cast in an array of activities, such as reading, dancing gleefully, or even eating a sandwich—have caught the education community by storm.
While some teachers have pushed back that Bitmojis are a cutesy distraction, when we reached out to more than 50 K–12 educators we found they’re being used in a surprising number of ways including bitmoji classrooms, libraries, makerspaces, PE rooms, and art classes.
Cammie Duval, an elementary school teacher, created 29 Bitmoji libraries with themes like “Growth Mindset” and “Mad Scientist”—with each book linking to a video read-aloud.
Brittney Harvey, an elementary school-certified occupational therapist assistant, created an occupational therapy room for her students that links to resources like GoNoodle—a video library filled with gross motor exercises.
Jennifer LeBrun, an English as a second language teacher, used her Bitmoji classroom to host a unit on stereotypes for her ...
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