successful beginnings: acquaintance games
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Presentation at the Association for Teacher Educators Summer Conference Washington, D.C. August 5, 2013TRANSCRIPT
Successful BeginningsLaunch your Online Class with
Acquaintance Games on Blackboard Collaborate
Dr. Minnie LadoresFrostburg State [email protected]
Association of Teacher Educators Summer ConferenceAugust 5, 2013
Establish rapport
Build a sense of community
Challenge students to use navigational tools
GAMES
Let’s Play!
Game #1I have never done that before…
Bb Tool: CHAT BOX
Other skills: Turn-taking
Instruction: Write something you have never done before. Class responds with either “Me either” or “Oh, I’ve done that” (with some details.) The first to respond is the next person to write something s/he has never done before. Keep going until everyone has had a turn or within the allotted time.
Let’s try! Write something you have never done before in the chat box.
Game #2Happy Birthday!
Bb Tool: WHITE BOARD, text tool, select tool
Instruction: Type your name on your birth month.
Notes:
1. Prepare a simple calendar for this activity. You can either draw on your whiteboard, upload a calendar image, or create a calendar on PowerPoint then upload the slide.
2. Encourage class to greet the person with the birthday closest to the present date.
Happy Birthday!
January February March April
May June July August
September October November December
Game #3Shoes On v Shoes Off
Bb Tool: WHITE BOARD, text tool, select tool
Instruction: How do you do it at your home? Shoes off or shoes on?
Note: Think of variations for the game. This may be a good game for exploring culture.
Shoes On v Shoes Off
Shoes On Shoes Off
Cats vs Dogs
Cat People Dog People
Game #4Where in the World…
Bb Tool: WHITE BOARD, text tool, select tool, clip art tool
Instruction: Place a clip-art and type your name on
The farthest place you have visited
A country you’d like to see
(What variation can you think of?)
Game #5Something I’m Passionate About
Bb Tool: white board, drawing pen, text box
Instruction: Pick a spot on the white board by typing your name. Then draw something you are passionate about. We can all do this at the same time. If you happened to pick the same spot as another, pick a different spot.
Note: You can keep it organized by leaving a chart and designating places. Or you can make this spontaneous with no lines.
Our Passions!
Game #6Animal Sounds
Bb Tool: Talk button (toggle on and off)
Instruction: Click on the talk button and make an animal or nature sound. The rest of the class will guess either by speaking or typing on chat. First to guess correctly makes the next sound.
Game #7Line Up!
Bb Tool: white board, text tool, select tool
Instruction: Type your name and as a class, line up in the following order:
By name, in alphabetical order
By name, in reverse alphabetical order
By number of years teaching
(Any other variation? Pick ones that will make the students talk to each other, if possible.)
Line Up!
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Game #8Survey Says…
Bb Tool: Polling Response
Instruction: Cast your vote by clicking yes or no.
Do you like pizza?
Can an apple fall far from the tree?
Should games be used in teaching?
(Any other variation? Pick fun items or interesting issues.)
Your turn!
What will be a good game that will be appropriate for your own class?
Thank you!
Happy teaching!