Activity 6: Using polls to vote on the meaning of words
Aim: Focus students' attention on a keyword in a fun way
Moodle modules: Choice
Extra programs: Recording program (optional)
Ease of setup: *
If we turn language learning into fun, students often forget that they're learning. One way of doing that with Moodle is to use the Choice module. Students vote for a meaning of a word and can compare their answers to their peers'. It will work best if you get all your students involved. Let's take a look at two variations of this activity.
Variation 1: Defining a word
In this first variation, we get students to focus on a word that has been particularly difficult or we suspect will be difficult. Students will see the word and have to choose which definition they think is the right one. Once several students have answered, the graphic display will illustrate their results like the following:
Here's how to do it
On the course page, click on Turn editing on. Go to the Add an activity... drop-down menu and...
