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Activity Purpose:

The purpose of this activity is to engage learners with each other so they can begin to develop a learning community and familiarize you and the learners with basic features and functions of Engageli.

This or That Activity

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Skills in Practice

  • Managing tables
  • Creating Engageli Stickers
  • Activating a Poll
  • Setting a timer
  • Locking a Poll
  • Managing the Podium
  • Monitoring engagement

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Overview of Activity

  • Instructor presents learners with a series of poll questions with two choices that can be:
  • a pair of images or words
  • on any topic or related to the course. 
  • Tablemates work together to choose options and explain why
  • Instructor:
    • shares poll results
    • facilitates class discussion
    • encourages learners to share the personal or group ideas through the chat or at the podium.

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          • Open a new slide deck in Google Slides or PowerPoint
          • On each slide, offer two choices – this or that – using images or text
          • Add Engageli Stickers to allow learners to choose

Suggestions:

  • Create 2–4 slides with 2 choices each
  • Use the examples or template Engageli provided

Create your Polls

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"app"Beach" by Sean MacEntee is licensed under CC BY 2.0

"Mountain.." by MinutesAlone is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Select one by clicking on the letter of your choice

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Select one by clicking on the letter of your choice

Dog

Cat

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Under

Over

Select one by clicking on the letter of your choice

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Coke

Pepsi

Select one by clicking on the letter of your choice

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Select one by clicking on the letter of your choice

Fusion

Fission

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Poems

Novels

Select one by clicking on the letter of your choice

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Insert first choice here

Insert second choice here

Select one by clicking on the letter of your choice

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World War I

World War II

Select one by clicking on the letter of your choice

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Additional pair ideas:

  • Board games or card games?
  • Car or truck?
  • Physical book or ebook?
  • Country or city?
  • Delivery or sit-down restaurant?
  • Hot or cold?
  • Baseball or basketball?
  • New phone or new laptop?
  • Plastic or glass?
  • Vacation or staycation?
  • Television series or movie?
  • Pancakes or waffles?
  • Morning or night?
  • Tacos or wings?
  • Shower or bath?
  • Cake or pie?
  • Call or text?
  • Sausage or bacon?
  • Coffee or tea?
  • Zip-up or pullover hoodie?

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