I have been thinking about what sort of Moodle activities to include in the Moodle course site. I think I would like to include both synchronous and asynchronous web tools for students to share their ideas with each other.
Asynchronous Activity
Icebreakers are probably the easiest to begin with. Students can write their own introductions and then add a video/audio clip of themselves as well. Students can then comment and discuss about each other’s post. In Moodle, I like the option in Forums where students must make an initial post before being allowed to view others’ posts. As well, students can only post once but allowed to comment on others as much as they want. This option allows all students a fair chance to write and post ideas without being worried that they are “copying” someone else… or have students worried that someone else “copied” their work.
Synchronous Activity
The teacher (me) can also set up a live chat for a certain time, and all students can participate in real time. I’m not sure if Moodle is capable of synchronous activities yet. Another area that I worry about is uploading large files that may exceed the maximum attachment file. This may become a problem as video and audio clips sometimes are quite large. More things to explore and find out about!