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Padlet AI: Two Truths, One Lie for Student Introductions and Community Building

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Activity Website:

https://padlet.com/

Tech Product/Equipment:

Computer and projector

Activity Description

Source: Pixabay by Gerd Altmann (License: CC0/Public Domain)

In this lesson, students write sentences about themselves (two that are true and one this is not), post to a Padlet wall created by the teacher, present their sentences with classmates voting via the poll on which sentence they think is not true, as a ice-breaker and a way to create community in the classroom.

Preparation

Check the website to ensure it is not blocked at your site.
Read through the lesson plan.
Print and make copies of any handouts.
Create the Padlet wall and post your own sentences (two truths, one lie). See the How To section for set up and sharing.

How-To

Create an account at Padlet.
On the dashboard, select "+Make" at the top.
On the left navigation panel, select "AI Recipes."
Select "Two Truths and a Lie." If you don't see that option, select "view all" and do a search.
On the right panel, instructions will take you through the steps of customizing your wall. Select "Done" to remove that panel.
To post to the polling wall, first share the URL or QR code with students (go to the arrow icon in the right panel when logged in and have the wall open to see sharing options. Make sure that the visitor options are set on "writer" from the drop-down arrow.
Students can select the plus "+" at the bottom right or double-click or double-tap on the wall to post their sentences.
They type their names in the "What's your name?" box.
Then select "Poll" under that.
In the "Ask a question" box, they can type in: "Which one is a lie?"
In the the "Choice" fields, they type in their three (or four) sentences - two truths and one lie - in random order.
Select "Publish."
To vote on classmates' polls/sentences, select the circle / sentence that they believe to be untrue.
To view all votes, select "show results" under each student's posting after voting has concluded.

Teacher Tips

Padlet works on any devices - computers, cell phones, tablets. All this is required of students is internet access. They do not need to create an account or log in.

Many students may be unfamiliar with this ice-breaker and tend to be too obvious in their "lie." Be sure to demonstrate with your own introduction and explain well with other examples.

Also, note that will a free Padlet account, users get three walls. You can always archive, delete, or recycle walls.

More Ways

Padlet AI has numerous "AI Recipes." Some that may be of interest to ESL teachers for student activities are the following:

3-2-1 Summary
AI Art Studio
About Us
Biography
Brainstorming Board
Collaborative Storytelling
Compare/Contrast
Exit Ticket
Fact/Opinion
5 Ws
Four Corners
KWL chart
Pros/Cons List
See, Think, Wonder
Survey
Timeline
Video Discussion Board
Where I'm From

There are are many more options, and if you don't see the type of activity you need, you can suggest one to Padlet.

See the Padlet Help Page for more information.

Padlet TA also has AI and other tools for teachers, including URL shorteners, grouping and QR code generators; worksheet, lesson plan, presentation, image, quiz, rubric, and reading passage generators.

Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

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View Lesson Plan

Warm-up

Engagement Extension

Display an image of a person introducing themselves or people meeting (e.g., waving, saying hello, shaking hands).

Ask students: “What do you say when you meet someone new? What information do you share?”

Have students brainstorm answers (e.g., name, where you're from, job, hobbies).

Introduction

Engagement

Tell students that they will practice introducing themselves to get acquainted by playing a fun game called "Two Truths and a Lie" and by sharing some information about themselves. Explain that it is not appropriate to tell lies to others when introducing yourself but that this is a game to practice and get to know each other.

Presentation

Enhancement

Model some sentences with frames such as the following, giving information about yourself:

My name is ___.
I am from ___.
I work as a ___.
I like ___. / I don’t like ___.
I have ___.
I can ___.

Then ask for volunteers to elicit possible sentence completions for the frames, writing responses and providing some corrections on vocabulary and grammar, as needed.

Next model the game and show the Padlet wall with your sentences. Read your sentences and ask students which one they think is a lie. Share the URL or QR code for the Padlet wall for students to vote on the poll. Once everyone has voted, show the results and reveal which one is a lie with an explanation.

Practice

Enhancement Extension

Students write three sentences about themselves (two truths, one lie). Provide the frames and topics once again:

My name is ___.
I am from ___.
I live in ___.
I like / don’t like ___.
I have ___.
I can ___.

Topics: Countries, jobs, hobbies, family members, pets, favorite foods, and activities

Give feedback on mechanics (spelling, grammar, punctuation).

Share the URL for the Padlet wall once again. Demonstrate how to post (see the "How to" section of this lesson plan for the steps).

Once everyone has posted, select the right arrow on the left panel of the Padlet wall to go to presentation view. Have each student read the sentences they posted.

Model and encourage follow-up questions such as: Really? Why? Where? How often? Do you still ___?

Then allow students to vote on their classmates "lies."

After everyone has voted on their classmates posts on the Padlet wall, show the results and ask each student to reveal what their untrue sentence was. Allow time for additional follow-up questions.

Evaluation

Extension

Use this activity as a diagnostic on students' needs for future lessons, noting grammar and pronunciation errors to follow up on.

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