Digital Pictionary

Names

Digital Pictionary

Who 

Best for online participants only. Perfect for small group sizes up to 15, but can be adapted for larger groups. This helps engage and motivate participants through low-stakes and peer-to-peer community building.

Duration

Depending on size, 10 - 20 minutes.

Directions

1. Give a disclaimer:  What you make matters. There is no right or wrong way to be creative. 

2. Setup: Enable the “Whiteboard” feature in Zoom.

3. Brainstorm (1 Minute): Ask participants to use the sticky note option to list one person, place, or thing for a peer to draw. Encourage them to add as many ideas as they want (one idea per sticky note!).

4. The Whiteboard: Students will add their sticky notes to the shared whiteboard for everyone to see.

5. The Drawing Phase: Participants will take turns creating a new whiteboard, selecting one of the objects from the sticky notes, and drawing it.

6. The Rules: Students have 1 minute to draw. No text or talking allowed! The objective is to keep the selected sticky note a secret until the group guesses it.

7. The Guessing Game: The group will try to guess what is being drawn. Once guessed, the participant or the facilitator will use the pencil tool to cross off that sticky note.

8. Rotation: Students can create a clean whiteboard for each new turn.

Adaptations/Tips

• For larger courses or just for time constraints in general, when students share consider either:
  • Select or have some students volunteer to draw.
  • Split class into teams.
• Note: Learners sticky notes can be content specific terms, definitions, or processes.
  • For example, a teaching program student can draw an ice-breaker image.
  • Also, The instructor can add the sticky note options for specific content to target.
• Ask learners to be thoughtful about their sticky note. Keep them guessable, e.g. one word or statements that you’re peers will have a chance at recognizing. 
• Optional: Feel free to go first to show students what you expect. e.g . drawing and then after guessing concludes - creating a new whiteboard “canvas and crossing off the selected peer’s sticky note.

PROMPTS

• It’s best to keep prompts open-ended to generate a wide range of ideas. However, instructors can re-populate the white board with content specific stickynotes. 
• Example prompts:
  • What makes you smile?
  • What makes you frown?
  • Favorite Food?
  • Favorite thing in x, y, z?