Here are some examples of ice-breaker activities that can work well online, using a discussion board or Collaborate.

1. "Give" each student £100,000 to spend online.
Allow them to wander online and post a
message to say how they would spend it.

2. Post a URL to a great location for holiday in
your home country. Then, ask the students to
also post a URL and encourage discussion
around what they would do on a visit.

3. Post an image of your favourite location and
explain why. Then, ask the students to also post
an image and talk around their favourite place.

4. Post up a short introduction of yourself,
including a short description of your learning
experiences and some background information
such as your interests. The challenge is then to
reply back to someone who has something in
common with you.

5. Learners must post two truths about
themselves and one statement that is a lie.
Fellow students must attempt to determine
which piece of given information is false. They
can guess this after asking questions of the
individual.