Sample introductory session Grafari (Orthograph)
This session plan is intended as a rough guide and must be adapted to suit students‘ ages and level of prior knowledge.
Time |
Goals |
Activities |
Material |
5‘ |
Understanding the purpose of learning with Grafari (Orthograph) |
- Read out, explain or allow to students to look at the worksheet «Helpful Hints for Getting Started: How Learn-ing Works in the Brain». Answer any questions
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«Helpful Hints for Getting Started: How the Learning Software Works» can be printed from Coach with a single click |
10‘ |
Getting familiar with how the training works |
- Read out, explain or allow to students to look at the worksheet «Helpful Hints for Getting Started: How the Learning Software Works»
- Decide when training sessions should happen - where and how often? (During lesson time at school / around other school activities / at home as homework...)
- Have students note down their user names and passwords
- Distribute parent letters; students receive their user names and passwords for training at home
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«Helpful Hints for Getting Started: How the Learning Software Works»
«Parent letters» with personal login details (can be printed from Coach with a single click)
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20‘ |
Getting started with training |
- Go through the worksheet «First Steps with Grafari Orthograph» with the students (open the Cockpit, sign in, start Grafari (Orthograph))
- Place a link on the desktop or in the start menu
- Students work through the training
- Look at the instructions before each game. Where necessary, watch the instructional video
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PC/Laptops Student worksheet «First Steps with Orthograph» |
5‘ |
Learning to reflect |
- Explain the progress indicator in the game and the reward system in the shop
- Explain the options in the Coach monitoring program
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On the PC or projector |
5‘ |
Understanding how learning can be optimised on the basis of this reflection |
- When and how often should teachers monitor progress?
- When should the students receive feedback and in what form (learning reports, certificates)?
- Show what a report or certificate looks like
- Look inside Grafari (Orthograph) Coach
- Set consequences for not carrying out training
- At what point should specific errors be discussed with students individually?
- When should custom modules be created?
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Home |
Starting to train independently |
- Distribute parent letters
- Carry out first training session at home
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«Parent letters» (see above) |