Sample Introductory Session Grafari (Orthograph)

Created by Boyko Cholakov, Modified on Wed, 14 Jun 2023 at 05:51 PM by Violeta Petkova

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	Sheet «Helpful Hints for Getting Started: How Learning Works in the Brain»
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	«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*)
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	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	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?	On the PC or projector
Home	Starting to train independently	Distribute parent letters Carry out first training session at home	«Parent letters» (see above)