Wiki intro lesson
- 1. Mein Traumhaus9. Klasse Deutsch
- 2. Term 2This term you will be working independently to learn new concepts in German and demonstrating your new knowledge across the four macro-skills of language learning.How much you get out of this project will depend entirely on YOU and how much you’re prepared to leap out of your comfort zone!
- 3. WikiYou will be creating your own wiki to showcase your work as you produce it.It will be YOUR responsibility to keep your wiki up-to-date.What’s a wiki? It’s a web page with a simple WYSIWYG editor.
- 4. Mein TraumhausYour topic for this unit is ‘Mein Traumhaus’.You will learn new vocabulary and grammar that will help you talk and write about rooms of the house, furniture and household chores.You will be able to choose which tasks best suit your style of learning.
- 5. Your WikiLet’s get online!1. Create your wiki.
- 6. Your WikiGo to wikispaces.comand create an account using your OACC email address. (make a note of your chosen user name and password)Say yes to creating your own wiki. The title should have something to do with houses, buildings, rooms, architecture or your name!Wiki permissions = protectedWiki type = education K-12Once your wiki exists, click on manage wiki.Click on subscription and scroll to the bottom of the page. Click on request yours now to apply for a complimentary upgrade to Plus.Now click on manage wiki again, and select invite people. Send an invitation to your teacher’s email address.
- 7. Your WikiLet’s check out the project!2. Join the traumhaus wiki.
- 8. Your WikiOnce you have a wiki account, go to traumhaus.wikispaces.comand click on Request membership. Your teacher will admit you as a member.Read through the home page of the traumhaus wiki and carefully note the overall instructions for the unit of work.
- 9. MI QuizFollow the link on the home page and complete the quiz. When your results graph appears, do a screen capture by using the PrtSckey on the top right of the keyboard. Open Paint and paste the graph on. Save as a jpeg into your German folder in My Documents. Read the info about your results on the Learning Strategies link.
- 10. MI QuizRead basic instructions on editing your wiki pages by clicking on 7. Wiki Instructions.You can alter the theme and colour scheme of your wiki by clicking on manage wiki and selecting Look and Feel.You should now upload your Multiple Intelligences graph.
- 11. Your WikiRead through the various pages of the wiki carefully and start to fill in the TraumhausPlanning Sheet. Note: this sheet should come to all lessons.Start by working through the Vocabulary and Grammar page.Then you may begin working on tasks in any order you choose. Take good note of DUE DATES!