Production

Explain to students that they are going to explore a learning object showing four projects presented in Indonesian, and that the four projects are presented in the same format but are all about very different topics.

Using a datashow, take students through one of the four projects - for example Umi's project about water. Model the use of the learning object with students:

• using the English rollover help
• reading the information behind the information icon
• accessing the sections of the project (NB The web links in Umi's project are well worth a visit.)

Explain to students that they are not expected to understand every word, but rather to use their reading skills, the words they do know and the English help to infer or guess what the meaning is. Explain also the function of the + button in allowing reflection on the project and comment on the Australian viewpoint on that topic. (See Reflection section).

Have students 'decode' Umi's project as a group and discuss the questions on Umi's task sheet (in Word or PDF):

• What are the key words in Indonesian that capture the ideas in Umi's project? (E.g. could include air, sungai, sawah, perahu, minum, mencuci pakaian...)
• In what ways is water important to Umi's community?
• Does water mean the same things to our community as it does to Umi? What is similar and what is different?
• Compare the geography (location and land mass) of Australia and Indonesia. How does this relate to water?
• If we were going to write back to Umi and tell her about water in our local community, what might we say (in English), what photos could we include, what information could we send as a graph or table or diagram?

Now have students work in pairs to explore one of the other projects. They can choose which one for themselves or you can allocate projects. Give each pair the appropriate task sheet - Made (in Word or PDF); Tuti (in Word or PDF); or Budi (in Word or PDF).

Assessment as learning: Each time a student finishes looking through one project and filling out the reflection sheet on that project, ask them to self-assess and peer assess their use of the learning object, using this rubric (in Word or PDF).