Stage Four Email Tasks - Vikings


  Printout for teacher program

The Worksheets

Vikings Worksheet 1

Vikings Worksheet 2

Vikings Worksheet 3

Teacher Instructions
1. Access the DET Portal by clicking on the link: https://portal.det.nsw.edu.au
2. Open your email account
3. Click on ‘New’ on the top left hand side
4. Click on the ‘To’ button, which opens the GAL – Global Address List
5. Click in the ‘Alias’ field
6. Type a ‘tilde’ (~) which is done by holding down the ‘Shift’ and pressing the key above the ‘Tab’ key
7. Enter your school code next to the tilde
8. Click on ‘Find’
9. Select your class (PC) or tick the box next to your class (Mac) from the list that appears
10. Click ‘To’ at the bottom of this window
11. Click ‘Close’
12. In the subject box, type “The Vikings: Invaders and Settlers – Email Task 1”
13. Highlight all the text in "The Vikings: Invaders and Settlers – Email Task 1 section below
14. Copy and paste this text into your email text window
15. Add an attachment by either clicking on the icon of the paper clip or clicking on the writing ‘Attachment’ . You will need to add the following document to your email “The Vikings: Invaders and Settlers – Email Task 1”
16. Press ‘Send’ – the lesson will then go to all students in your class


To send the next email task:


17. Repeat the above steps. Replace The Vikings: Invaders and Settlers – Email Task 1 for Task 2 at step 12 and at step 13, replace the text in The Vikings: Invaders and Settlers – Email Task 1 for Task 2
18. Attach The Vikings: Viking Society – Email Task 2, then The Vikings: Viking Gods – Email Task 3
19. Inform students that they will need to complete The Vikings: Invaders and Settlers – Email Task 1 before completing The Vikings: Viking Society – Email Task 2 and task 3
Make sure you have changed the name of the next activity to be done in their instructions.


This means up to 30 emails will be returned to you - if you do not wish to reply to each individual email then repeat the steps 4-11 to send one email to email the whole class thanking them for their efforts.


 Email Task

  1. 1. Open the attachment “The Vikings: Invaders and Settlers – Email Task 1.doc”
  2. 2. Read carefully through the activity sheet
  3. 3. Complete each section of the activity sheet
  4. 4. Save the completed worksheet as “The Vikings Task 1 your name.doc”, for example, if your name is John Smith, you would save your worksheet as “The Vikings Task 1 John Smith.doc”
  5. 5. Send me an email by clicking on ‘Reply’ and attaching the completed worksheet “The Vikings Task 1 your name.doc”
  6. 6. Only complete the next activity sheet when you have been given instructions to do so.