EXPAND YOUR LESSONS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM!

EXPAND YOUR LESSONS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM! EXPAND YOUR LESSONS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM! Pearson Longman ELT http://www.myizonelab.com

Contents ABOUT IZONE...3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS...3 ABOUT YOUR ACCESS CODE...4 REGISTRATION ONLINE...5 LOGGING INTO MYIZONELAB...8 USING THE COURSE BUILDER...8 CREATING A COURSE...8 NAVIGATION TOOLS AND FEATURES... 13 HOME PAGE... 13 STUDY PLAN... 14 Student View...14 Edit Study Plan...14 Editing Course Settings...15 GRADING SUBMISSIONS... 16 GRADEBOOK... 17 LEARNING MORE ABOUT MYIZONELAB... 19 TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR MYIZONELAB... 19 GLOSSARY... 19 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS... 20 Trademark Notices Microsoft and Windows are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Adobe is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Copyright Copyright 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Pearson Longman ELT. All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher. 2

ABOUT IZONE izone is a dynamic learning experience, focusing on strategies to help them communicate and improve their fluency. They will learn how to keep their conversations going in English, be a good listener, ask for help and much, much more. The series has been created with the help of the Longman Corpus Network a large collection of spoken and written texts drawn from newspapers, books, radio, television and everyday conversations. This helps us present authentic and useful language English as it is actually used. Video clips and audio bring the topics to life and provide many listening opportunities, with new language presented in useful phrases. Model conversations in real-life English help they understand how to use the strategies and provide additional support. With izone, they learn online and in the classroom. Each unit has four sections: Prepare, izone in class, Extras and Quiz. Their learning begins online, where the Prepare section introduces the topic, vocabulary and strategy to get students ready for studying izone in class. That s where they work together in the classroom to do a variety of listening and speaking activities. Then they continue practicing online with Extras before they finally check their progress in the Quiz. 3

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS To use MyiZoneLab, your computer must meet the System Requirements listed below. For PC-Compatible Computers: Operating System: Windows 2000, XP, or Vista Web Browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher OR Firefox 2.0 or higher Plug-ins: Adobe Reader 7 or higher, Adobe Flash Player 8 or higher, and Java 1.4.2 or higher For Macintosh Computers: Operating System: OS X 10.3.9 or higher Web Browser: Safari 2.0 or higher OR Firefox 2.0 or higher Plug-ins: Adobe Reader 7 or higher, Adobe Flash Player 8 or higher, and Java 1.4.2 or higher You can check your browser and plug-ins by going to the Browser Tune-up at http://www.myizonelab.com. For All Computers: Hardware: Headphone or speakers, built-in or external; Microphone, built-in or external Internet Connection: DSL, Cable/Broadband, T1, or other high-speed connection Memory: 256 MB RAM or higher Monitor Resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher Note: If you are using MyiZoneLab in your school s computer lab, then the lab manager should ensure that all computers meet the System Requirements. ABOUT YOUR ACCESS CODE MyiZoneLab provides online access to instructor-only content. You register with an instructor access code that identifies you as an educator. You may use the code only one time. Once registered, your access is valid for four years. You can obtain your instructor access code through your local Pearson office or go to http://www.myizonelab.com and click on Get Your Instructor Access Code here. Fill out the request for an access code to be sent to you. The access code looks like this: NANTW-FORRM-PAPER-BLASE-PENCH-WARMD 4

REGISTRATION ONLINE Once you have your access code, you must complete an easy, one-time registration and enrollment process. (Before you begin, be sure your computer meets the System Requirements for this program.) 1 Go to http://www.myizonelab.com and click on: 2 Click on the link I already have an access code. 3 Enter the Access Information. Do You Have a Pearson Education Account? If this is your first time using this registration form, leave No, I Am a New User selected. You will create a Login Name and Password later in this process. OR If you've already registered using this form for an online product published by any Pearson Education company, click on Yes, Look Me Up. Type your existing Login Name (or User ID) and Password. We'll look up your account, automatically fill in most information, and add this subscription to your existing account. You'll have only one Login Name and Password to remember for all your Pearson Education online products. Access Code Type your six-part access code, one part in each box. Don t type the dashes. Note: If you received the access code by e-mail, you can click on the link Copy and paste it here. This will allow you to copy and paste the access code, including the dashes. 5

School Location Enter your School Zip or Postal Code and then select your School Country. This helps create a list of schools in your area for you to choose from in a later registration step. Note: If you do not have a School Zip or Postal Code, please enter 00000 and then select your School Country. Click on to continue. Enter Your Account Information. Personal Information Enter your First Name, Last Name, and E-mail Address. School Information Enter your school information. If your school is not listed, select Other from the dropdown list and then enter your school information. 6

Login Name and Password Create a Login Name and Password that are easy for you to remember. You may want to use your e-mail address as your Login Name. (Do not use blank spaces.) You will use the Login Name and Password each time you log into your online product. Security Question Choose a security question from the drop-down list. This question is used to protect your account and personal information. In the event that you contact us, and your identity must be confirmed, a product support representative will ask you this question. Choose a question and answer that are easy to remember. Click on (only once!) to submit your registration for processing, which will take just a few moments. Confirmation and Summary You are now ready to log in to your MyiZoneLab course anytime, anywhere. A confirmation page informs you that your registration is complete, and that you will receive a confirmation e-mail. (Optional) Print the confirmation page to keep a record. To log in right away, click on or click on the link for MyiZoneLab. Then provide the Login Name and Password from this registration. To log in later, see Logging into MyiZoneLab" on the next page. 7

LOGGING INTO MYI YIZONE ONELAB You can log in to MyiZoneLab anytime after you register. Use the Login Name and Password you created during registration. Go to http://www.myizonelab.com, and click on the Login button Enter the Login Name and Password you created during registration. Begin exploring your MyiZoneLab course. Login screen USING THE COURSE BUILDER If you wish to monitor your students progress in MyiZoneLab, you must create a course. The Course Builder allows you to accomplish this task. There are two ways you can get to the Course Builder: If this is your first time logging into MyiZoneLab, click on the Create a Course button. See the Creating a Course section on the next page for more information. If you have already created a course and would like to create another course, click on the My Courses link at the top of the page. CREATING A COURSE To create a course in MyiZoneLab, 1 Click on the button. 2 Choose your course type: Use the default course for your level (Recommended) Copy or link to a course from your course list Copy or link to a course from the public course list 8

Note: If this is your first time using MyiZoneLab and you have not been told otherwise, you will want to choose the first option: Use the default course for your level (Recommended). Click on the button next to this option and then click on Continue. If you choose not to create a course, your students will still be able to use MyiZoneLab on their own. However, you will not be able to see their grades. If you would like more information on course types, click on the link next to Need More Information on Course Types? Click here. Choose Your Course Type About Course Types There are two types of courses in MyiZoneLab. A Master Course is a course that has been created from the MyiZoneLab default course. The creator of the master course can customize the study plan by hiding or reordering content and setting course properties. A Master Course can be copied. Once a course is copied, the copy becomes a new master course. Such a course maintains all of the customizations of the course that was copied. A Linked Course is a course that links to a master course. A linked course maintains all of the course settings and customizations of the master course, but the instructor who uses a linked course cannot customize it. A linked course is useful for instructors teaching multiple course sections, as they can create a master course to control all of their course customizations in one place. They can then create linked courses created from the master course for their other classes. Linked courses are also useful for a school's Program Coordinator. He or she can create a master course and allow other instructors to link to it in order to maintain consistency among all classes. 3 To select a product, click the radio button at the left and then click on Continue at the bottom of the page. Note: MyiZoneLab has four levels to meet the needs of your students. 9

Choose Your Product 4 Name your course: Enter the details of your course, including the name of the course and the name or number of the section. Set the start and end dates of the course, and choose your time zone. Click on Continue at the bottom of the page. Note: When students log in for the first time, they can search for your course by your last name, the course name, or the school name, so be sure to name your course appropriately. Many instructors will use their own name in the course, like: English 100 Holmes. They also use the time the class meets as the section name, like MW 10 a.m. Students access to your course will be dictated by the Course Start and End Dates. It can be a good idea to extend the End Date by a few weeks to give students additional time in a course. The course will become unavailable to students at 12:01 a.m. on the Course End Date. Click on Continue at the bottom of the page. Name Your Course 10

5 Set student access properties: Set the properties for your new course here. You can decide if you want to make the course available to students immediately (most instructors do) and if you want to require a course password (most instructors don t). Click on Continue at the bottom of the page. Note: Some instructors will choose not to make the course available to students so they can customize it completely before students are able to log in. This is a good idea if you plan to do a lot of customization on your course. Once the course is ready, instructors should visit Course Settings and make their course available to students. Requiring a Course Password provides an extra level of security. Some instructors use this to make sure only their students register for their MyiZoneLab course. Set Student Access Properties 6 Course Copy Properties: On this page, you can decide if other instructors will have access to your course. Often instructors will want to allow other instructors to copy their course when they create their own. This usually occurs between instructors at the same school, but since MyiZoneLab is on the Internet, any instructor using MyiZoneLab can copy a course. Making Course Public will allow other instructors using MyiZoneLab to copy your course. If you choose No then you do not need to answer the remaining questions, and only you will be able to copy the course in the future. Course Copy Availability determines if other professors can copy the course or only link to it. To learn more about this property, please click here. Require Password to Copy adds an extra level of security. Only instructors who have the password can copy the course. Click on Continue at the bottom of the page. 11

Set Course Copy Properties 7 Course Verification Page: After you set the Course Properties, you will be given a chance to edit them. If you are satisfied with the information presented on this page, click on Continue at the bottom of the page. Note: If you are building a linked course, you will not be able to edit the Course Copy properties and the Study Plan properties, since these features will be controlled by the original course. Editing the properties in the original will change the properties in the linked course. 8 Congratulations Page: At the top of the page is your Course ID. This will be a combination of your last name, six numbers and a letter. Give this Course ID to your students so they can easily enroll in your course. From this page, you can enter your course, customize the Study Plan, or create another course. Confirmation page 12

NAVIGATION TOOLS AND FEATURES You can navigate through MyiZoneLab by using either home page links or the tabs at the top of the screen: HOME PAGE STUDY PLAN SUBMISSIONS GRADEBOOK HOME PAGE The Home Page shows links to the important features of your course. Key links on this page include: My Course on the top right provides links to the Course Settings, the Class Roster, and the Alerts report. Course Settings Click on the View button to edit the course settings. Class Roster Click on the displayed number for Students Enrolled. This link only shows up if one or more students are enrolled. Alerts The alerts report tells you if a student scores too low on an activity. You decide the score students should achieve in your settings. Click on the displayed number to see your alerts. My Gradebook displays your class's average scores in study plan activities. Click on the View button to see the Gradebook Options. Submissions displays ungraded writing submissions. Click on the View button to see your students submissions. Teacher Resource Zone, accessed through the links on the bottom right of the page, include the izone Teacher Resource Center, File Manager, Discussion Board and link to Teacher Development Interactive. My Courses on the top right of the page allows you to switch among your courses and also to create a new course. 13

Teacher Home Page STUDY PLAN Click on the Study Plan tab to open the Study Plan Option page. Key links on this page: Student View Edit Study Plan Course Settings Student View Click on Student View to preview your course anytime. Edit Study Plan Click on Edit Study Plan to reorder or hide content, or to add a note to your students. To customize the Study Plan, Click on the Study Plan tab to open the Study Plan Options page. Click on Edit Study Plan to re-order content, hide content, or add an instructor note. Click on the drop down menu under Set Order to change the order of the groups. Click on the name of a unit to view the sections. 14

Study Plan Options Note: Many instructors will choose to hide quizzes or tests. Simply click on Hide next to the chosen quiz or test, then click Show when you want your students to take it. Any changes made in MyiZoneLab will be immediately available to the students. Customizing Study Plan Editing Course Settings View or change your course settings. Any changes will be immediately available to the students. From the Instructor Home Page, click on the word Settings in the top right corner or View in the My Course box on the top left. 15

Click on the edit link at the top of each section to access and change your course settings. Some properties may not be editable if your course is a linked course. GRADING SUBMISSIONS Edit Course Settings MyiZoneLab allows instructors to grade student essays, make edits within essays, or add comments to the end of essays. Step 1: Click on the Submissions tab on the top right of the page, or the View button on the Submissions box in the lower left of the page. The box on the lower left tells you how many ungraded submissions there are for your course. The Submissions page shows you all of the submissions for your Course. This list can be sorted by student name, by graded or by ungraded, by draft, or by topic. Use the drop down menus to sort the list. This list can also be sorted by clicking on Name, Date and Time, Draft, and Topic. Students Submission Step 2: Click on the student s name to open a submission. Make comments by clicking in the body of the text or at the end of the submission. Your comments will appear in blue and bold. You can then insert a Score, and decide if you will allow a second draft. 16

Grading Submission Step 3: Click on the Save and Submit button to send the grade and comments to the student. Save and Return Later allow you to save your comments without sending them or the grade to the student, so that you can return to the student s writing submissions at a later time. GRADEBOOK Perhaps the most powerful MyiZoneLab feature for instructors is the Gradebook. The Gradebook allows you to monitor performance both of individual students and of your entire class. Access your course s Gradebook by clicking on the Gradebook tab on the top right corner of the Home Page, or by clicking on View in the Gradebook box. Overall Progress: This report shows what each student has completed as well as averages for all units and tests. Click on a student's name to see a detailed report of scores. Gradebook Overall Progress 17

Click on a unit to view detailed results. Gradebook Student Details The Section Details report shows a student's performance on each section. You can also see the student's time on task, the date the student worked on the section, and a graph of the student's progress. Student Detail Results 18

LEARNING MORE ABOUT MYI YIZONE ONELAB For the latest information and directions on using MyiZoneLab, visit http://www.myizonelab.com. TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR MYI YIZONE ONELAB Pearson Longman ELT Technical Support is committed to providing you the best technical support possible. For technical support, please e-mail supporthk@pearsonlongmansupport.com or visit us online at http://www.pearsonlongmansupport.com. Note: To receive e-mails with helpful information from us, please add supporthk@pearsonlongmansupport.com to your e-mail program s address book or your spam filtering software s approved sender list. GLOSSARY Key terms used in MyiZoneLab: Course The group of students and an instructor using MyiZoneLab. All students in a course begin with the same Study Plan. Gradebook The collection of all assessed work completed by the student(s) in MyiZoneLab. Home Page The main page that opens for both students and instructors when they log into the course. The home page contains course information and links to the Study Plan, Gradebook, Submissions, and other resources. Study Plan The complete list of units that are covered in MyiZoneLab based on the instructor- selected Pearson writing text. Also available is a list of the units that a student has completed and the student s to-do-list. Submission A completed and submitted Writing Exercise. Student View allows the teacher to get a sense of what the students see as well as a full preview of a course. 19

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 1. My access code is not working. What should I do? Access codes are six "words" long and will look something like this: LSWMWL-ATOLL-UMBELL-SIDED-TOPAZ-VEXES You do NOT need to enter the dashes as you redeem your access code. Each access code can only be redeemed once when you register for MyiZoneLab. The access code is only needed to register. It is not needed to log in. You will set up a Login Name and Password when you register to be used when you want to log in to the MyiZoneLab. Check to make sure your access code has not been redeemed already. If you are sure your access code has not been redeemed and you are still having problems, please email us at EPSupport@pearsoned.com. 2. I forgot my Login Name or Password. How can I get this information sent to me? If you registered correctly, your Login Name or Password should have been e- mailed to you. Check your e-mail for a message from product.support@pearsoned.com. If you know your e-mail address and/or your Login Name, you can request that your username and password be sent to you. To do this, simply click on Forgot Your Login Name / Password link on the log in page. If you continue to have problems, please contact us at EPSupport@pearsoned.com. 3. The Course ID my instructor gave me is not working. What should I do? Most instructors will ask you to join a course. This allows them to view your work. To join, you will need a Course ID, which your instructor will give to you. The Course ID looks something like this: holmesl931023w. Check with your instructor to make sure you have the correct Course ID and if he or she has made the course available to students. The Course ID is case sensitive so be sure to enter each character exactly as it appears. Be sure to enter the number zero 0 or the letter "O" correctly. These are often confused. In general, a zero 0 will be surrounded by other numbers and the letter O will be surrounded by other letters. Try doing a search for your instructor by his or her last name. Enter your instructor's last name in the search box and click on "search." Be sure to spell your instructor's name correctly. If none of the above steps have solved your problem, it is possible you have registered under the wrong product within MyiZoneLab, and therefore do not have access to your instructor's course. Confirm with your instructor which MyiZoneLab product you should be using. There are four course levels for MyiZoneLab. 20

If you continue to have problems, please contact us at EPSupport@pearsoned.com. 4. The whole page does not fit on my screen. Some of the material is cut off. What should I do? Longman online products are designed to work effectively with screen resolution set at 1027 by 768. Change your computer's display settings to resolve the problem. To do this, click on Start Control Panel double click on Display Settings. Change screen resolution to 1027 by 768 pixels. Make sure your web browser window is "maximized" and takes up your entire computer screen. There are many ways to do this, but often there will be minimize, maximize, and close icons on the top right of your browser window. Click on the maximize icon. 5. Why didn't I get a confirmation email after I registered? If you did not receive a confirmation e-mail after you registered, first be sure that you check your Junk/Spam folders to make sure the email was not filtered. Second, please go to the Account Summary page at: https://register.pearsoncmg.com/userprofile/ and login to ensure that you entered your e-mail address correctly when you registered. If you continue to have problems, please email EPSupport@pearsoned.com. 21