LEI Teacher Manual

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LONGMAN ENGLISH INTERACTIVE Instructors Manual

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Contents

ABOUT LONGMAN ENGLISH INTERACTIVE .........................................................................................3

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS................................................................................................................4

ABOUT YOURACCESS CODE ..........................................................................................................4

REGISTRATION ONLINE ..................................................................................................................5

LOGGING INTO LONGMAN ENGLISH INTERACTIVE...............................................................................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 ......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .... 15

GRADEBOOK........................ .......................... .......................... .......................... ..................... 16

LEARNING MORE ABOUT LONGMAN ENGLISH INTERACTIVE ......................... ......................... ............. 19

TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR LONGMAN ENGLISH INTERACTIVE.......................... .......................... ........ 19

GLOSSARY .......................... .......................... .......................... ......................... .......................... 19

FREQUENTLYASKED QUESTIONS ......................... .......................... .......................... ..................... 20

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CopyrightCopyright 2008 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 byany means without the written permission of the publisher.


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Longman English Interactive is a four-level, video-based, integrated-skills program

online that includes over 100 hours of instruction per level. The program provides

instruction and practice in grammar, speaking, listening, vocabulary, pronunciation,

reading, and writing.

With Longman English Interactive, students work with contemporary and engaging

video, audio, animations, and extensive practice activities to develop essential skills.

Students can log in from home, from the lab, or from any location with Internet access.

Students can use the program on their own (self-study) or they might use it as part of a

class with a teacher (instructor-led). If you are part of a class with a teacher, you will

notice that he or she will set assignments and be able to watch your progress with the

programs easy-to-use tools.

Program features:

Access anywhere, anytime

Easy to use

Contemporary video

Ongoing student assessment

Automated feedback

Living grammar

Culture notes

Native language support

Study plans

Progress reports

E-portfolios


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To use Longman English Interactive, your computer must meet the SystemRequirements listed below.

For PC-Compatible Computers:Operating System: Windows 2000, or XPWeb Browser: Internet Explorer 6.x or higherOR Firefox 2.0 or higherPlug-ins: Adobe Reader 7 or higher, Adobe Flash Player 8 or higher, and Java1.4.2 or higher

For Macintosh Computers:Operating System: OS X 10.3.9 or higherWeb Browser: Safari 2.0 or higherOR Firefox 2.0 or higherPlug-ins: Adobe Reader 7 or higher, Adobe Flash Player 8 or higher, and Java

1.4.2 or higher

For All Computers:Hardware: Headphone or speakers, built-in or external Microphone, built-in or externalInternet Connection: DSL, Cable/Broadband, T1, or other high-speed connectionMemory: 256 MB RAM or higherMonitor Resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher

Note: If you are using Longman English Interactive in your schools computer lab, then the labmanager should ensure that all computers meet the System Requirements.

Longman English Interactive provides online access to instructor-only content. Youregister with an instructor access code that identifies you as an educator. You mayuse the code only one time.

Your access code appears inside yourInstructor Access kit and looks like this:

NANTW-FORRM-PAPER-BLASE-PENCH-WARMD

Note:If the access code has already been used, you can contact your local sales

representative and request a Longman English Interactive Instructor Access Kit, which containsa valid access code.

You can also visit us online at http://www.LongmanEnglishInteractive.com. Click on theInstructors button forFirst-time users. Then Click on I need to request access. Follow the on-screen instructions.


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To access yourLongman English Interactive course, 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.LongmanEnglishInteractive.com , and click on the Instructorsbutton forFirst-time users.

2. Click on the link I already have an access code.3. Enter the Access Information.

a. Do You Have a Pearson Education Account?

If this is your first time using this registration form, leave No, I Am a New Userselected. 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 LoginName (or User ID) and Password. We'll look up your account, automatically fill inmost information, and add this subscription to your existing account. You'll haveonly one Login Name and Password to remember for all your Pearson Educationonline products.

b. Access Code

Pull back the tab on the inside front cover of the Instructor Accesspackage to reveal your access code. Type your six-part access code,one part in each box. Dont 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 thedashes.


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c. School Location

Enter yourSchools Zip orPostal Code and then select yourSchool Country. Thishelps create a list of schools in your area for you to choose from in a laterregistration step.

Note:If you are outside the U.S. and do not have a School Zip orPostal Code,please enter00000 and then select yourSchool Country.

d. Click on to continue.

4. Enter Your Account Information.

a. Personal Information

Enter yourFirst Name, Last Name, and E-mail Address.

b. School Information

Enter your school information. If your school is not listed, select Other from the

drop-down list and then enter your school information.


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c. 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 blankspaces.) You will use the Login Name and Password each time you log into youronline product.

d. Security Question

Choose a security question from the drop-down list. This question is used to protectyour account and personal information. In the event that you contact us, and youridentity must be confirmed, a product support representative will ask you thisquestion. Choose a question and answer that are easy to remember.

e. Click on (only once!) to submit your registration for processing, which willtake just a few moments.

5. Confirmation and SummaryYou are now ready to log in to yourLongman English Interactive course anytime,anywhere. A confirmation page informs you that your registration is complete, andthat you will receive a confirmation email.

(Optional) Print the confirmation page to keep a record.

To log in right away, click on or click on the link forLongmanEnglish Interactive. Then provide the Login Name and Password from thisregistration.

To log in later, see Logging into Longman English Interactive" on the next page.


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You can log in to Longman English Interactive anytime after you register. Use the Login

Name and Password you created during registration.

Go to http://www.LongmanEnglishInteractive.com , and click on the Login buttonforReturning Users.

Enter the Login Name and Password you created during registration. Begin exploring yourLongman English Interactive course.

Login screen

USING THE COURSE BUILDERIf you wish to monitor your students progress in Longman English Interactive, you mustcreate 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 Longman English Interactive, click on the

Create a Course button. See the Creating a Course section on the next pagefor 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 Longman English Interactive,

1. Click on the button.2. Choose your course type:

a. Use the default course for your level (Recommended)b. Copy or link to a course from your course listc. Copy or link to a course from the public course list

Note: If this is your first time using Longman English Interactive and you have not been toldotherwise, 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 Continue.


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If you choose not to create a course, your students will still be able to use Longman EnglishInteractive 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 MoreInformation on Course Types? Click here.

Choose Your Course Type

About Course TypesThere are two types of courses in Longman English Interactive.

A Master Course is a course that has been crated from the Longman EnglishInteractive 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 anew master course. Such a course maintains all of the customizations of thecourse it was copied from.

A Linked Course is a course that links to a master course. A linked coursemaintains all of the course settings and customizations of the master course, butthe instructor who uses a linked course cannot customize it. A linked course isuseful for instructors teaching multiple course sections, as they can create amaster course to control all of their course customizations in one place. Theycan then create linked courses created from the master course for their otherclasses. Linked courses are also useful for a school's Program Coordinator. Heor she can create a master course and allow other instructors to link to it in orderto maintain consistency among all classes.

3. To select a product, click the radio button at the left and then click 'Continue' atthe bottom of the page.

Note: Longman English Interactive has four levels to meet the needs of your students.


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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 yourtime 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 instructorswill use their own name in the course, like: English 100 Holmes. They also use the time the classmeets as the section name, like MW 10 a.m.

Students access to your course will be dictated by the Course Startand End Dates. It can be a goodidea to extend the End Date by a few weeks to give students additional time in a course. The course willbecome unavailable to students at 12:01 a.m. on the Course End Date.


Name Your Course


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5. Set student access properties:Set the properties for your new course here. You can decide if you want to make thecourse available to students immediately (most instructors do) and if you want torequire a course password (most instructors dont).


Note:Some instructors will choose not to make the course available to students so they cancustomize it completely before students are able to log in. This is a good idea if you plan to do a lot ofcustomization on your course.

Once the course is ready, instructors should visit Course Settings and make their course available tostudents.

Requiring a Course Password provides an extra level of security. Some instructors use this to makesure only their students register for theirLongman English Interactive 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 theycreate their own. This usually occurs between instructors at the same school, butsince Longman English Interactive is on the Internet, any instructor using LongmanEnglish Interactive can copy a course.

Making Course Public will allow other instructors using Longman EnglishInteractive to copy your course. If you choose No then you do not need toanswer the remaining questions, and only you will be able to copy the course inthe future.

Course Copy Availability determines if other professors can copy the course oronly 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.



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Set Student Access Properties

7. Course Verification Page:After you set the Course Properties, you will be given a chance to edit them. If youare satisfied with the information presented on this page, click on Continue at thebottom 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 theproperties 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 lastname, six numbers and a letter. Give this Course ID to your students so they caneasily enroll in your course.

From this page, you can enter your course, customize the Study Plan, or createanother course.

Confirmation page


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You can navigate through Longman English Interactive by using either home page linksor 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 left 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 forStudents Enrolled. This linkonly shows up if one or more students are enrolled.Alerts The alerts report tells you if a student scores too low on an activity. Youdecide the score students should achieve in your settings. Click on the displayednumber 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 buttonto see your students submissions.

Other Resources, accessed through the links on the bottom right of the page,include the Longman Dictionary, Glossary, and Grammar Reference, andTeachers Guide.

My Courses on the top right of the page allows you to switch among yourcourses and also to create a new course.

Teacher Home Page


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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 module group to view the units within that group.

Study Plan Options

Note: Many instructors will choose to hide Module Tests or the End of Level Test. Simply click on Hidenext to the test, then click Show when you want your students to take the test.

Any changes made in Longman English Interactive will be immediately available to the students.

Customizing Study Plan


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Editing Course Settings

View or change your course settings. Any changes will be immediately available to thestudents.

From the Instructor Home Page, click on the word Settings in the top right corner orView in the My Course box on the top left.

Click on the edit link at the top of each section to access and change your coursesettings. Some properties may not be editable if your course is a linked course.

Edit Course Settings

GRADING SUBMISSIONS

Longman English Interactive allows instructors to grade student essays, make editswithin 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 onthe Submissions box in the lower left of the page. The box on the lower left tells you howmany ungraded submissions there are for your course.

The Submissions page shows you all of the submissions for your Course. This list canbe sorted by student name, by graded or by ungraded, by draft, or by topic. Use the dropdown menus to sort the list. This list can also be sorted by clicking on Name, Date andTime, Draft, and Topic.


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Students Submission

Step 2: Click on the students name to open a submission. Make comments by clickingin the body of the text or at the end of the submission. Your comments will appear inblue and bold. You can then insert a Score, and decide if you will allow a second draft.

Grading Submission

Step 3: Click on the Save and Submit button to send the grade and comments to thestudent.

Save orSave and Return Laterallow you to save your comments without sending themor the grade to the student, so that you can return to the students writing submissions ata later time.

GRADEBOOK

Perhaps the most powerful Longman English Interactive feature for instructors is the

Gradebook. The Gradebook allows you to monitor performance both of individualstudents and of your entire class.

Access your courses Gradebook by clicking on the Gradebook tab on the top rightcorner 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 asaverages for all units and tests.


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Click on a student's name to see a detailed report of scores.

Gradebook Overall Progress


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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 alsosee the student's time on task, the date the student worked on the section, and a graphof the student's progress.

Student Detail Results


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For the latest information and directions on using Longman English Interactive, visit

www.LongmanEnglishInteractive.com and click on the Learn About link. There you willfind the latest Flash animations and Adobe PDF files to help you take advantage of all ofthe features of Longman English Interactive.

Pearson Longman ELT Technical Support is committed to providing you the besttechnical support possible.

For technical support, please e-mail [email protected] visit us online athttp://www.PearsonLongmanSupport.com.

Note:To receive e-mails with helpful information from us, please add [email protected] toyour e-mail programs address book or your spam filtering softwares approved sender list.

Key terms used in Longman English Interactive:

Course The group of students and an instructor using Longman English Interactive. Allstudents in a course begin with the same Study Plan.

Gradebook The collection of all assessed work completed by the student(s) inLongman English Interactive.

Home Page The main page that opens for both students and instructors when they loginto the course. The home page contains course information and links to the Study Plan,Gradebook, Submissions, and other resources.

Module The sequence of units that makes up part of the Study Plan.

Study Plan The complete list of units that are covered in Longman English Interactivebased on the instructor- selected Pearson writing text. Also available is a list of the units

that a student has completed and the students 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 afull preview of a course.

Teacher Guide Supplementary material to help instructors use the Longman EnglishInteractive course most effectively.
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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 forLongman

English Interactive. The access code is only needed to register. It is not neededto log in. You will set up a login name and password when you register to beused when you want to log in to the Longman English Interactive.

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 [email protected].

2. I forgot my login name or password. How can I get this information sent tome?

If you registered correctly, your login name or password should have been e-mailed to you. Check your e-mail for a message [email protected].

If you know your e-mail address and/or your login name, you can request thatyour username and password be sent to you. To do this, simply click on the"Forgot Your Login Name / Password" link on the log in page.

If you continue to have problems, please contact us [email protected].

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. TheCourse ID looks something like this: holmesl931023W.

Check with your instructor to make sure you have the correct Course ID and if heor she has made the course available to students.

The Course ID is case sensitive so be sure to enter each character exactly as itappears.

Be sure to enter the number zero 0 or the letter "O" correctly. These are oftenconfused. In general, a zero 0 will be surrounded by other numbers and theletter O will be surrounded by other letters.

Try doing a search for your instructor by their last name. Enter your instructor's

last name in the search box and click "search." Be sure to spell your instructor'sname correctly. If none of the above steps have solved your problem, it is possible you have

registered under the wrong product within Longman English Interactive, andtherefore do not have access to your instructor's course. Confirm with yourinstructor which Longman English Interactive product you should be using. Thereare four course levels forLongman English Interactive.

If you continue to have problems, please contact us [email protected].
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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 resolutionset at 1027 by 768. Change your computer's display settings to resolve theproblem. To do this, click on Start Control Panel double click on Display

Settings. Change screen resolution to 1027 by 768pixels. 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 beminimize, 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 email after you registered, first be sure thatyou 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 enteredyour email address correctly when you registered.

If you continue to have problems, please [email protected].
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