Quick-Start Guide for Instructors

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Quick Start Steps for Instructors What’s Next For Your Students?

Register Instructor

Access Code

Login and Create a Course

Share Course IDwith your Students

Customize Gradebook Thresholds

Begin Exploring

RegisterStudent Access

Code

Login

Join Your Instructor's Course

Using Course ID

Begin Working

Things You’ll Need:

Tips for Instructors

Need Instructor Access Code?

Contact your Pearson ESL Specialist.

Need Detailed Instructions on how to

navigate MyEnglishLab, assign activities,

hide/show activities, use Gradebook

effectively, etc.? Download our detailed

MyEnglishLab Starter Kit.

Assigning activities to your students is a

great way to ensure your students are

engaged, learning and progressing.

See MyEnglishLab Efficacy Report for

more teaching tips.

Tips for Your Students

Download instructions to Get Your

Students Started.

Students can begin working on their

own (Self-study) and later join an

instructor’s course. To transfer self-

study grades, the student must select

this option during the course joining

process or those grades will be lost.

Student Access Code is bundled with

the book or on a separate access code

card.

Instructor Access Code

•Provided by your Pearson Sales Specialist

An Email Address

•Preferably one from your institution

A Pearson Account

•Register Your Instructor Access Code to Create an Account

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1) Open your Internet browser and then go to

www.MyEnglishLabHelp.com/Register

Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox

Apple Safari

Internet Explorer

2) Click on Change Language to select your

preferred language.

3) Enter your access code and then click on Next.

4) Confirm you are registering for the correct

product and then click on Next.

5) Create an Account or Sign In

a) First Time Registering? Click on Create to

set up a new Pearson account. [Go to Step 6]

b) Already have a Pearson Account? Enter

your existing Username and Password, and

then click on Sign In. [Go to Step 10]

6) Read the license agreement. Click “I agree to the

license agreement” and then click on Next.

7) Enter your Personal Information (Email

Address, Full Name, and Institution).

Note: You can still proceed with the registration if

your Institution is not listed.

8) Enter your Account Information. Username must be at least 6 characters

long. We recommend that you use your email

address as an easy way to remember your

username.

Password must be between 8 and 32

characters long and have at least 1 number.

Note: Do not include blank spaces, your

name, or your username.

9) Click on Next.

10) Review your information and then click on

Finish.

11) Click on Go to your product.

12) MyEnglishLab first-time users will have to

complete their Personal Profile by selecting

Country, Time Zone, Native Language, etc.

13) Click Save once done.

Step 1: Registering Your Access Code

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1) Go to www.MyEnglishLabHelp.com/login

Note: We recommend you bookmark this website.

2) Enter your Username and Password.

3) Click on the Settings tab and then click on Create

a new course.

4) Click on New course and then click on Next [A].

Note for Existing Users: Please see our knowledgebase

article page for instructions on how to create a “New

course based upon an existing course” or a “New

course with an existing group of students and a new

product (access codes required)”.

5) Enter the Course name, Course end date, and then

select the Product level from the drop-down list.

6) Click on Submit.

7) Share the Course ID with students wishing to join

your course.

Here is an example of what a Course ID would look

like: pprt-vast-tr99-by94

Note: This information can also be printed [A] and

handed to students.

8) You are done! Click on OK.

Step 2: Login | Create Your Course | Share Course ID with Your Students

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1) Click on the Settings tab and then click on your

course Edit link.

2) Click on the Grade Settings tab and chose how

grades should display in your gradebook.

3) Click on Save to save your changes.

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You are now ready to begin exploring MyEnglishLab. Below are some other key areas and features we

recommend for you to explore further. Click on a tab below to learn more or download our detailed

MyEnglishLab Starter Kit.

Navigating through

MyEnglishLab

Creating and Managing

Your Courses

Assigning Practice

Activities and Tests

Using the Gradebook

and Reports

Changing Your Course

and Personal Settings

Communicating With

Your Students

Using Teacher

Group

Program

Administration

Step 4: Begin Exploring

Step 3: Customize Your Gradebook Thresholds (Optional)

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At Pearson, we are committed to providing you with the best customer care possible. We invite you to visit our

24/7 Help and Support website to connect with Customer Technical Support for assistance with registration,

signing in, browser settings, plug-ins, or other issues.

Visit www.MyEnglishLabHelp.com

Getting Help & Support

Get Training Materials • Browser tune‐up check, First Day of Class Documents, How‐to videos, etc.

Attend Teacher Training Webinars • Sign-up and join our teacher training webinar

Start Instant Live Chat

• Chat online with a live support representative

Send an Email

• Ask a question via email and receive a detailed response, monitored 24/7

Find Answers (Knowledgebase)

• Search frequently asked questions 24/7