XpressLab

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 * 4 Ways to Get Help**
 * ? icon is used to display help associated with the icon
 * Teacher Guides on Dashboard page under XpressLab News
 * Request Support Link
 * o Type in key words to search Knowledge Base
 * o Click ‘Submit a Request’ to submit an e-mail to the Help Desk


 * Teacher Presentation**
 * To present lessons, songs, stories, activities
 * Can be accessed by students from home for review
 * Can include pictures, text, oral recordings, video and music


 * Practice Exercise**
 * Question types
 * o Question with sample answer
 * o Multiple choice oral
 * o Multiple choice text
 * o True False
 * Can be converted to a test


 * Create Your Account**
 * edu.xpresslab.com
 * Create Account link
 * Fill out information
 * Check e-mail to activate account
 * Audio Set up


 * Create a Course and a Practice Activity**
 * Click ‘Courses’ tab, click ‘New Course’ and give your course a name. Click ‘Save’.
 * Click on name of course. Click on ‘New Activity’. Select the activity type and give the activity a name. Click ‘Save’.
 * You will learn how to insert text, recordings and pictures
 * Copyright-free pictures:
 * o http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/images/
 * o http://creativecommons.org/


 * Student Journal**
 * Private between student and teacher
 * Individual mentoring or portfolio
 * Teacher just creates title page to explain activity
 * When students login they will see the discussion area


 * Oral Discussion**
 * Same as Journal but public: all students and teacher participate


 * Student Presentation**
 * Same as a teacher presentation but students create them
 * Great to allow students to showcase their language skills and their creativity
 * Teacher just has to create instruction page


 * Tests**
 * Untimed (oral answer, multiple choice, true/false)
 * Timed (click on wheel on slide thumbnails to enter prep and record times)


 * Assigning Students to a Course**
 * 1) 1. Students create their own account
 * 2) a. You must provide them with a course key


 * 1) 2. You create student accounts: watch the video guide
 * 2) a. Click on your course name
 * 3) b. Click on ‘Students’ tab
 * 4) c. Click on ‘Add to Course’ button
 * 5) d. You can:
 * add a single student
 * add multiple students
 * search for past students
 * 1) e. To add multiple students, fill in the chart (e-mails not necessary)
 * Format for username and password is: first letter of first name, last name and last 4 numbers of OEN number
 * Click ‘Save’


 * Library**
 * Click on ‘Library’ tab, click ‘Global’ and then click ‘Search’
 * Click on the ‘Activities’ tab and browse


 * To Import an Activity**
 * When on the Activities page, click ‘Import’ and choose ‘Import From Library’
 * Click ‘Global’ and ‘Search’
 * When you find an activity you want to import, click on the little truck icon to the right of the activity line.


 * To Export an Activity to the Library**
 * Click on the small square to the left of the activity you want to put in the Library
 * Click ‘Export’ and choose ‘Export to Library’
 * Complete the activity information page and choose in which area of the library you want to publish it (Personal, Site Wide or Global)
 * Click ‘Publish to Library’.