Lab Lessons: 3 x 1 hour
Materials: Worksheets 1 - 3. No disks required
Students may work in groups of not more than 3

LESSON 1

Step 1

Before the lesson, divide the task:

• 1 assistant to assign logins and passwords, record attendance
• 1 assistant to speak to the group
• all assistants to assist students individually throughout

Step 2

Introduction : Explain to the whole group that:

• they will learn to use two programs (English for Everyone (E4E) and a word processing program) as tools for writing
• E4E uses an Internet browser: explain terms on Worksheet
• that they will not type in E4E; they will use the mouse to click and find info, then use the info in their own work

Step 3

Show the whole group how to :

• log in to student server (if needed)
• search for icons for E4E, and others, on the desktop
• open English for Everyone

Allow practice time, to explore E4E and to move from E4E to word processing program and back.

Step 4

Tell the whole group how to navigate through the program using the navigation bars on the left :

• choose start → writing → essays → home (on left navigation bar)
• choose writing → reports → abstract → home
• choose general skills → teach them to look at the home menu to see where they are (the topic in black)
• explain the need for navigation and orientation: the program is a web through which they have to find their way
• teach them to use the commands inside the program, not the browser tool bars at the top

Step 5

Allow time for learners to explore E4E at their own pace and in their own directions.

Step 6

10 minutes before the end of the lesson, teach students to:

• close E4E, save work, close the word processing program
• log out
• note their user code and password if they have one

Step 7

Prepare for the next group by getting this group out of the lab promptly.

Students attend labs 1-5. After that they complete worksheets at their own pace (asynchronous learning) in their own time, at practice times, in consultation with lecturers or assistants.