Page 1 SANAKO Lab 100 v. 7.0 USER GUIDE...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
SANAKO Lab 100 activities and sessions.............4 SANAKO Lab 100 activities..............5 SANAKO Lab 100 sessions..............5 Self-access workstations ................6 Teacher’s Graphical User Interface (GUI) .............7 Components of the Lab 100 main window..........7 Toolbar .....................7 Class view ....................9 Session Screen ..................9 Tooltips ....................10 Session Status Bar.................11...
Page 4 Outside call.................... 67 Activity Procedures General procedure....................68 Saving, podcasting and collecting the tracks ............72 Using the Lab 100 Recovery Application ..........74 Grading students ....................76 Grading report ..................78 Selecting a student to answer a question ............79 Free and Lock mode...................
Page 5 To set a workgroup................142 To complete the configuration ..............143 Teacher PC sound card mixer setting ..........143 Configuration of the Lab 100 software...............144 To configure the Lab 100 software ............144 Set default settings................144 Find workstations .................146 Set video sources.................148 Set audio sources.................149 Set video connections ................153...
Page 7: About This Guide
ABOUT THIS GUIDE TO FIND THE RIGHT INFORMATION This is the user’s guide of the SANAKO Lab 100 language learning system. This guide describes the functionality and use of the two main components of SANAKO Lab 100: the teacher and student user interfaces. For instructions on how to install and configure the system, see the Lab 100 Setup section in the end of this guide.
Page 8: Overview
SANAKO Lab 100 Graphical User Interface (GUI) on the teacher computer. THE ESSENTIALS OF SANAKO LAB 100 When your teaching tool is SANAKO Lab 100, you can divide your class into sessions for which you can then initiate different learning activities. A session can also cover the whole class.
Page 9: Product Components
GUIDED PROCEEDING Lab 100 is simple and fun to use because both its appearance and functionality are designed to meet the need for an undisturbed, fluently proceeding teaching situation. In SANAKO Lab 100, you don’t have to worry about making a wrong move, since only those controls that are necessary for a particular phase of a program are available at that time.
Page 10: Proogram Source Interface
SANAKO LAB 100 ACTIVITIES AND SESSIONS In SANAKO Lab 100, activities are what and how you are teaching and the students learning. SANAKO Lab 100 sessions are the settings within which you and your students proceed with the different exercises.
Page 11: Sanako Lab 100 Activities
Altogether you can have up to three sessions. A session is the key concept of the SANAKO Lab 100 class and the session-based thinking shows in the design of the GUI. The Lab 100 sessions are color-coded, so on your screen you can easily view all relevant information and follow the right student icons.
Page 12: Self-Access Workstations
SELF-ACCESS WORKSTATIONS In addition to the classroom student workstations that can be placed into sessions for instruction, Lab 100 also allows you to set up self-access workstations that can be located in a different room anywhere in the network and can be used by students at any time for listening to material and for independent study.
Page 13: Teacher's Graphical User Interface (Gui)
Session Screen, as indicated in the illustration above. TOOLBAR The Lab 100 toolbar is the horizontal bar on the upper part of the main window. On the toolbar, you find the basic functionality of the program: create or select a class set-up, take attendance, and create sessions.
Page 14 The On the Air sign is lit when your microphone is open and the student(s) can hear you. HELP Click the Help button to access the Lab 100 online help. ALL CALL Click the All Call button when you want to talk to the whole class.
Page 15: Class View
MOVING THE LAB 100 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE Note that the Lab 100 GUI is movable. When you point either side of the Lab 100 window or the Lab 100 logo in the upper left corner, the cursor turns into a four-headed arrow, and you can click and drag the user interface to a new position, or to a different monitor when you working with two monitors.
Page 16: Tooltips
You can also click on a Session Status Bar (see the following chapter Session Status Bar). For a more detailed description on Lab 100 sessions, see chapter New Session, in the next section of this guide.
Page 17: Session Status Bar
Seating Plan button on the toolbar. SESSION STATUS BAR As you create sessions, color-coded status bars stack at the bottom of the Lab 100 window. The Session Status Bar provides useful information about your sessions’ status. To gain access to other sessions’ controls, click on the desired status bar.
Page 18: User Audio Panel
In free mode, students are able to clear, search for or repeat bookmarks, and record to the student track. USER AUDIO PANEL The User Audio Panel is the student’s user interface, located on each student’s desk. 12 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 19: Keys On The User Audio Panel
KEYS ON THE USER AUDIO PANEL CALL TEACHER / STUDEN LOGIN Students press to call teacher. A student symbol is shown on the display. Press again to cancel the call. If the teacher has enabled the Student login function, students have to press the Call Teacher button at the beginning of the lesson to activate their student icon on the teacher interface.
Page 20 Press Rew to rewind the master and student track. If you want to go directly to the beginning of the track, press the key twice. Pressing the key in play mode rewinds the tracks slowly. 14 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 21: Lcd Display
Panel that shows the student and master track volume, the status of the student recorder, and the counter value (min:sec). SYMBOLS ON THE LAB 100 LCD VOLUME The volume of the student and master track. The volume controls are always free for the student use, also when the panels are in the Locked mode.
Page 22 In the beginning of the exam, the students give their number codes, which then appear on the display. PAIR NUMBER In Pair and Phone Conversation, the number of the pair is shown on the display. 16 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 23: Clicking On A Student Icon
STUDENT ICONS The Lab 100 class view is a graphical layout of your class, where your students are displayed as student icons. Each student state has its icon. This way it is easy to see at a...
Page 24 The student is being monitored. Clicking on classroom breaks the connection to the active student(s). Self-access workstation A self-access workstation that students can use for independent study outside the Lab 100 sessions and teacher control. Student in listening mode 18 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 25 Student in intercom Student is in an intercom connection with you. Student recorder status Clicking the Recorder Status button on the Lab 100 toolbar changes the student icons into symbols that display the student recorders’ status. Student calling...
Page 27: Getting Started
3. Point to SANAKO Lab 4. Click Lab 100. LAB 100 MAIN WINDOW This is the main window of the Lab 100 Graphical User Interface. The main functionality of the Lab 100 program resides on the toolbar (1.) and Session Screen (2.).
Page 28: Lab 100 Main Menu
LAB 100 MAIN MENU In the Lab 100 main menu, you can view, set and change properties, copy files to/from MSU, set files for the self- access workstations, manage podcasts, set default positions for windows, view MSU status information and Lab 100 version information, and exit the program.
Page 29 Arrow buttons for copying to or from the Media Storage Unit • To copy files or folders to the Media Storage Unit, click the arrow button pointing to the right. • To copy files or folders to your computer, click the arrow button pointing to the left.
Page 30: Properties
Lab 100 properties window EXITING THE PROPERTIES WINDOW To save your choices and exit the Lab 100 Properties window, click OK. To exit the window without saving your changes, click Cancel. 24 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 31: Properties (1/2)
TO SET A FOLDER FOR MSU REPLICATION All MSU content can be replicated to a shared area when Lab 100 is shut down. This makes it possible to use the MSU materials with other systems. To select the default saving area for MSU replication, click...
Page 32 To set the current session settings as the default option, select Enable under Default Session and click Save Current. The current settings are then used automatically when you start Lab 100. The saved settings include created sessions and their activities. MODEL GROUP...
Page 33 Give a name for your grade scale in the Grade Scale Name field and type in all the possible grades in the Grades field. Remember to type each new grade on a new line. Click OK to save the new grade scale or Cancel to exit without saving. All custom grade scales can be removed and edited by clicking on the Remove and Edit buttons in the Properties window.
Page 34 .mp3 format, click Convert. SELECT DEFAULT FILE COLLECT FORMAT Select the file format in which student recordings will be saved when they are collected. The available options are mp3, wav and wma. 28 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 35: Properties (2/2)
MIXER CONTROL Select whether you want to disable or enable Lab 100 to control the teacher computer sound card lines. PROPERTIES (2/2) SAVE PAIR/GROUP TO ONE FILE This option allows you to choose whether you want to save student recordings to a single file or into separate files for each student during pair and group discussion activities.
Page 36: Activity Options
100 activities. The default selection for teacher media player is Windows Media Player. If the field is left empty, then Lab 100 will use the media player that is associated with the current media file format when media files are used as the audio source.
Page 37: Podcast Options
• To rename an activity, click on the activity name field and enter a new name for the activity. • To select which activities are displayed in the Activity selection list, check or uncheck the boxes next to the activity names. •...
Page 38 Lab 100 activities in which the Master track is recorded. When you end a Lab 100 activity in which the Master track is recorded, a dialog appears where...
Page 39 you can save the audio material as a podcast. CONFIGURING WEB SERVER This part of the Podcast options tab allows you to configure the server that will be used to distribute the podcasts over the Internet. To configure the podcasting server: •...
Page 40 Podcast Options, as well as on the list of possible locations when you upload podcasts either with the Podcast Manager or after a Lab 100 activity When you have filled in the information, click OK and the new location will be added to the remote directory list.
Page 41: Self-Access Setup
MSU files that will be available for the self-access student workstations. Self-access workstations can be used for independent study outside teacher control and they are defined in the Lab 100 Config application. For more information, see the chapter Setting up self-access workstations in the Lab 100 Setup section of this guide.
Page 42: Podcast Manager
RSS Feeds on the podcast Web pages. The Podcast Manager displays all the podcast files in the selected remote directory. You can change the remote directory that is viewed with the Description drop-down list. 36 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 43 Please note that before you can podcast audio material in Lab 100, you need to 1. Configure a Web server to host the podcasts. See Podcast options under Lab 100 main menu. 2. Create remote directories for the podcasts. See Podcast options under Lab 100 main menu.
Page 44: Reset Window Positions
All student monitoring windows will then open in the same position until the Lab 100 application is closed. You can reset the default position by selecting Reset Window positions. 38 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 45: Msu Operating Hours
ABOUT… Selecting About opens a window displaying version information on the different Lab 100 components, as well as the total and remaining MSU capacity. EXIT Selecting Exit closes the Lab 100 interface and exits Lab 100.
Page 46 Select one of the options, and click OK. 40 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 47: Seating Plan
SEATING PLAN Seating Plan is a class setup, where the student’s name is associated and displayed with each position icon. The class setup stays in the computer memory, so once you have created one, you can easily retrieve it whenever the class meets.
Page 48: Opening A Seating Plan Folder
You can now name the folder. OPENING A SEATING PLAN FOLDER In the Seating Plan menu, select Open Seating Plan…. In the dialog that opens, select a folder and click Open. 42 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 49: Removing A Seating Plan Folder
The default folder for saving and opening seating plan files is set in the Configuration program. To change the default folder, in the Configuration program, click Set default settings and in the Lab 100 Properties dialog that opens, modify the folder as appropriate. REMOVING INDIVIDUAL SEATING PLANS 1.
Page 50: Seating Plan Report
To view the arrangement of student icons, select Classroom layout. To view a list of the students in the seating plan, select Student names. 44 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 51: Attendance
ATTENDANCE Clicking the Attendance button opens a menu allowing you to mark off the student positions that are not used during the class, to name or rename students and to enable or disable the student login function. TAKING ATTENDANCE Once you have marked a student position absent, the icon of that student is disabled.
Page 52: Attendance Report
This will activate their student icons on the teacher interface. All other student icons will be handled as absent. When you start Lab 100, the following message will appear indicating that Student Login is enabled. When Student Login is Off, all workstations are automatically active at the beginning of the lesson.
Page 53 By clicking the appropriate control buttons you are able to save the report to your computer or anywhere in the network and print it out. Additionally, you can zoom the window in or out to decrease or increase the font size, and scale the report to fit the sheet you want to print it on.
Page 54: Giving A New Name
The student’s name appears in a field where it can be modified. 4. When you have given or modified the name, click Close, press Enter or click on the next student icon. 48 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 55: New Session
NEW SESSION The New Session button is for creating a Lab 100 session. Clicking this button opens the Session Screen, where you create and control the session. SELECTING STUDENTS FOR A SESSION There are three ways to select one or several students for a session.
Page 56: Activities In The Lab 100 Sessions
ACTIVITIES IN THE LAB 100 SESSIONS The Lab 100 language learning center is based on a variety of learning activities. Each learning activity has its own specific characteristics, which you can see on your screen: The controls that appear on the Session Screen depend on the activity that you select.
Page 57 QUIZ The Lab 100 Quiz is a quick and easy way to see how well the students answer the questions you ask. You access the test response modes and immediately get an indication of the effectiveness of your teaching and retention of the concept.
Page 58 GEPT GEPT (General English Proficiency Test) is a standardised English language test in Taiwan. The Lab 100 GEPT activity provides a simple and organised method of delivery for the GEPT exam and guides teachers through the exam process. TEM-4 TEM stands for Test for English Majors and it is a standardised English test used in China to test students’...
Page 59: Audio Connections
AUDIO CONNECTIONS RECORDINGS You have total control of the student audio panel regardless of the activity. Default settings for each activity match the task, but may be changed to select or deselect the recording function for each or both the master and student track(s). In the table below, you can see the default recording settings for each activity.
Page 60 MSU File in the Audio Connections section of this guide. CHANGING THE DEFAULT OPTIONS You can change the recording settings in the Activity Options panel. On how to change the recording settings, see the description below Activity Options. 54 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 61: Activity Options
ACTIVITY OPTIONS In the Session Screen, below the field for selecting the activity, there is a button for advanced activity settings. The part of the Session Screen where you select the activity ADVANCED… When you click the Advanced… button, a panel for setting recording options for the current activity opens.
Page 62: Audio Source
After you have marked or unmarked the desired recording options, click OK. AUDIO SOURCE In the Lab 100 sessions, your audio sources include any digital media you access through your computer, plus auxiliary sources, such as MP3 players, CD Audio players and audio / video cassette players which you connect through the Audio source interface.
Page 63: Media File
The part of the Session Screen where you select the audio source The variety of audio sources is set in the installation and it depends on the devices that are available in your class. Possible Lab 100 audio sources are: • Media File • MSU File •...
Page 64: Msu File
In the audio source list, select MSU file. You can select an MSU file for two sessions only. Below the audio source field appears the Controls… button. Clicking the button opens the following window for MSU controls. MSU controls window 58 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 65 In the window, click Open File… button to browse for the file you want to use as the audio source. The controls for an MSU file are rewind, stop, play and fast- forward. Next to the controls is a real time counter for the file. You can also set and clear bookmarks.
Page 66: Cd Audio
Lab 100 Properties window under Model group. TEACHER You can select yourself as the audio source for the session.
Page 67: Teacher Pc
To use the video as program source, do as follows: In the graphical user interface of Lab 100, in the Source menu list, select the video option. In the Source menu list are displayed all the sources that were defined in the Video Sources dialog.
Page 68: Monitor And Intercom
All student monitoring windows will then open in the same position until the Lab 100 application is closed. To reset the default position, select Reset Window positions in the Menu.
Page 69: Intercom And Model Student
connection, your voice is mixed to the audio source. If recording is on, your voice is recorded to the student track. This functionality is useful especially in pair or group discussion, since you can join the pair or group’s work at any point of the exercise.
Page 70: Intercom And Free Mode
TO MONITOR STUDENTS AUTOMATICALLY 1. To start students’ automatic monitoring, click on a student icon. A monitor panel opens. 64 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 71: Bookmarks
When you click a set bookmark, the track starts playing from the selected place onward. Lab 100 contains ten bookmarks that either you or the students themselves can set to mark selected places in the master or student track. The students can set bookmarks by pressing the bookmark keys on their audio panel.
Page 72: Calls
To talk to the students in a session, click the Session Call button on the Session Screen. For example, you can give the students instructions before initiating an activity. Once the activity is initiated, the source is muted during the call and 66 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 73: Student Call
To call the self-access workstations, open the Lab 100 Menu, choose Self-access setup and in the dialog that opens click on the Outside Call button. Audio Connections • 67...
Page 74: Activity Procedures
Lab 100 activities, and guide you through the main Lab 100 session procedures. By following these steps you can perform any of the Lab 100 activities. After the general description, each particular activity is explained in detail to guide you through the specific characteristics of each activity.
Page 75 SELECTING AN AUDIO SOURCE 5. Select audio source from the list that opens by clicking the source field. A drop-down menu for the Lab 100 audio sources SESSION CONTROLS 6. To give instructions, click the Session Call button. Activity Procedures • 69...
Page 76 The source is disconnected from the students. Auxiliary sources are stopped manually. ALLOWING STUDENTS ACCESS TO THEIR RECORDERS You can now allow the students practice individually. To do this, click Free to set the students’ audio panels to free mode. 70 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 77 The students are then able to work with the master track at their own pace. Note that if the material used for the activity is an MSU file, you can set the student audio panels to free mode right away, without listening to the source together first.
Page 78: Saving, Podcasting And Collecting The Tracks
To save the material, click Save. The program prompts you to browse for a location for saving and naming the file. When you have saved the material, to close the panel and exit the session, click Close. 72 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 79 PODCASTING THE AUDIO MATERIAL You can create a podcast out of the audio material on the master track. The podcast can then be distributed to students over the Internet. To create a podcast of the master track, click on the Podcast button.
Page 80: Using The Lab 100 Recovery Application
4. After the saving is completed, click Close to exit the window. USING THE LAB 100 RECOVERY APPLICATION The Lab 100 system includes an application for recovering lost student files. The recovery program enables you to save students’ work even if there has been a failure during the collection or saving of the student tracks.
Page 81 Note that if you click the Continue button, the students’ work will be lost and the program starts normally. 2. Clicking OK opens the Lab 100 Recovery Application. The Lab 100 Recovery Application 3. In the application window, under “Student Tracks on MSU”, a list of raw data files is displayed.
Page 82: Grading Students
Files. 8. The file creation dialogs, that appear in the screen during the recovery, indicate that the program is in progress. 9. When the recovery is completed, close the Lab 100 Recovery Application window. GRADING STUDENTS The Grading feature of SANAKO Lab 100 allows you to evaluate students by giving them grades from a chosen grade scale and by adding written comments.
Page 83 Students are displayed in the Grading window either in an alphabetical order or according to their student numbers. This can be chosen in the Lab 100 Properties window. To open the Properties window, go to the Lab 100 Main menu and select Properties….
Page 84: Grading Report
PRINTING THE GRADING REPORTS You can print the Grading report by clicking the printer symbol on the upper left corner of the report window. The report is printed to the Windows default printer. 78 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 85: Selecting A Student To Answer A Question
SELECTING A STUDENT TO ANSWER A QUESTION While proceeding with a Lab 100 activity, you may want to ask the students questions to review the right answers for the exercises.
Page 86: Free And Lock Mode
When you free the student audio panels, the students are able to work with the given material individually. This means that they can listen to the master track indefinitely, and record on a student track. 80 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 87 Lab 100 Properties window, the students will be able to continue to record themselves after the program track has ended. When you click on the Free button, Lab 100 will prompt you to define the time, in minutes, that students are allowed to record after the end of the source track.
Page 88: Listening Comprehension
If your source is an MSU file, clicking the Pause button pauses also the MSU player. If your source is other than an MSU file, remember to pause the source player also. 82 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 89 ASKING QUESTIONS You can now ask students questions on the heard material. 4. To talk to the students, click the Session Call button. All the students in the session now hear your voice. To mute the connection, click the button again. SELECTING A STUDENT TO ANSWER A QUESTION Some students indicate they want to answer the question.
Page 90 For more information about saving the source material, see the chapter Saving, podcasting and collecting the tracks. 84 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 91: Model Imitation
MODEL IMITATION The Model Imitation activity is an efficient way to practice the pronunciation and rhythm of a foreign language. In the Model Imitation activity, the student listens to a source and repeats after. You can use sources that are paused in proper gaps, or you can pause the source yourself during the activity.
Page 92 While your students are working individually, you may find useful to monitor your students. You can select students in random order, or start automonitoring, which means that you monitor all the present workstations one by one. 86 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 93 MONITORING STUDENTS For more information about the monitoring features, see Monitor and intercom and Automonitor. EXITING THE SESSION 7. To quit the session, click Exit Session. Activity Procedures • 87...
Page 94: Reading Practice
3. To monitor a student, click on a student icon. A monitoring panel appears. 88 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 95 For more information about the monitoring features, see Monitor and intercom and Automonitor. 4. To quit the session, click Exit Session. Activity Procedures • 89...
Page 96: Phone Conversation
This is why an activity such as Phone Conversation can be an efficient form of language instruction. In Lab 100 phone conversation, students call each other through their audio panels. Selecting the ‘Long distance call’ option simulates the ambient noise of a long-distance connection within the call.
Page 97 RECORDING THE CONVERSATION If recording student track recording has been selected in the Advanced settings in the Session screen, the recording of the phone conversation starts automatically when an audio connection is established between the students. DIALED WORKSTATION NOT AVAILABLE If the line is busy, the dialed workstation doesn’t belong to the dialing student’s session or doesn’t exist at all, incorrect answer’s symbol is lit on the display.
Page 98: Pair Discussion
The three different ways of pairing the students: FIXED The default option of the program. Selecting the Pair Discussion activity pairs the adjacent students automatically. RANDOM The program establishes pairs in random order. Select the option accordingly. 92 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 99 MANUAL You will establish the pairs manually. To pair the students, select the option accordingly. Next click on a student icon. A pink-highlighted Pairing… sign appears under the student’s icon. Click on another student’s icon. The students now form a pair. Under each student icon appears the pair member’s name or workstation number highlighted in pink.
Page 100 5. To start the activity for the new pairs, click Continue or Start, depending on whether the activity was paused or ended. 6. To quit the session, click Exit Session. 94 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 101: Group Discussion
GROUP DISCUSSION In a group discussion activity, students develop their communicative skills and learn to react appropriately, for instance, in situations where intercultural communication is involved. You can define the number of members in a group, and you can monitor and join the group’s work at any point of the exercise.
Page 102 4. In the panel, click Intercom. The students now hear your voice. In Intercom, if recordings are on, your voice is mixed to the source and recorded to the student track. 96 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 103 GIVING INSTRUCTIONS WITHOUT BREAKING THE CONNECTION There are three options for communicating with students during the activity without disconnecting them from each other: To talk to all the students in the lesson, click Session Call. To talk to a single student, right-click a student icon and select Student Call.
Page 104: Simultaneous Interpreting
If your source is an MSU file, clicking the End button stops also the MSU player. If your source is other than an MSU file, remember to stop the source player also. 98 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 105 SAVING THE SOURCE MATERIAL In Simultaneous Interpreting, the program defaults for recording both the master and student tracks during the activity. This means that at the end of the activity, a window opens where you can choose to save the recorded material for later use and collect the student tracks for evaluation.
Page 106: Consecutive Interpreting
CD, click play in the CD player. Note that pausing the activity pauses also the recordings. 2. To end the activity, click End. A window for saving the master track or collecting the student tracks opens. 100 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 107 If your source is an MSU file, clicking the End button stops also the MSU player. If your source is other than an MSU file, remember to stop the source player also. SAVING THE SOURCE MATERIAL In Model Imitation, the program defaults for recording both the master and student tracks during the activity.
Page 108: Recorded Response
For more information about saving the source material and collecting the student tracks, see Saving, podcasting and collecting the tracks. 102 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 109 REPLAYING THE STUDENT TRACKS If you have recorded the student tracks during the activity (as set by default), you can replay the tracks for the students. By doing this, you have more time to monitor the students and comment on their work. To replay the student tracks, click Replay.
Page 110: Quiz
QUIZ The Lab 100 Quiz is a quick and easy way to see how well the students answer the questions you ask. Just select the answer type, play a question, and start the answering time. Students’ answers appear on your screen and you can immediately let the students know whether they answered correctly or not with the True and False keys on your GUI.
Page 111 • Select the Multiple choice option, if the answers should be in numeric mode. After selecting the option, define the number of the answer choices (max. 8) by entering the number in the field accordingly. For example, entering the number 5 means that for each question there are five answer options.
Page 112 In the diagram, the block of the correct answer is highlighted in orange. On the class view, the correct answers are highlighted in pink. 106 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 113 6. To ask the next question, repeat step 2. Repeat steps from 2 to 5 until the end of the quiz. QUIZ REPORTS 7. To end the quiz, click End. A quiz report appears. PRINTING THE QUIZ REPORTS You can print the report by clicking the printer symbol on the upper left corner of the report window.
Page 114 The information in the saved quiz files includes the msu audio file, number of questions, type of test (multiple choice, true/false), correct answer, and answering time per question. You can set the default folder for saving quiz files in Menu – Properties. 108 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 115: Ap® Exam
AP® EXAM With Lab 100 you can also accomplish externally-certified activities such as AP® oral exams. Lab 100 is specially designed and ETS certified to set up, test and collect student AP® aural responses. The Lab 100 student audio panel provides a quick, easy and efficient exam vehicle.
Page 116 STUDENT VOLUME CHECK AND TEST RECORDING Give your students further instructions as described in the Lab 100 Resource Book. The students adjust the volume and perform a test recording by using the controls on their audio panel. 110 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 117 Next, the students perform a test recording, where they record to their student tracks. You will read a sample aloud, as described in the Lab 100 Resource Book. To give the students instructions, click the Session Call button. 6. To record the sample, click Record.
Page 118 Panel for saving the master track and collecting the student tracks COLLECTING THE STUDENT TRACKS You may want to collect the student responses for later evaluation. 12. To collect the student tracks, click Collect. The following window opens. 112 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 119 Window for collecting the student tracks In the window that appears, the recorded student files are displayed; they can be copied and saved to your computer or to any medium accessible from your computer. The default save type is MP3. The compressing and saving of files may take a few minutes.
Page 120 The program is saving the student tracks 15. After the saving is completed, click Close to exit the window. 16. To quit the session, click Exit Session. 114 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 121: Library Mode
LIBRARY MODE Library Mode is an activity that allows you to assign audio files to students for their individual work. To assign students to Library Mode, select the student(s) that you want to work individually, and select the MSU file which you want them to work with.
Page 122 COLLECTING THE STUDENT TRACKS You can choose to collect the student tracks for later evaluation. 7. To collect the student tracks, click Collect. The following window opens. Window for saving the student tracks 116 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 123 In the window are displayed the recorded student files, which can be copied and saved to your computer or to any medium accessible from your computer. You can choose whether you want to collect the files in mp3, wav, or wma format. To change the file format, select the option accordingly.
Page 124: Gept
ID number. INSERTING USB DEVICE FOR SAVING STUDENT RECORDINGS 2. Next, before starting the GEPT exam, Lab 100 will ask you to define the folder where student recordings will be saved. 118 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 125 3. Insert a USB memory device into the teacher computer, select it as the student recording save folder and then click OK. The student recordings will then be collected onto the USB device at the end of the exam. GIVING STUDENTS INSTRUCTIONS 4.
Page 126 To proceed with the GEPT exam: 9. Click the Start button to play back the audio exam material to the students. 120 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 127 The students are automatically recorded and can simply speak when it is their turn. 10. Click Stop to pause the program source when the exam is finished or if you want to pause the exam for a while. If you want to then continue with the exam, click Continue. If you want to pause the student recordings during the exam, click the Pause student recording button 11.
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Media File. ENTERING STUDENT ID’S 3. Click on Start under Entering Student ID’s. Lab 100 will now automatically assign an eight digit student number for each student. MAKING A TEST RECORDING Before the actual exam is started, you need to make a test recording to check that all student positions record correctly.
Page 129 4. Click the Sample button and speak into the teacher microphone. Check that all the students can hear you. 5. Click Record to record the students 6. Click Replay to play back the student recordings to the students. Check that all students were able to make a recording.
Page 130 12. When the three minutes have passed, click Continue. The students are now automatically recorded for three minutes. After the three minutes have passed, the student recorders are automatically paused. 124 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 131 PROCEEDING WITH SECTION TWO 13. Click Continue to explain section two of the exam to students. When you have finished giving instructions to students, click Stop 14. Select the Audio Source for section two 15. Click the Start button to play back the audio exam material for the second section to the students.
Page 132 20. When the three minutes have passed, click Continue. The students are recorded for four minutes and are free to discuss. The entire group discussion is recorded on the student track of each student. 126 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 133 When the four minutes have passed, the student recordings automatically stop and a window pops up on the teacher screen where you can collect the student recordings. COLLECTING STUDENT RECORDINGS When the TEM-4 exam is finished, a window pops up on the teacher screen where you can collect the student recordings.
Page 134: Q&A
.qaa file. Once you have selected the appropriate file, select the appropriate Audio source, click on the Start button and Lab 100 will run the Q&A exercise automatically. 128 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 135: Audio-On-Demand
CD. At the end of the session, the student recordings can be collected. The main steps of the Lab 100 Audio-on-Demand activity are as follows: • Teacher selects audio for the students’ individual working, •...
Page 136 Check the box next to each file that you want to select for your students. When selected, a number appears next to the box, according to which the students select to play the respective file with their audio panels. 130 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 137 TO SELECT MEDIA FILES a) Check the box next to the corresponding media type. b) In the dialog that opens, browse for a file. c) To open the file for students, in the same dialog, click Open. TO SELECT AN AUDIO FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE a) Check the box next to the corresponding media type.
Page 138 After you have selected a saving location for the files, the program starts the saving. A Saving… window appears, where you can view the file that is currently being saved. 132 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 139 To cancel the saving, click Cancel. After the saving is completed, click Close to exit the window. AUDIO-ON-DEMAND FOR A STUDENT OPENING FILES AS A STUDENT For example, if the file number is 01, the student presses the appropriate number keys (zero and one) to open the file on his or her audio panel.
Page 140 CLOSING THE REPORT WINDOW To close the report window, click on the symbol in the upper right corner of the window. 134 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 141: Lab 100 Setup
LAB 100 INSTALLATION • Hardware installation • Software installation • Configuration of the teacher PC • Configuration of the Lab 100 software • Software update – Media Storage Unit (MSU) – System Connection Unit (SCU) – User Audio Panel (UAP) –...
Page 142 User Audio Panel (UAP036), Mounted with metal plate (6001036) at each student position, is the tool that students use to participate in a Lab 100 class. The teacher also has a User Audio Panel. The model that is mounted with a metal plate is firmly...
Page 143 System Serial Interface (SSI100) (6001060) is needed if the system doesn’t include a Media Storage Unit (AA Lab). The Serial Interface connects the teacher PC to the System Connection Unit. Dual Channel Program Source Interface (PSI046) (6001046) Lab 100 Setup • 137...
Page 144: Lab 100 Connection Overview
• For the connections SCU – MSU and MSU – Teacher required a cross-over cable. • The SCU – UAP cable lenghts available at SANAKO: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7½, 10, 12½, 15, 17½, 20, 22½, 25, 27½, and 30 meters (gray cables).
Page 145: Lab 100 Scu064 Installation
Between the User Audio Panels and System Connection Unit • A green LED indicator switches on when the connection is established successfully. • An orange LED indicator switches on when no connection is established with UAP. Lab 100 Setup • 139...
Page 146: Dual Channel Program Source Interface
SCU - MSU - Teacher PC) • 21 User Audio Panels (1 teacher + 20 students) • 22 Lab 100 Cables (1 teacher + 20 students + 1 source) • Source Interface for the external source Note: The cable between the Source Interface and external source is not included.
Page 147: Software Installation
• COM port (for AA Lab only) INSTALLING THE LAB 100 PROGRAM 1. Insert the Lab 100 CD-ROM into your computer’s CD- ROM drive. The installation wizard starts. If not, open Windows Explorer, select the CD ROM drive, and double- click the ‘Setup.exe’...
Page 148: To Set A Workgroup
3. In the System Properties window, select the Network Identification tab. 4. In the sheet that opens, click Properties. The Identification Changes dialog window opens. WINDOWS XP 1. Click Start to open the Windows main menu. 142 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 149: To Complete The Configuration
The input level for the Source Interface is 150mV - 2V, which you can set on the input level control on the Source Interface device. Note 2: The names of the volume setting options may vary due to differences between sound card types. Lab 100 Setup • 143...
Page 150: Configuration Of The Lab 100 Software
CONFIGURATION OF THE LAB 100 SOFTWARE TO CONFIGURE THE LAB 100 SOFTWARE 1. Click Start to open the Windows main menu. 2. In the menu, point Programs, point Lab, point Lab 100, and select Config. The Lab 100 configuration program is started.
Page 151 1024x768. If you choose the higher resolution, 1600x1200, then you can also adjust the size of the Lab 100 desktop icon with the Icon size selection. DEFAULT LANGUAGE Select a language for the user interface from the drop-down menu.
Page 152: Find Workstations
OPERATING MODE Select you Lab 100 system type, a demo system, a standard Lab 100 system with a Media Storage Unit for audio material, or an AA-Lab, which is a simple audio delivery system without an MSU for file storage.
Page 153 1 appears in the lower left corner, student icon 2 on its right, etc. You can change the seating plan to match your classroom layout, if needed. Lab 100 Setup • 147...
Page 154: Set Video Sources
2. In the Video Sources dialog, enter the title of the video sources (for example, camera or video) that are connected to the VD1 inputs. 3. Select the appropriate serial port number (e.g COM1, COM2, COM3). 148 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 155: Set Audio Sources
For information on setting video connections, see Set video connections below. SET AUDIO SOURCES In Lab 100, you can have a variety of audio sources to work with, and you can customize the audio source settings as appropriate. In audio source configuration, you name the sources you want to use in your Lab 100 classes and define where they are connected in the system.
Page 156 Lab 100 Connection Unit. SOURCE TYPE Select suitable sources types for the audio sources to be used in the Lab 100 system in the Source Type drop-down menus. 150 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 157 Launches teacher media player for playback. For information on selecting the default teacher media player, see Properties (2/2) under Lab 100 main menu. PC Audio CD CD player on Teacher PC. Launches teacher Media Player for playback. For information on...
Page 158 The Source Name fields allow you to name the audio sources. The source names will be displayed in the audio source list in the session window of the Lab 100 teacher application. Giving audio sources commonly known names help the user in recognizing the sources when instructing with Lab 100.
Page 159: Set Video Connections
OK. To discard the changes and close the panel, click Cancel. SET VIDEO CONNECTIONS Note: Using video sources requires the installation of a separate SANAKO Video Distributor system TO SET VIDEO CONNECTIONS 1. Click Set Video Connections. The following dialog opens. Lab 100 Setup • 153...
Page 160: Setting Up Self-Access Workstations
The teacher will also be able to call the self-access group when needed. To place a workstation into the self-access group, right-click on the workstation icon and select Move to self access. 154 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...
Page 161 The self access workstations will have white session indicators on the teacher interface and will be without student numbers. Self-access workstations can be added and removed only in the Lab 100 Configuration application. Lab 100 Setup • 155...
Page 162: Troubleshooting
• Replug the connector between the System Connection Unit and User Audio Panel. AUDIO CAN’T BE HEARD. • Make sure Lab 100 is not in Demo mode. CD AUDIO OR MEDIA FILE AUDIO CAN’T BE HEARD BY TEACHER OR STUDENTS.
Page 163: Glossary Of Terms
ALL CALL You can communicate to the whole class at any point by clicking the All Call button on the Lab 100 toolbar. If an audio source is started, your voice is not mixed to the audio source, so clicking All Call mutes the audio sources and the students.
Page 164 On the LCD of the User Audio Panel is shown a teacher symbol. CLASS VIEW The Lab 100 class view is the light blue area of the Lab 100 main window. Class view is the layout of your class, in which your students are displayed as student icons.
Page 165 MANUAL In the Pair and Group Discussion activity, a method to set up pairs or groups. You can freely select the students you want to form a pair or group. MEDIA FILE A media file is a digitized audio and/or video file (for example in WAV, AVI, MP3 format) saved on your computer.
Page 166 SESSION SCREEN On the right-hand side of the Lab 100 window, the part of the Lab 100 window where you proceed with the session. In the Session Screen, you will select students, an activity, and audio source for the session.
Page 167 (re)name students, and create sessions. TOOLTIPS On the lower part of the Lab 100 window, between the class view and Session Status Bar, a ‘bar’ that guides you throughout your class. The tooltip texts on the right-hand side of the bar tell you what you can do in different parts of the Lab 100 window.
Page 169: Index
Collecting the student tracks 72, 73, 116, 132 displaying and hiding activities 30 default file format 28 naming activities 30 Components of the Lab 100 main window 7 Activity options 30 Configuration of the Lab 100 software 144 activity names 30...
Page 170 Monitor and intercom 62 Installation 135 Monitoring window configuration of the Lab 100 software 144 position 38 hardware 135 Moving the Lab 100 Graphical User Interface 9 software 141 MSU File 58 teacher PC configuration 141 as source 58 Intercom 62...
Page 171 allowing students access to their recorders 70 free 70 Naming students 48 recording time in free mode 26 New Session 8, 49, 68 Recording both tracks 56 removing a student 49 Recording the master track 54 selecting students 49 Recording the student track 54 Number keys 13 Recording time students 30...
Page 172 Teacher’s Graphical User Interface 7 TEM-4 52, 122 Toolbar 7 All Call 8 Attendance 8 Help 8 main menu 7 New Session 8 On the Air sign 8 Recorder Status 8 Seating Plan 7 166 • SANAKO Lab 100 User Guide...

Sanako Lab 100 User Manual

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Overview

Getting Started

Audio Connections

Activity Procedures

Lab 100 Setup

Glossary of Terms

Index

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