Auralog Tell me More - Corporate 7.0 - Tutor Tools User Guide

Update: 30.04.2004

User Guide

TUTOR TOOLS

Contents

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................................4

Reading the manual...............................................................................................................................................4

Help........................................................................................................................................................................4

To install a client/server Tutor workstation ...................................................................................................................5

1 - Installation of the client/server workstation........................................................................................................5

2 – Program group presentation.............................................................................................................................6

3 – Lesson Copier..................................................................................................................................................6

4 – To run Tutor Tools............................................................................................................................................6

To install the distant Tutor workstation .........................................................................................................................6

Information to be given to the administrator...........................................................................................................6

TO INSTALL AND USE A DISTANT TUTOR WORKSTATION .........................................................................................................6

1 – Installation of the Distant Tutor workstation......................................................................................................6

2 - Presentation of the program group ...................................................................................................................8

3 – Lesson Copier..................................................................................................................................................9

4 – To start the Tutor Tools application................................................................................................................10

5 – To start TELL ME MORE®..............................................................................................................................11

6 – To uninstall a distant Tutor workstation..........................................................................................................11

WHAT TO DO…................................................................................................................................................................12

… if you have changed your personal e-mail address .........................................................................................12

… if you cannot open Tutor Tools ........................................................................................................................12

… if the following message appears ....................................................................................................................12

… if you encounter difficulties connecting to the server .......................................................................................12

… you encounter difficulties .................................................................................................................................12

DISCOVER TUTOR TOOLS........................................................................................................................................13

TO RUN TUTOR TOOLS .....................................................................................................................................................13

TO NAVIGATE WITHIN TUTOR TOOLS .................................................................................................................................. 14

The TUTOR folder................................................................................................................................................15

The STUDENT folder...........................................................................................................................................15

The TOOLS folder................................................................................................................................................16

CONNECTION OPTIONS SPECIFIC TO DISTANT TUTORS..........................................................................................................16

LESSON ACCESS OPTION ..................................................................................................................................................17

THE TUTOR FOLDER .................................................................................................................................................18

INBOX.............................................................................................................................................................................18

To access the Inbox.............................................................................................................................................18

To read and reply to messages............................................................................................................................18

To transfer the message to another Tutor............................................................................................................19

To remove a message .........................................................................................................................................19

SEND A MESSAGE ............................................................................................................................................................20

To select the recipient(s) of the message ............................................................................................................20

To type and send the message............................................................................................................................21

MAILBOX HISTORY............................................................................................................................................................22

To view the messages .........................................................................................................................................22

To reply again to a message................................................................................................................................22

To transfer a message to another Tutor...............................................................................................................22

To remove a message .........................................................................................................................................23

SYSTEM NOTIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 24

To view the system notifications...........................................................................................................................24

To remove one or more notifications....................................................................................................................24

THE STUDENT FOLDER.............................................................................................................................................25

TO OPEN A STUDENT FOLDER............................................................................................................................................25

From a message in the Inbox of the Tutor folder..................................................................................................25

From the student database ..................................................................................................................................25

TO CLOSE A STUDENT FOLDER...........................................................................................................................................25

STUDENT FILE .................................................................................................................................................................26

The Information tab..............................................................................................................................................26

The Training schedules tab..................................................................................................................................28

The Options tab....................................................................................................................................................32

The Paths tab.......................................................................................................................................................33

The Sessions tab .................................................................................................................................................34

STUDENT TRACKING .........................................................................................................................................................36

To view the results by study session....................................................................................................................36

To view the detailed tracking................................................................................................................................38

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AUDIO RECORDINGS .........................................................................................................................................................41

REPLY TO STUDENT/SEND A MESSAGE ...............................................................................................................................42

To view the context of the question......................................................................................................................42

To write a reply to a student’s message...............................................................................................................42

To insert a standard message..............................................................................................................................42

To attach the results of a language test or a Detailed Report ..............................................................................43

To attach a file......................................................................................................................................................45

HISTORY.........................................................................................................................................................................47

To add a comment ...............................................................................................................................................47

To delete a comment ...........................................................................................................................................48

THE TOOLS FOLDER..................................................................................................................................................49

STANDARD MESSAGE MANAGEMENT...................................................................................................................................49

To create a standard message table....................................................................................................................49

To add a theme....................................................................................................................................................50

To add a standard message ................................................................................................................................50

To rename a table/a theme..................................................................................................................................50

To modify a standard message............................................................................................................................50

To export and import standard messages............................................................................................................50

To remove a standard message...........................................................................................................................51

To move standard messages...............................................................................................................................51

LEARNING PATHS ............................................................................................................................................................53

To open a Learning Path......................................................................................................................................53

To create a Learning Path....................................................................................................................................54

To transfer a Learning Path to one or more student folders.................................................................................59

To save a Learning Path......................................................................................................................................60

To transfer a Learning Path from one folder to another .......................................................................................60

To export/import a Learning Path.........................................................................................................................61

To modify a Learning Path...................................................................................................................................61

OPTIONS MANAGER ......................................................................................................................................................... 63

To create an options file.......................................................................................................................................63

To save an options file .........................................................................................................................................63

To open an options file.........................................................................................................................................63

To transfer an options file to one ore more student folders..................................................................................64

TO PRINT THE LINGUISTIC AND PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT........................................................................................................65

To define the selection content ............................................................................................................................65

To define the print options....................................................................................................................................69

To add a selection................................................................................................................................................69

To print selections................................................................................................................................................69

To save or open selections files...........................................................................................................................69

To modify, move or remove a selection ...............................................................................................................70

Important information concerning printing of documents......................................................................................70

Appendix..........................................................................................................................................................................71

Description of student options for using TELL ME MORE®..................................................................................71

Print Options ........................................................................................................................................................73

System Notifications.............................................................................................................................................75

Different functions available for local, client/server and distant Tutors.................................................................77

TECHNICAL SUPPORT...............................................................................................................................................79

TUTOR TOOLS

Introduction

Tutor Tools enables Tutors to:

- communicate with students (answer their questions, send Learning Paths, results, files, etc.);

- analyse students’ work;

- create standard messages (answers to recurrent questions);

- create Learning Paths (personalised language-learning programmes in TELL ME MORE

- modify each student’s TELL ME MORE

- print the linguistic and pedagogical content of TELL ME MORE

- be aware of system notifications (allocation of new students etc.).

user options;

;

Reading the manual

How the Tutor Tools program is organised

);

Help

A variety of documents in *.pdf format can be displayed through the Help menu, in order to facilitate your work with TutorTools:

- the Tutor Tools application User Guide;

- the Pedagogical Handbook;

- the Pedagogical content of TELL ME MORE

e-Learning solutions.

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To install a client/server Tutor workstation

If you are a TELL ME MORE® e-Learning solutions Tutor hosted on a distant server, you must install Tutor Tools. If you are not a client/server Tutor, go directly to the To run Tutor Tools section.

1 - Installation of the client/server workstation

1. Double-click on the executable e-LearningSolutionsTools.exe. Wait for the files to be installed.

After a few seconds, the installation begins automatically.

2. Select the interface language, then click on Next.

3. Enter the server name and port number provided by the TELL ME MORE e-Learning solutions technician,

then click on Next.

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4. Confirm or modify the directory in which the application(s) is/are to be stored. Also check that enough disk

space is available, then click on Install.

2 – Program group presentation

A program group called e-Learning Solutions Tools has been installed on your computer. It contains :

General documentation Pedagogical documentation

Lesson Copier Tutor Tools Uninstall

* a PDF file for each lesson language

Tutor Tools – User Manual Pedagogical content* Pedagogical Handbook

3 – Lesson Copier

Go to the Lesson Copier section in To install and use a Distant Tutor Workstation.

4 – To run Tutor Tools

Go to the To run Tutor Tools section of the Discover Tutor Tools chapter.

To install the distant Tutor workstation

If you are a distant Tutor for TELL ME MORE® e-Learning solutions, you must install the different applications on your workstation by following the procedure outlined below. If you are not a distant Tutor, go directly to the To run Tutor Tools section.

Information to be given to the administrator

You should send your personal e-mail address (which must be different from the dedicated e-mail address for your Tutor account) to the administrator. This will allow your TELL ME MORE® user account to be created in Admin Tools and a notification of the creation of your Tutor account to be sent to you. If your Tutor and TELL ME MORE® user accounts are not created before the installation of TELL ME MORE® and Tutor Tools, you will not be able to access them.

To install and use a Distant Tutor Workstation

1 – Installation of the Distant Tutor workstation

1. Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

After a few moments, the installation will begin automatically. If this is not the case, then double-click on Setup.exe, which can be found in the AurInst sub-directory of the CD-ROM.

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2. Select your interface language, then click on Next.

3. Take note of the license agreement. Click on Yes to accept the terms of the contract and to continue with the

installation, then click on Next.

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Confirm the port number. This can be modified if necessary.

5. Click on Next.

6. Select the application(s) to be installed.

Note: If Tutor Tools and/or TELL ME MORE are selected, the Lesson Copier application is also installed.

7. Confirm or modify the installation directory for the application(s). Make sure that enough disk space is

available for the installation and then click on Next. Different screens will inform you of the installation of each of the applications.

A message will inform you that you can restart your computer to update the installation. If you do not wish to restart your computer, click on No. You can always do this later by clicking on the Start button, selecting

Shutdown and then Restart.

2 - Presentation of the program group

The installation creates a program group called TELL ME MORE e-Learning solutions on your computer. In this, you can find:

Applications

Lesson Copier

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Tutor Tools TELL ME MORE*

Uninstall

Lesson Copier Server applications Tutor Tools TELL ME MORE*

General documentation Pedagogical documentation

Tutor Tools – User Guide Pedagogical content** Pedagogical Handbook

* if selected at installation ** one file in .pdf format per lesson language

3 – Lesson Copier

Before copying the TELL ME MORE® lessons, check that there is enough disk space available on your computer. To know the size of the TELL ME MORE approximate; they may vary according to the disk used.

Language Number of lesson CD-ROMs Size

British English 9 2.4 GB

French 9 1.8 GB

German 9 1.8 GB

Spanish 9 1.8 GB

Italian 5 1.2 GB

American English 6 1.2 GB

Dutch 2 1 GB

lessons, you should refer to the following table. The sizes given here are

To copy TELL ME MORE® lessons, proceed as follows:

1. Go to the menu Start\(All) Programs\TELL ME MORE e-Learning solutions

2. Select Applications\Lesson Copier.

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3. Click on the icon Add a lesson

1. Click on Directory find the lessons that you wish to copy.

Note:

The space in MB necessary to copy the directory source is approximate; it may vary according to the partition type of the hard disk on which you add the lessons.

to select the source directory, entitled Aurdata (on the CD-ROM), in which you will

2. Select the directory in which you wish to copy the lessons. By default, Lesson Copier proposes the following local directory: C:\TMMELS\ …

Note:

All the lessons relating to a particular language must be copied into the same directory.

4 – To start the Tutor Tools application

Note:

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If using Windows® 95 or 98 with a dial-up modem, you must connect to the Internet before starting Tutor Tools. Note that you can then disconnect, but you should reconnect when you want to check for new messages.

Using Tutor Tools for the first time

1. Open your personal e-mail account, then click on the message sent by the Training Service, entitled ‘Tutor

Tools: creation of your account’.

2. Double-click on the file attached to the message (extension .ak7) to open it and create your Tutor account.

The Tutor Tools identification screen will appear.

3. If several distant Tutors work on the same computer, select your user name from the list.

4. If a password was provided in the message sent by the Training Service, type it in.

5. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

Tutor Tools will open.

Important information if you are a distant Tutor for several e-Learning solutions

• Double-click on the file attached to the Training Service message to create your Tutor account.

• The connection parameters of your Tutor accounts are defined when you double-click on the first account creation

file (.ak7). These parameters are then valid for your Tutor accounts for other distant training solutions. Only the first Training Service can reconfigure your connection parameters.

Starting the Tutor Tools application

To start the application, either click on the Tutor Tools shortcut on your desktop or:

1. Go to the menu Start\(All) Programs\TELL ME MORE e-Learning solutions

2. Select Applications\Tutor Tools. The Tutor Tools identification screen will appear.

3. If several distant Tutors work on the same computer, select your user name from the list.

4. Use the password provided in the message sent by the Training Service.

Tutor Tools will open.

5 – To start TELL ME MORE®

Using TELL ME MORE® for the first time

Note: Ensure initially that:

- the administrator has created your student account so that you can use TELL ME MORE

- you have access to the lessons, either by inserting the lesson CD-ROM, or having copied them beforehand onto your hard disk.

1. Open your personal e-mail inbox, then click on the message sent by the Training Service entitled ‘Your

language training with TELL ME MORE

2. Double-click on the attached file (*.am7) to open it. A message confirms that your account has been

created and TELL ME MORE

opens.

: account details’.

Starting TELL ME MORE®

To start the application, either click on the TELL ME MORE® shortcut on your desktop or:

1. Go to the menu Start\(All) Programs\TELL ME MORE e-Learning solutions

2. Select Applications\TELL ME MORE.

6 – To uninstall a distant Tutor workstation

1. Go to Start/(All) Programs.

2. Select TELL ME MORE e-Learning solutions/Uninstall.

3. Select the program(s) that you wish to uninstall.

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What to do…

… if you have changed your personal e-mail address

Inform the administrator, who will make the necessary modification in the the Admin Tools application for both your Tutor account (you will then receive a message about this reconfiguration of your connection parameters) and for your user account, so that you can continue to use TELL ME MORE

… if you cannot open Tutor Tools

Check that your Tutor account has been created. To do so, enter your personal e-mail inbox, open the message from your Training Service entitled ‘Tutor Tools: creation of your account’, then click on the attached file (extension .ak7) to create your account.

… if the following message appears

Your account has not been activated. You must open the first message sent by your Training Service before opening TELL ME MORE!

This message indicates that you have not yet clicked on the file .am7 which enables you to create your user account for TELL ME MORE mail inbox, open the message sent by the Training Service and click on the .am7 file in order to create your account. This message is entitled: ‘Your language training with TELL ME MORE

. The creation of your account is necessary in order to use TELL ME MORE®. In your personal e-

… if you encounter difficulties connecting to the server

You can verify that the connection parameters for the POP and SMTP servers are valid. To do so:

- Go into the Tutor Tools application, then select File/Options.

- Click on POP server test and SMTP server test. If a connection error appears, please contact your technician. To find out more, go to the section Discover Tutor Tools/Connection options specific to distant Tutors in the Tutor Tools User Guide.

: account details’.

… you encounter difficulties

Contact your administrator or your technician, who will help you to find a solution.

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DISCOVER TUTOR TOOLS

To run Tutor Tools

1. Go into the Start menu.

2. Select Programs.

3. Select the program group TELL ME MORE *the name of the program group may differ according to the type of Tutor Tools installed.

4. Enter your user name and password defined during the creation of your account in Admin Tools (the allocation of a password is optional).

5. You can check and/or modify the server name and the port number by clicking on the icon Define server

e-Learning solutions\Applications*, then Tutor Tools.

connection parameters

6. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

. This function is optional and is not available to distant Tutors.

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To navigate within Tutor Tools

Tutor Tools comprises three folders: Tutor, Student and Tools.

The Student folder is not available directly when the program opens. You must select a student to open this folder. To know more about this, consult the To select a student section.

To select a student

1. Click on the icon Access student account in the toolbar.

To find a student in the database, you can define your selection criteria using a filter which allows you to search according to:

- student group;

- language group;

- ID, surname or name.

2. Select the student from the list and confirm by clicking on the green tick. The Student folder is inserted into the folder menu between the Tutor and Tools folders.

To select one of the three folders, you can either:

- Click on the heading in the folder menu: the selected folder displays all the different related functions.

- Click on the corresponding icon: Tutor

- Click on the Folder menu and select the sub-menu Tutor, Student or Tools.

A menu summarising the contents of the selected function is inserted into the menu bar.

, Student or Tools .

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The TUTOR folder

The Tutor folder contains four functions:

Ø Inbox This function allows you to view student messages.

Ø Send a message This function enables you to send messages to students.

Ø Mailbox history

You can view all messages sent and received using this function.

Ø System notifications This function allows you to view all the system notifications sent to the Tutor regarding the tasks in the students’ training schedules, the allocation of new students etc.

The STUDENT folder

Remember! To open the Student folder, you must first access a student account or reply to a student’s message from the Tutor Inbox. To select a student, consult the introduction of the To navigate within Tutor Tools section.

This folder contains five functions:

Ø Student file This function allows you to view student information and the student’s TELL ME MORE user options.

Ø Student tracking This function enables you to view a student’s results according to various criteria (i.e. lesson, activity, date lesson was accessed). This function only appears if the student has already used

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Ø Audio recordings*

This feature enables you to listen to a student’s audio recordings (for the Dialogue and Pronunciation activities). This feature is deactivated by default, but can be activated in the Options tab of the Student file.

* This feature is only available if the Tutors and students are on the local network.

Ø Reply to student This function enables you to write a reply to a student’s message. If the Student folder has been opened (using the icon Access student account), this function is entitled Send a message.

Ø History

This function allows you to view:

- all messages exchanged with a student;

- Tutor comments;

- Detailed Reports;

- Language Achievement Test results.

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The TOOLS folder

Remember! All these functions are optional and are only accessible if you have the corresponding access rights (defined beforehand by the Administrator in Admin Tools).

This folder contains four functions:

Ø The Standard message manager This feature allows you to write standard messages or replies, categorised by theme.

Ø Learning Paths This function enables you to create and modify Learning Paths.

Ø Options Manager This function allows you to create options files, which can then be transferred to students.

Ø Content Printout

You can print TELL ME MORE

’s linguistic and pedagogical content using this function.

Connection options specific to distant Tutors

1. Select the menu File/Options to modify the mail system parameters.

2. Modify, if necessary, the available parameters (permanent connection and time delay between each search for messages by the system). The other parameters can be modified in Admin Tools and will be subsequently sent to you via a Tutor Tools reconfiguration file.

3. Click on the icon POP server test

to check that the POP server parameters are valid.

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4. Click on the icon SMTP server test to check that the SMTP server parameters are valid.

5. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

Lesson access option

Note :

This function is not available to local Tutors.

1. Select the File menu.

2. Depending upon the location of the lessons you wish to access, select Loading lessons from the CD-Rom or Loading lessons from the hard disk.

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THE TUTOR FOLDER

This folder allows you to manage and view all of the messages received and sent by both students and the system. You can:

- receive messages sent by your students and reply to them;

- send a message to a student, or to more than one student at the same time;

- view the mailbox history.

- view the list of events notified by the system.

Inbox

To access the Inbox

1. Click on the Tutor folder and select the function Inbox. You can view:

- the name of the person who sent the message;

- any attachments;

- the flag corresponding to the student’s lesson language;

- the Lesson Family concerned;

- the date the mail was sent and received;

- the type of message.

Note:

You can classify your messages according to the sender, date sent, date received or type of message, by clicking on the column headings.

To read and reply to messages

1. Select a line: the contents of the message will be displayed in the Message window.

2. Double-click on the message line or click on the icon Access student information and reply .

In both cases, a message will inform you that Tutor Tools is retrieving the student information.

You then use the Reply to student function in the Student folder. To know more about this, consult the Reply to student/Send a message section in the chapter The Student Folder.

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To transfer the message to another Tutor

Note:

This function is not available to distant Tutors and messages cannot be transferred to a distant Tutor.

1. From the list, click on the message you wish to transfer.

2. Click on the icon Send the message to another recipient or select the menu Inbox/Send the message to

another recipient.

3. Select the Tutor to whom you wish to transfer the message and confirm by clicking on the green tick.

4. You can also add a comment to the message (optional). Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

The message will then disappear from the Inbox.

To remove a message

1. Select the message you wish to remove.

2. Click on the icon Remove the selected message(s) or select the menu Inbox/Remove the selected

message(s). A message will ask you to confirm the removal of the message.

3. Confirm this choice by clicking on the green tick.

The message will disappear from the Inbox, but will remain in the Mailbox history.

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Send a message

You can send messages to students, using this function. The message can be, for example:

- administrative in nature and addressed to a student group (e.g. ‘Don’t forget to finish your Path before October 15th so I can evaluate your work.’);

- linguistic in nature and addressed to students in the same language group (e.g. ‘The higher level for German is now available.’);

- for a specific individual (e.g. ‘Having analysed your results, I suggest you continue with the following Path.’).

Select the function Send a message in the Tutor folder.

To select the recipient(s) of the message

1. Click on the icon Select student(s) or select the menu Message/Select student(s).

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The list of all students is displayed by default. When there is a large number of students in the database, you can use a filter in order to find the students concerned. This can be done according to:

- student group (e.g. to send a message to all students in the same class);

- language group (e.g. to send a message to all students learning English);

- ID, surname or first name.

2. Select the student(s) who will receive the message. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

The names of the students selected will be displayed in the Recipients window.

To type and send the message

1. Enter the message in the Message window.

A certain number of functions allow you to modify the style of your message (i.e. font size and colour, bold type, italics, underlined). You can also copy and paste text by right-clicking on the mouse.

Note:

Consult the section entitled Reply to the student/To send a message in the Student Folder chapter if you wish to:

- send a standard message,

- attach a file etc.

2. Click on the icon Send the message .

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Mailbox history

From this window, you can:

§ view all messages (sent and received);

§ respond again to a message already stored in the mailbox archive;

§ remove messages.

Select the function Mailbox history in the Tutor folder.

To view the messages

1. Select the type of message you wish to view from the drop-down menu (All messages, Messages received or

Messages sent).

Note:

If you select Messages received or Messages sent, you can sort them according to either the sender, the date sent or the date received. If you select All messages, you can view all questions and replies in the form of a tree diagram.

2. Select a line: the message contents will be displayed in the Message window.

To reply again to a message

1. Select the message to which you wish to reply again.

2. Click on the icon Access student information and reply or select the menu History/Access student

information and reply.

In both cases, a message will inform you that Tutor Tools is retrieving the student information. You then use the Reply to student function in the Student folder. To know more about this, consult the Reply to student/Send a message section in the Student Folder chapter.

To transfer a message to another Tutor

Consult the section Inbox/To transfer a message to another Tutor.

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To remove a message

1. Select the message you wish to remove.

2. Click on the icon Remove the selected message(s) or select the menu History/Remove the selected

message(s). A message will ask you to confirm the removal of the messages.

3. By clicking on the green tick, you will delete the message from the Mailbox history.

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System Notifications

In this window, you can:

- view the complete list of events linked to your Tutor and student accounts that have been registered by the system;

- remove one or more notifications.

To view the system notifications

You can select which notifications are displayed, filtering by type and/or by student; For the detailed list of possible notifications and filter types, consult the table in the appendix.

To remove one or more notifications

1. Select the system notification(s).

2. Click on the icon Delete the selected notification(s) .

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THE STUDENT FOLDER

The role of a Tutor is to track, help and advise one or more students. To personalise the student tracking, a Tutor needs to know the student’s ability level and all corresponding information (e.g. the student’s TELL ME MORE s/he has been studying, etc.).

Through this folder, you have access to:

- the Student file;

- the Student tracking (this function only appears if the student has used TELL ME MORE

- the Audio recordings (this feature is only available where Tutors and students are on the local network);

- the Reply to student or Send a message function;

- the History.

user options, the Learning Paths to which s/he has access, the amount of time

at least once);

To open a Student folder

A Student folder can be opened in two ways:

- if you wish to reply to a student: you access the Student folder by replying to a question in the Inbox or the Mailbox history of the Tutor folder.

- if you wish to view a student’s file or results or send him/her a message: you access the Student folder by opening the student’s account.

From a message in the Inbox of the Tutor folder

1. Select the function Inbox in the Tutor folder.

2. Select the student’s message and click on the icon Access student information and reply .

Then use the Reply to student function in the Student folder.

From the student database

You can access the student list from any screen in order to access a student folder.

1. Click on the icon Access student account or select the menu File/Access student account.

Then use the Send a message function in the Student folder.

To close a student folder

This function is only available once a student folder has been opened.

1. Click on the icon Close student account in the toolbar.

A message will ask you to confirm the closure of the student account.

2. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

You then return automatically to the Inbox in the Tutor folder.

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Student file

This function allows you to view information about a particular student and their TELL ME MORE® user options.

The Student file comprises different tabs which appear according to the student’s options and study time:

- Information;

- Schedules;

- Options;

- Paths;

- Sessions.

Select the function Student file in the Student folder.

The Information tab

This window enables you to view each student’s TELL ME MORE® user information, as well as information relating to the language(s) they are learning.

1. Click on the Information tab.

Field Description

User information Overview of information regarding the student account created in Admin Tools. Lesson language Language and, if relevant, the name of the language group and Tutor.

Note: Lesson languages can only be viewed by local Tutors who have access to all the students’ accounts.

Objectives Student’s language type and level, where the student has defined his/her learning

objectives for the given language.

Additional information All of the fields that can be added (consult the To add additional information

section).

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To add additional information

You can create fields and/or text boxes that will constitute sections for additional information, or you can load a form template.

To create fields

1. Click on the icon Add a new field .

2. Select the type of field.

- If you select Text box, enter the name of the field. In the form, you will enter open information, such as address, town and postcode. Go directly to point 7.

- If you select Selection box, a list of choices appears.

3. Click on the icon Add a choice .

4. Type in a name for the value that you are adding to the selection box.

5. Start again for each choice that you wish to add to the selection box.

6. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

A line corresponding to the field is added.

7. Start again for each field that you wish to add. If you wish to save the form that you have created, in order to

use it for other student accounts, go directly to point 8.

8. Click on the icon Save the form as a template . This is optional.

9. Enter a name for the template, then confirm by clicking on the green tick.

To load a form template

1. Click on the icon Load a form template .

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2. Select the name of the template you wish to load, then confirm by clicking on the green tick.

To confirm the modifications

Click on the icon Update in the toolbar so that the modifications are taken into account.

The Training schedules tab

This window allows you to view and/or modify students’ training schedules. Training schedules contain tasks (access to the personal objectives form, reports, follow-up messages and Learning Paths) and important events in the student’s training for a given language.

Note: Local Tutors can modify or enter data into students’ training schedules. If you are a distant Tutor, you cannot modify students’ training schedules ; only the system administrator is authorised to do this using Admin Tools.

1. Click on the Training schedules tab.

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2. Select the lesson language.

Note: This function is only available if the student is learning several lesson languages.

3. Define or modify the language training start and end dates.

Note: The start date can only be modified if the student has not yet defined his/her learning objectives.

4. If the student is expected to suspend his/her training for a predefined period (during the holidays or if s/he is ill,

for example) you can tick the box Suspend training. This is optional. You should then specify the language training suspension start and end dates. When the language training is suspended, the tasks are postponed within the student’s training schedule but the student can still access TELL ME MORE

and send messages to his/her Tutor.

Note: You are not necessarily entitled to postpone the language training end date beyond the student’s license expiry date. To do this, you must have the right to use additional licenses (this option is defined in Admin Tools).

You can now define the different tasks that will constitute the student’s training schedule.

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Add access to the personal objectives form

Note: This function is optional and depends upon the parameters defined for the student group by the administrator in Server parameters.

1. Click on the icon Add access to the personal objectives form .

2. Select the send date.

The current date is selected by default. If you retain this date, the link will be sent to the student as soon as you have updated the schedule. If you select another date, the link will be sent during the night preceding the chosen date.

3. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

The task is added to the training schedule.

To add one or more requests for a report

1. Click on the icon Add one or more requests for reports .

2. Select the type of report.

3. Select the time period end date.

For local and online students, the report will be created on this date + a day (n+1). For distant students, the report will be created the day after the student has sent in his/her tracking from within TELL ME MORE

. For example: if the end date is 05/01/2004, for online and local students, the report will be created 06/01/2004; for distant students, the report will be created as soon as they sends their tracking from within TELL ME

4. If you wish to create Detailed Reports on a regular basis, you can tick Create other reports and then

determine their frequency (Every x days, Every month or Every week). This is optional.

5. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

If you have requested the creation of other reports, these task(s) are added to the student’s training schedule.

Add to send a Learning Path

1. Click on the icon Add to send a Learning Path .

The window Add to send a Learning Path appears.

2. Select the send date.

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3. Select the Lesson Family.

4. Select the title of the Learning Path to be sent to the student.

5. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

The task is added to the training schedule.

Add a message to send

1. Click on the icon Add a message to send . The window Add a message to send appears.

2. Select the send date.

3. Select the type of message to be sent (Registration information, contact message etc.).

4. Confirm by clicking on the green tick. The task is added to the training schedule.

To add a request for a Language Achievement Test

1. Click on the icon Add a request for a Language Achievement Test .

The screen Add a request for a Language Achievement Test appears.

2. Select the send date of the link to the Language Achievement Test.

3. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

The task is added to the training schedule.

To remove one or more tasks

Note: Current and completed tasks cannot be removed.

1. Select the task(s) that you wish to remove.

2. Click on the icon Remove the selected task (s) .

To postpone the execution of one or more tasks

Note:

Current tasks cannot be postponed.

1. Select the task that you wish to postpone.

2. Click on the icon Put back the date one or several tasks are carried out .

3. Select the type of postponement (put back by a certain number of days or define a new date).

4. If you wish to postpone all tasks preceding or on this date, you can tick the box Postpone all the following

tasks by the same number of days. This is optional.

5. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

To use the training schedule templates

You can:

- save the schedule that you have just created in order to use it for other students,

- use a created and saved template in order to apply it to a student account.

To save the training schedule

1. Click on the icon Save the schedule template .

The window Save the schedule template appears.

2. Enter a name and, if you wish, a description of the template (tasks, duration of schedule etc.).

3. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

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To use a schedule template

1. Click on the icon Use a schedule template .

The window Use a schedule template appears.

2. Select the name of the training schedule template that you wish to use.

3. Select the start date of the application of the training schedule template.

4. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

Other parameters

1. Modify the parameters according to the fields available.

Note :

The parameters selected by default – that appear on the screen when an account has been created – were defined by the principal administrator in the Server parameters application.

Send detailed results of Placement Test directly to the student

Selected by default when the student does not have a Tutor for the language concerned. The results will be sent directly to the student, without going via the Tutor.

Send first Learning Path directly to the student

Selected by default when the student does not have a Tutor for the language concerned. The student can be sent the Learning Path that corresponds to his/her learning objectives without any intervention on the part of the Tutor.

Send reports directly to the student

Selected by default when the student does not have a Tutor for the language concerned. Detailed Reports can be sent directly to the student without going via the Tutor.

E-mail of other recipients

Allows you to send Detailed Reports to other people, such as the Training Manager.

Send a work follow-up message every x days

Defined in Server parameters. Allows you to send regular follow-up messages to the student if s/he has not worked for x days (local or online students) or if s/he has not sent in his/her tracking for x days (distant student).

Activate the training schedule

Selected by default.

To deactivate the training schedule

Remove the tick from Activate training schedule.

- If the student is local, or online, s/he can now neither access TELL ME MORE Incomplete tasks in the training schedule are suspended.

- If the student is distant, s/he can continue to access TELL ME MORE /her Tutor. Incomplete tasks in the training schedule are suspended.

, but s/he can no longer send messages to his

, nor send messages to his/her Tutor.

To confirm the training schedule(s)

Click on the icon Update the training schedule(s) .

The Options tab

This screen comprises 7 categories which contain all the TELL ME MORE® student user options.

1. Click on the Options tab.

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The categories are:

§ Student Tracking Manager

§ Audio Recordings Tracking Manager (local only)

§ Learning Mode Manager

§ Options related to the activities in free-to-roam mode

§ Options linked to the Guided Mode

§ TELL ME MORE Pedagogical Options

§ TELL ME MORE

General Options

The default parameters of the options within these categories can be modified.

2. To modify a parameter, click in the Value column of the corresponding line and select the new value from the

drop-down menu or type it in. To know more about the options, consult the chart in the appendix.

3. Click on the icon Update the options file to transfer the modifications of the options to the student’s

folder (the modifications will be applicable the next time the student uses TELL ME MORE

Note: This function is not available if the Tutor and/or student is distant In this case, the Tutor must attach the modifications to a message sent to the student.

The Paths tab

Note:

This feature is not available if the student is distant. Distant Tutors have access to the tab but cannot make modifications.

Using this tab, you can view the list of Learning Paths available in the student’s folder, i.e. all the Learning Paths that the student has been allocated. From this window, you can also add or remove Learning Paths from the student folder.

1. Click on the Paths tab.

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To add a Learning Path

Note: This function is not available if the Tutor is distant. In this case, the Tutor must attach the Learning Path(s) to a message sent to the student.

1. Click on the icon Add a learning path or select the menu Learning Paths/Add a learning path.

2. If several lesson languages are available, first select from the list the lesson language for which you are adding

a Learning Path.

Note: You cannot add a Learning Path to a student’s folder if the student is not learning the language concerned.

3. First select the folder which contains the Path you wish to add:

the Personal folder: the folder which contains the Paths you have created and that only you can use (can neither be viewed nor used by other Tutors); the Shared folder: the folder which contains the Paths available to all Tutors on the network (standard Paths, and Paths created and saved in the Shared folder).

4. Select the desired Path. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

To remove Learning Paths

1. Select the Learning Path(s) you wish to remove.

2. Click on the icon Remove the learning path(s) or select the menu Learning Paths/Remove the learning

path(s): the student will no longer be able to access this or these Learning Path(s) in TELL ME MORE

The Sessions tab

This tab allows you to view the list of a student’s study sessions.

1. Click on the Sessions tab.

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2. Select, if necessary, the lesson language.

The list of study sessions appears.

For each session, you can view:

- the date;

- the total length of the session;

- the length of the session in the Guided Mode;

- the length of the session in the Free-to-Roam Mode.

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Student tracking

You can track the progress of a student by study session or even exercise by exercise. The results are displayed in two ways:

- by ‘Overview’ or study session, with the Progress Chart and Breakdown tabs.

- by study session only, with the Detailed record tab.

Select the function Student tracking in the Student folder.

To view the results by study session

1. First select the lesson language and then the Learning Mode.

2. According to the Learning Mode selected, you must subsequently choose:

- the Path, if you selected the Guided Mode;

- the Lesson Family, if you selected the Free-to-Roam Mode. The Progress Chart contains all the lessons (positioned horizontally) and activities (positioned vertically). If you wish to hide the icons representing the activities, remove the tick from Display activity icons in the Student tracking menu. A ‘lesson’ is a collection of activities grouped by theme (e.g. On the motorway), by Workshop (e.g. Written Workshop) or by activity type (e.g. Cultural exercises). The name of the lesson and the activity are displayed when the mouse is placed over the corresponding box. The filled boxes correspond to activities attempted in the Path:

- the green represents the percentage of the exercise correctly completed;

- the red represents the percentage of the exercise incorrectly completed. By placing the mouse over a filled-in box, you can view the results of that activity in detail.

Note: If you click on a filled-in box (with results) and you have selected a precise date, use the Detailed record tab, in which you can view the lesson and activity concerned in detail.

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You can also view the results in the form of horizontal bar charts by clicking on the Breakdown tab.

The following details will be displayed for each lesson and activity:

- the percentage of exercises completed;

- the percentage of exercises successfully completed (in relation to the number of exercises undertaken);

- the score (the number of exercises completed successfully);

- the length of time taken to complete the activity.

Note:

The table displayed depends on the lesson/activity combination selected. Four different displays are possible:

- all lessons and activities;

- all lessons and those activities attempted;

- the lessons attempted and all activities;

- the lessons and activities attempted.

To export the results

To be able to use the results outside of the Tutor Tools application, the results can be exported in the form of a text file, a Unicode file (a codification which enables the file to contain text in different languages) or as an HTML file.

1. Click on the icon Export the breakdown .

2. Enter the file name.

Example of a Learning Path Breakdown (from the Guided Mode) in HTML format:

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To view the detailed tracking

The Detailed record tab enables you to view the detailed tracking (i.e. exercise by exercise), but is only accessible if a precise date has been specified. When a date has been chosen, the Detailed record tab is added to the two existing tabs (i.e. the Progress Chart and Breakdown tabs).

1. Select a date, then click on the Detailed Record tab.

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2. Select a lesson.

3. Select an activity or All activities.

Explanation of the columns on the Detailed record tab

COLUMN

EXPLANATION

TITLE

Time

Activity

Description

Time at which the student finished or checked the exercise. Name of the activity which the exercise belongs to. First element attempted in the exercise (e.g. first question of the Dialogue, first phrase of the Dictation).

(Speech

recognition

score)

(Exercise score)

This column concerns all activities for which the speech recognition difficulty level has been defined (on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 being the maximum score possible).

Note: Certain activities are accessible with or without speech recognition.

Number of exercises successfully completed out of the total number of exercises available for the activity.

Note: The successful completion of an exercise depends on the different parameters defined for each exercise.

Exercise details

Select a line to display the wording and details of an exercise.

§ On the left side of the window, various tabs display the different parameters of the activity. These tabs differ

according to activity type and the individual exercises. Amongst others, there are:

- the Cue tab, which displays the question content and, sometimes, the answers proposed;

- the Solution tab, which displays the answer to the exercise or proposed image;

- the Options tab, which displays the various exercise parameters (e.g. timer, translation of words, speech

recognition);

- the Links tab, which displays the grammar points linked to the activity.

§ The right side of the window contains the student’s answers.

You can compare the student’s answer to the correct solution, which enables you to see any errors made. These details allow you to evaluate student’s work and, if necessary, send them a Learning Path which better corresponds

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to their ability level and needs. The icon

indicates that the grammar point related to the phrase or exercise has been consulted.

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Audio recordings

Note: This function is only accessible if the Tutor and student are on the same local network and if the option Backup

recordings option has been activated in the student’s options file. For more details about this option, consult the Student file/Options tab section.

This function enables you to listen to a student’s audio recordings (made while working on the Dialogue and Pronunciation activities) and evaluate his/her oral expression skills.

Select the function Audio recordings in the Student folder.

1. Select, if necessary, the lesson language

The recordings are first classified by activity, then by lesson.

2. Click on the icon Update to retrieve the most recent of the student’s recordings (if the student is working

in TELL ME MORE

3. Select the phrase or the word you wish to listen to. Click on the icon Play sound or double-click on the

at the same time).

line selected to hear the recording.

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Reply to student/Send a message

This function allows you to reply to a student’s message and also add attachments (e.g. options files, Paths).

Select the function Reply to student in the Student folder.

If the student message contains attachments, the icon which can be saved if required. You can:

- view the context of the question, i.e., which TeLL me More sent;

- write the response or insert a standard message;

- attach the language test results or a Detailed Report;

- attach files to the response.

appears. Click on the icon to view the list of attachments,

activity the student was using when the question was

To view the context of the question

Note: In order to view the context of the question, distant Tutors must have the lesson languages installed on their computers or accessible from a CD-Rom.

Click on the icon Access detailed tracking This opens the detailed tracking of the exercise (only for activities for which students can check their answers) that the student was completing when s/he sent the message.

To write a reply to a student’s message

1. Place the cursor in the Reply window and enter your reply.

A certain number of functions allow you to modify the style of your message (i.e. font size and colour, bold type, italics, underlined). You can also cut, copy and paste text by right-clicking on the mouse.

Note: If you wish to add attachments (e.g. a Learning Path, file), consult the To attach a file section.

2. Click on the icon Send the reply. The message you have just sent will be transferred from the Inbox to the

Mailbox history. Messages remain in the Inbox until they have been dealt with.

To insert a standard message

Standard messages are replies to questions that students ask frequently. Once Tutors have made a list of recurring questions, they can prepare a certain number of standard messages which can be saved in a database. To prepare these standard messages, consult the section entitled Standard message management in the Tools Folder chapter.

Note: A database of prepared standard messages is supplied with TeLL me More

The standard messages are classified by subject. Below are some examples:

e-Learning solutions.

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- using TELL ME MORE® (for example, start navigation Help using the Tools and Info menu situated in the top right hand corner of your screen. When this is done, place the cursor in the box surrounding the different navigation buttons to discover their functions);

- grammar rules;

- vocabulary etc.

1. Click on the Standard message assistant icon .

2. Select firstly the table, and then the theme, for which you wish to search for the standard message(s).

The list of standard messages corresponding to your choice is then displayed.

Note:

If you don’t know under which theme the standard message is filed, you can search by keyword. The keyword can be found in the title of the standard messages or in the standard message text.

3. Select the standard message. The content will be displayed in the Standard message window.

4. Click on the icon Copy the response directly into the message .

You can decide not to copy the standard message directly into the message, but to copy it to the clipboard by

clicking on the icon Copy reply to clipboard

. This allows you to copy the standard message into another

application.

5. Click on Quit in order to quit the Standard message assistant.

Note: If you wish to attach a file Learning Path, file, etc.), consult the section entitled To attach a file.

6. Click on Send the reply .

To attach the results of a language test or a Detailed Report

Tutors can receive an automatic message with a student’s language test results or Detailed Report as an attached file in their Inbox.

1. Double-click on the message-line in the Inbox.

You will then be automatically transferred to the Reply to student feature in the Student file.

2. You can click on the icon Attached files to view the Placement Test results or the Detailed Report.

3. For Placement Test results, go straight to point 4.

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For a Detailed Report, click on the icon Add a comment . Type in the comment; it will be added to the bottom of the HTML file. Confirm by clicking on the green tick. Go to point 5.

4. Type your comment into the Reply box.

5. Click on the icon Send the reply .

The file, including the results of the Placement Test or the Detailed Report, will be added to the message sent to the student.

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To attach a file

You can add attachments to messages using Tutor Tools. The attachments can take the form of:

- a Learning Path;

- an options file,

- any other form of file.

1. Click on the icon Attached elements on the Reply to student screen.

2. Click on the icon Attach a new element .

3. Select the type of attachment you wish to add, then the specific element. To attach a Learning Path, refer

to the To attach a Learning Path section. To attach an options file, consult the To attach an options file section.

4. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

Note:

While writing the message, you can consult the list of elements that you have attached to the message at any

time by clicking on the icon Attached elements

, the form of which changes when elements have been

attached to the message.

5. Click on the icon Send the Reply .

When you click on Send the reply, the message you have just sent will be transferred from the Inbox to the Mailbox history. Messages remain in the Inbox until they have been dealt with.

Note:

Learning Paths and options files are not sent in the form of attachments. They are merely updated when the student connects to TELL ME MORE

. A message containing these types of files is stored in the Mailbox history without the

attachment symbol (a paper clip).

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To attach a Learning Path

1. Select the folder (Shared or Personal) in which the Path to be attached is situated.

2. Select the Path from the list, then confirm by clicking on the green tick.

3. Go to point 4 in the To attach a file section.

To attach an options file

You must have already created an options file. To know more about this, consult the Options manager/To create an options file section.

1. Select the file (file with the extension .ini).

2. Click on Open.

3. Go to point 4 in the To attach a file section.

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History

Select the History function in the Student folder.

1. You have the option of filtering the elements that you wish to see displayed in the history.

This screen allows you to display all:

- the messages exchanged with the students. You can then sort again by message type (Messages received or Messages sent), then by lesson language;

- Placement Tests (results);

- Detailed Reports;

- Comments.

2. Select a line to display the selected element’s contents.

To add a comment

This function allows you to enter a comment (for example: notify regarding a technical intervention on the student’s workstation).

1. Click on the icon Add a comment .

A text box will appear at the bottom of the window.

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2. Select the lesson language if the comment only applies to one lesson language.

If not, select All languages.

3. If you wish the comment to remain confidential, remove the tick from the Visible to all Tutors box by

clicking on it.

4. Enter the text.

A certain number of icons allow you to modify the style of your message. Select the text you wish to modify and click on the different icons to modify the font size and colour, as well as the style (bold type, italics or underlined).

5. Click on the icon Save comment .

To delete a comment

Note: You can only delete a comment within 24 hours of its creation and only if it was written by you. After this period, the comment will remain in the student history indefinitely.

1. Select the comment you wish to delete from the list.

2. Click on the icon Delete comment .

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THE TOOLS FOLDER

Access to the four Tools available (Standard message management, Learning Paths, Options Manager and Content Printout) depends upon the access rights defined in Admin Tools when your account was created.

Standard message management

Standard messages are replies to questions that students ask frequently. Standard messages written by Tutors are filed on the server and can be used at any time by any Tutor on the same local network. Standard messages can be created independently of the tool and can be imported. They can also be exported from the tool. For further information, consult the section entitled To import and export standard messages.

Note: Distant Tutors’ standard messages are stocked on their workstations; the Tutor is therefore the only person who can use them.

Select the Standard message manager in the Tools folder.

To create a standard message table

1. Click on the icon Add a new standard message table or select the menu Standard messages/Add a new

standard message table.

2. Enter the name of the table (example: the name of the language that the standard messages are written in), then

confirm by clicking on the green tick.

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To add a theme

1. Select the table.

2. Click on the icon Add a new theme or select the menu Standard messages/Add a new theme.

3. Enter a name for the new theme (example: Polite constructions, Marking system, How to use the exercises,

etc.).

4. Select the theme root in which you wish to place the new theme. By default, when the first theme is created,

the application will suggest that the theme be placed in the theme Root.

5. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

To add a standard message

1. Select the table, then the theme.

2. Click on the icon Add a new standard message or select the menu Standard messages/Add a new

standard message.

3. Enter a descriptive name for the standard message, linked to the theme you wish to file it under.

4. Write your message.

5. Click on the icon Save a standard message .

To rename a table/a theme

1. Select the table or theme.

2. Click on the icons Rename a standard message table or Rename a theme .

3. Type in the new name and confirm by clicking on the green tick.

To modify a standard message

1. Select the table, then the theme containing the standard message.

2. Select the standard message.

3. Carry out the modifications to the standard message.

4. Click on the icon Update a standard message or select the menu Standard messages/ Add or update a

standard message.

To export and import standard messages

This function enables, for example, two Tutors who are not working on the same local network to send standard messages via e-mail. One Tutor can export standard messages into a text file, which can then be sent to another Tutor who can use the import feature in order to integrate the standard messages into the database.

You can also export a theme from one table in order to import it into another.

To export standard messages

1. Select the table of the theme you wish to export.

2. Click on the icon Export standard messages or select the menu Standard messages/Export standard

messages.

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3. Select the theme you wish to export, then confirm by clicking on the green tick.

4. Enter a name for the file and save it.

Note: When you export standard messages from a theme, all standard messages in the sub-themes are also exported. By exporting from the root, you export all the standard messages in a table.

To import standard messages

It is possible to import a file which has previously been exported.

1. Select the table.

2. Click on Import standard messages or select the menu Standard messages/Import standard messages.

3. Select the file (file with the extension .az7), then click on Open.

A message will inform you that the standard messages have been imported successfully, and the file will be added to the list of themes, with all the standard messages.

To remove a standard message

1. Select the standard message, following the process described in the To modify a standard message section.

2. Click on the icon Remove a standard message or select the menu Standard messages/Remove a

standard message. A message will ask you to confirm this.

3. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

To move standard messages

You can move standard messages from one theme to another. It is possible to move one or more standard messages, or even to move an entire theme.

To move one or more standard messages

1. Select the standard message, following the process as described in the To modify a standard message section.

2. Click on the icon Move one or more standard messages or select the menu Standard messages/ Move

one or more standard messages.

3. Select the new destination theme.

4. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

To move an entire theme

You can move all the standard messages in one theme to another. The theme you move will become a sub-theme of the destination theme.

1. Select the theme you wish to move.

2. Click on the icon Move a theme or select the menu Standard messages/Move a theme.

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3. Ensure that the theme displayed under Theme to be moved is correct.

4. Select the Destination theme.

5. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

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Learning Paths

A Learning Path is made up of a combination of lessons and activities. You can:

- open/modify a Learning Path;

- create a Learning Path;

- save a Path;

- transfer, import, export one or several Paths.

Select the function Learning Paths in the Tools folder.

On the All Paths tab, you can view the list of Learning Paths contained in:

- the Personal folder: this contains all the Tutor’s personal Paths (only accessible by the Tutor);

- the Shared folder: this contains all the Paths shared between all Tutors. During the installation of TELL ME

e-Learning solutions, all the Paths copied and accessible to students by default are copied into this folder.

To open a Learning Path

1. Select the All Paths tab, the folder type, the lesson language and Lesson Family to display the list of Paths

concerned.

2. Double-click on the Path to open it.

The Progress Chart corresponding to all lessons and activities of the Path opens. The name of each activity is displayed when the cursor is placed over the corresponding box.

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To create a Learning Path

1. Click on the icon Create a learning path .

Define:

1) the general information regarding the Learning Path;

2) the activity groups.

To define a Learning Path’s general information

1. Select the lesson language from the drop-down menu.

Note: You only have access to the lesson language(s) you teach, for which the content is accessible (i.e. lessons stored on your hard drive, access by CD-ROM or by network).

2. Click on the icon Add a Lesson Family .

3. Select the Lesson Family concerned, then confirm by clicking on the green tick.

The Activity group tab appears. Note:

If you wish to create a Learning Path with lessons belonging to several Lesson Families, you must select the Lesson Families individually by repeating the above procedure.

4. Enter a title.

5. If you wish to translate the Path title, consult the To translate the title and add a Learning Path description

section. If not, consult the To define activity groups section.

To translate the title and add a Learning Path description

Note: By default, the Learning Path title is in the interface language in TELL ME MORE

. If the title does not exist in this

particular language, the title displayed will be the same as that entered in the Title field on the Information tab.

1. Click on the icons Title translations and Path description .

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2. Click on the icon Add a translation language .

3. Select the language.

4. Translate the title and write the Path description (optional). Then confirm by clicking on the green tick.

To define activity groups

An activity group represents a line in a Learning Path (maximum authorised: 18 lines and 30 activities per line).

1. Click on the Activity group tab.

2. Click on the icon Add an activity group .

3. You can also copy / paste an activity group that has already been added to the Path; this is optional.

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4. You can then choose either:

- to select the Linked to a lesson option if you wish to include activities linked to a particular lesson, then select the relevant lesson;

- to select the Not linked to a lesson option if you wish to include activities linked to a particular level (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Business).

5. Tick the Title box (by clicking on it) if you wish to modify the activity’s name.

6. Click on the icon Add a new activity .

7. Select an activity type for which you must:

check or modify the options defined by default; select the exercises. On the right side of the screen, you can view the skills the activity develops.

8. Tick the Name box (by clicking on it) if you wish to modify the activity’s name.

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To add an extra activity

You can add a link to an activity outside TELL ME MORE® by selecting Extra activity in the Activity type list.

1. Tick Name to modify the title of the extra activity.

2. Enter the link towards the activity in the Command line file. This link must be URL accessible from the

student’s workstation (Internet site, html page etc.).

3. Select the time (in seconds) that must be spent on the activity so that it may be considered as successfully

completed.

To modify the activity options

To know more about the options, consult the table in the Appendix.

Click on the Value field, then select the new value.

To select the exercises

1. Click on the Exercises tab.

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By default, all the exercises available for the lesson activity or the level selected are displayed. By selecting the title or the first element of an exercise on the left side of the screen, you can view the entire text of the exercise on the opposite side. Also displayed are:

- the Level, that is the number of elements to complete in order to move on to the next activity.

- the Time per element, i.e. the number of seconds required to complete the exercise, as well as the overall time taken to do all the exercises.

2. If you wish to limit the activity to certain exercises only, select the different exercises you wish to exclude

from the Learning Path, then click on the icon Delete exercises selected

3. You can also modify the order in which the exercises will be displayed to the student. Select one or more

exercises, then click either on the icon Move the exercises selected up

selected down

4. You can add any deleted exercises by clicking on the icon Add an exercise .

, or the icon Move the exercises

Select the deleted exercise(s) you wish to add, then confirm by clicking on the green tick. If you put the same activity into a Path activity group twice and you wish to reuse the exercises already selected, you must remove the tick from the Hide the exercises already added box.

Note:

If you wish to add all the exercises again, click on the icon Select all

, then confirm by clicking on the

green tick.

5. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

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6. Various icons allow you subsequently to reorganise the activity group by:

- adding a new activity

- copying

/pasting an activity already included in an activity group;

- deleting an activity

- modifying an activity

- moving an activity up

7. Optional: click on the icon Save the template in order to save the created activity group and to be able to

;

or down .

re-use it in other Paths.

8. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

To transfer a Learning Path to one or more student folders

Note: This function is not available if the Tutor and/or the student is distant.

Once a Learning Path has been selected or created, you can transfer it to one or more students.

1. Click on the icon Transfer the Path to student file(s) .

If the Learning Path has recently been created, it must be saved before being sent. For more details, consult the To save a Learning Path section.

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2. Click on the icon Select student(s) .

The Students in the database window appears.

3. From the student database, select the student(s) to whom you wish to send the Learning Path, then confirm by

clicking on the green tick.

4. Confirm by clicking on the green tick.

To save a Learning Path

1. Click on the icon Save the learning path .

2. Select the folder in which you wish to save the Learning Path.

You have two choices:

- to save it in the Personal folder: which contains the Paths you have created and to which only you have access;

- to save it in the Shared folder: which contains all the Paths available to all Tutors on the network (standard Learning Paths, Educational Paths and Paths created and saved in the Shared folder).

To transfer a Learning Path from one folder to another

Note: This function is not available for distant Tutors.

You can subsequently change the folder in which the Learning Paths are stored.

1. Select the All Paths tab, the type of folder, the lesson language and Lesson Family concerned to display the list

of Paths.

2. Select the Learning Path(s).

3. Click on the icon Move the Path(s) selected to the ‘Shared’ folder (or Move the Path(s) selected to the

‘Personal’ folder)

according to where you wish to place the Path.

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To export/import a Learning Path

To export Learning Paths

1. Select the Learning Path(s).

2. Click on the icon Export .

- If you have selected only one Path, enter the name of the Learning Path (a file with the extension .al7), then click on Save.

- If you have selected more than one Path, select the directory in which you wish to copy the Paths, then confirm by clicking on the green tick.

To import Learning Paths

1. Click on the All Paths tab.

2. Click on the icon Import .

3. Select Path(s) you wish to import (Remember: a Learning Path is a file with the extension .al7), then click on

Open.

4. State the folder (Personal or Shared) where you wish to save the Paths.

The Learning Path(s) imported will be added to the list.

To modify a Learning Path

You can:

- modify, move, add or remove an activity group or activity;

- modify, add or remove a translation of the Path’s title.

1. Select the All Paths tab, the type of folder, the lesson language and Lesson Family concerned to display the list

of Paths.

2. You have the option of clicking directly on the activity group or the activity within the Progress Chart that you

wish to modify. If you wish to modify the title, the Lesson Families etc. go to point 3.

3. Select the Path you wish to modify, then click on Modify the Learning Path .

To modify an activity group

1. Click on the Activity group tab.

You can then:

- add an activity group;

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- modify an activity group;

- remove one or more activity groups;

- move an activity group up or down.

To add an activity group

1. Click on the icon Add an activity group .

2. Go to point 3 of the To create a Learning Path/To define activity groups section.

To modify an activity group

1. Select the activity group you wish to modify, then click on Modify the activity group .

2. Go to point 3 of the To create a Learning Path/To define activity groups section.

To remove an activity group

1. Select the activity group(s) you wish to remove, then click on Remove activity group(s) .

To move an activity group

1. Select the activity group that you would like to move.

2. Then either click on the icon Move activity group up (the line will move up one space, corresponding to

a move one space to the left

in the Progress Chart), or on the icon Move activity group down (the line

will move down one space, corresponding to a move one space to the right

in the Progress Chart).

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Options Manager

This function enables the creation of various TELL ME MORE or attach to messages.

Select the function Options manager in the Tools folder.

options files that you can transfer directly to students

To create an options file

Note:

The Value field of each option is empty by default. To create a set of options, select values (from the range available) for each of the options. You can only select a limited number of options.

1. Enter or select a value by clicking on the Value field.

For a detailed description of the options, consult the table in the appendix.

2. You can choose either:

to save the options file: consult the To save an options file section; to transfer the options file to students: consult the To transfer an options file to one or more student folders.

To save an options file

1. Click on the icon Save options file or select the menu Options/Save options file having chosen the values

required.

2. Enter a name for the options file and click on Save (the file has the extension .ini).

To open an options file

1. Click on the icon Open an options file or select the menu Options/Open an options file.

2. Select the required options file (file with the extension .ini) and click on Open.

The options file will be displayed.

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You can then modify it (consult the To create an options file section) or transfer it (consult the To transfer

an options file to one or more student folders section).

To transfer an options file to one ore more student folders

Note:

This function is not available if the Tutor and/or student is distant.

1. Open the options file you wish to transfer (consult the To open an options file section).

2. Click on the icon Transfer the options to one or more student files .

3. Click on the icon Select one or several student(s) .

4. Select the student(s) to whom you wish to send the options file and confirm by clicking on the green tick.

Note:

You can find the options file you sent to a student by opening the Student folder and clicking on the Options tab of the Student file.

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To print the linguistic and pedagogical content

Content Printout enables you to select all or part of the linguistic and pedagogical content of TELL ME MORE® and

print it. You can, for example:

- print the activities without the answers, allowing students to complete the activities on paper;

- print the contents of the Glossary and Grammar to act as support materials.

Note: You must have access to lessons (copied on your hard disk or accessible by the network or CD-ROM) to be able to print their contents.

Select the function Content Printout in the Tools folder.

To define the selection content

When the window opens, a selection is displayed by default. You must therefore define its contents.

1. Select the Lesson language for which you wish to print the linguistic and pedagogical content you wish to

print (Remember: you only have access to the languages you teach).

2. Select the Lesson Family or Families concerned by clicking on the icon Add a Lesson Family .

3. Select the Content type you wish to print (Activity, Lesson or Culture). For more details, consult the Content

type: Activity, Content type: Lessons or Content type: Culture sections. The print options vary depending upon the content type selected.

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Content type: Activity

1. Select an activity from the drop-down menu (the selection will take the name of the activity selected).

2. Click on the icon Add a selection .

3. Select the lesson(s) for which you wish to print the activities, then confirm by clicking on the green tick.

4. You can define the print options for each of the activities.

To know more about this, consult the To define the print options section.

5. You can modify the selection at any time by changing, moving or removing activities.

For each new activity you wish to print, you need to create a new selection. Therefore, you must repeat the procedure beginning from the start of the To add a selection section.

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Content type: Lesson

1. Select the lesson concerned from the drop-down menu (the selection will take the name of the lesson selected).

2. Click on the icon Add a selection .

3. Select the activity or activities you wish to print from the selected lesson, then confirm by clicking on the green

tick.

4. You can define the print options for each of the activities.

To know more about this, consult the To define the print options section.

5. You can modify the selection at any time by changing, moving or removing activities.

For each new activity you wish to print, you need to create a new selection. Therefore, you must repeat the procedure beginning from the start of the To add a selection section.

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Content type: Culture

1. Click on the icon Add a selection .

2. Select the activity or activities you wish to print, then confirm by clicking on the green tick.

3. You can define the print options for each of the activities.

To know more about this, consult the To define the print options section.

4. You can modify the selection at any time by changing, moving or removing activities.

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To define the print options

If you have selected the content type Activity, the options are defined for all lessons selected. If you have selected the Content type Lesson or Culture, the options are defined for the activity selected.

For each activity, tick the boxes (by clicking on them) on the right side of the screen, according to the options available (General Options and Specific Options) and the content you wish to print.

For a detailed description of the print options, consult the tables in the appendix.

To add a selection

1. Click on the icon Add a selection .

2. Go to point 1 of the Define the content of a selection section and follow the instructions.

To print selections

1. Before printing, you can open a print preview of the document created by clicking on the icon Print preview

in the toolbar. The print preview includes all the selections.

2. You can also check and modify the layout (definition of the top/bottom/left/right margins) by clicking on the

icon Layout

3. Click on the icon Print .

in the toolbar.

To save or open selections files

This function enables you to save ready-to-print selections files, that you can open and print later.

To save a selections file

Once you have selected the linguistic and pedagogical content you wish to print, you can save it to print later using Tutor Tools.

1. Click on Save the selections file .

2. Enter a name for the file (which will have the extension .aps) and click on Save.

To open a selections file

Note: Selections files only contain the selections to be printed and not the linguistic and pedagogical content itself. For another Tutor to read the file, they need to have access to the content of the lesson(s) selected in the selections file (i.e. the lessons copied onto their hard disk, or accessible through the network or on CD-ROM).

1. Click on the icon Open a selections file .

2. Select the file you wish and click on Open.

The selections will be displayed: you can then print them.

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To modify, move or remove a selection

Modify a selection

1. Select the line corresponding to the selection you wish to modify in the Selections to print field.

2. Carry out the modifications. To know more about this, consult the To add a selection.

Move a selection

1. Select the line corresponding to the selection you wish to move in the Selections to print field.

2. Click on the icon Move the selection up , if you wish to move the selection closer to the beginning of the

document to be printed, or click on the icon Move the selection down towards the end of the document to be printed.

, if you wish to move the selection

Remove a selection

1. Select the line corresponding to the selection you wish to remove in the Selections to print field.

2. Click on Remove the selection .

Important information concerning printing of documents

Dialogue printout: question transition

The transition between different questions in the dialogue illustrates the interactive nature of the activity as the answer chosen by the student dictates the following question. The number on the left of the printout corresponds to the dialogue question number. The numbers on the right correspond to the question which will follow if the student gives that particular answer.

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Appendix

Description of student options for using TELL ME MORE®

The table below provides details of each option.

Parameter Explanation Choice of values

Student Tracking Manager

Number of days detailed tracking is kept

Audio Recordings Tracking Manager (local only)

Backup recordings

Compress recordings

Maximum number of saved dialogues

Maximum number of saved Sentence Pronunciation exercises

Maximum number of saved Word Pronunciation exercises

Maximum number of recordings for each dialogue/sentence/word

Learning Mode Manager

Enable choice of Learning Mode

Learning Mode when TELL ME MORE starts

Enable access to the Free-toRoam Mode in TELL ME MORE

Enable access to the Guided Mode in TELL ME MORE

Options related to the activities in free-to-roam mode

Activate timer

Timer duration

Activate speech recognition

Speech recognition difficulty level

Text translations

Translation of words

Activate exercise links

Number of days for which the detailed tracking of a student (local or online) is

1 to 40 (10 = default)

kept.

Saves local student audio recordings made for the Pronunciation and Dialogue

Yes/No (default) activities. Compresses local student audio recordings (to the detriment of the sound quality).

Yes/No (default)

Maximum number of Dialogue activity audio recordings that are saved (local

1 to 5 (2 = default) students). Maximum number of Sentence Pronunciation audio recordings that are

1 to 50 (10 = default) saved (local students). Maximum number of Word Pronunciation audio recordings that are saved (local

1 to 50 (10 = default) students). Maximum number of audio recordings of attempts made per dialogue/sentence/word which are saved. Only those achieving the

1 (default) to 3

best scores are saved (local students).

Gives student choice of Learning Mode in

TELL ME MORE

. Mode in which TELL ME MORE® begins when opened by student. Gives student access to the Free-to-Roam Mode in TELL ME MORE Gives student access to the Guided Mode in

TELL ME MORE

Yes (default)/No

Free-to-Roam, Guided (default)

Yes (default)/No

Activates the timer. Yes/No (default)

Timer speed.

Activates speech recognition for those exercises in which it is used.

Very fast, Fast, Average (default), Slow, Very slow

Yes (default)/No

Difficulty level of activities with speech recognition; if you choose, for example, the value 4 and your score is below this, TELL

ME MORE

will not accept your answer.

1/7 to 7/7 (3/7 = default)

Allows translations of texts to be viewed for the following activities: Dialogue, Video and Questions, Grammar

Yes/No (default)

Explanations and Cultural Texts. Allows viewing of word translations for the Find out more about a word function. Activates access to exercises for the Dialo

ue and Video and Questions

Yes (default)/No

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activities.

Activate Sentence Pronunciation links

Activate Word Pronunciation links

Dialogue: mode

Comprehension dialogue: number of wrong answers

Picture/Word Association: display words

Picture/Word Association: number of incorrect answers

Crossword Puzzles: grid size

Activates access to Sentence Pronunciation from the Dialogue activity. Activates access to Word Pronunciation from the activities using the Find out more about a word function.

Choice of mode for the Dialogue activity.

Number of incorrect answers displayed in the Comprehension dialogue. Display the various possible answers in this activity.

Number of incorrect answers displayed. 1 to 3 (2 = default)

Number of boxes constituting grid size. 5 to 11 (8 = default) Type of clue provided by TELL ME

Crossword Puzzles: type of clue

grid.

Word Searches: grid size

Number of boxes constituting grid size. 10 to 15 (12 = default) Type of clue provided by TELL ME

Word Searches: type of clue

words.

Video: display subtitles

Displays video subtitles. Yes (default)/No Increases level of difficulty of dictation by

Dictation

taking into account punctuation in student responses.

Options linked to the Guided Mode

Enables the student to have access to all standard Learning Paths (and Educational

Enable access to all Paths

Paths, if they have been copied). If not activated, the student only has access to Paths sent by Tutors.

TELL ME MORE Pedagogical Options

Access to the grammar explanations

Grammar explanations display mode

Conjugation Tool access Glossary access

Access to Grammar Explanations. Yes (default)/No

Type of display of Grammar Explanations in TELL ME MORE

Access to Conjugation Tool. Yes (default)/No Access to Glossary. Yes (default)/No

TELL ME MORE General Options

Activate automatic Help

Voice display mode

Activate beep before student answer

Activate background music

Activate right/wrong answer sound

Activate sound effects

Automatic activation of the animated Help function in TELL ME MORE

Type of display for voice analysis in Pronunciation activities.

Activates beep to signal when to speak in speech recognition activities. Activates background music in TELL ME

Activates sounds to indicate successful or unsuccessful completion of an exercise. Activates sound effects in activities in

TELL ME MORE

to assist student in completing the

to assist student in finding the

Yes (default)/No

Comprehension/Expression (default)

1 to 3 (2 = default)

Yes (default)/No

Listen to the words/Translation of words (default)

Listen to the words (default)/Display words

Difficult/Easy (default)

Yes (default)/No

Illustrations followed by text (default)/ Text followed by illustrations/ Text only (default)

Yes (default)/No

- Display waveform

- Display pitch curve

- Display waveform and pitch curve (default)

Yes (default)/No

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Print Options

Description of print options

OPTIONS Descriptions

General Options

Print the solutions

Prints the activities with solutions. By default, this option is activated for all activities.

Print the translations

Translation language

Print the grammar links

Specific Options

Also print MCQ

Comprehension Expression

Only the Key Grammar Explanations

Only the Keywords

Print the corresponding Riddles

System Notifications

Filter visible in Tutor Tools System notifications sent to Tutor Description

Allocation of student(s)

Follow-up message to define his/her objectives

Work follow-up message

Placement Tests

Definition of learning objectives

Start of training suspension

End of training suspension

Detailed Reports not generated

Manual deactivation of training schedule

Automatic deactivation of training schedule

Creation of student account or manual reactivation of training schedule

Deletion of student accounts

Allocation of new student: [student name] ([student language]). Training from [training start date] to [training end date] Follow-up message to define learning objectives sent to [student name]

Work follow-up message sent to [student name]

[student name] has taken the Placement Test and has received the [name of Learning Path] Learning Path [student name] has defined his/her learning objectives and has received the [name of Learning Path] Learning Path [student name]’s training suspension starts [date] [student name]’s training suspension ends [date] Detailed Report not generated from [date] to [student name]

Manual deactivation of [student name]’s training schedule ([student language])

Automatic deactivation of [student name]’s training schedule (training in [student language] completed)

Creation of student account or manual reactivation of student name]’s training schedule ([student language]) Deletion of [student name]’s account Notification of the removal of a

Deactivation of your Tutor account Notification informing the Tutor of

Impossible to send a message as your workgroup is deactivated

Impossible to send a message as your Tutor account has been deactivated

ossible to send a message as your Alert if the distant Tutor sends a

Notification that a new student has been assigned to the Tutor for tutoring.

Notification that a follow-up message encouraging him/her to define his/her learning objectives has been sent to a student. Notification that a work follow-up message has been sent to a student, as s/he has not worked for a certain period of time. Notification that student X received Learning Path Y after defining his/her learning objectives and after sitting the Placement Test. Notification that student X received Learning Path Y after defining his/her learning objectives.

Notification of the suspension of a student’s training. Notification that a student has restarted his/her training. Notification that a student’s Detailed Report for a given period could not be created because s/he had not worked or because s/he did not send in his/her TELL ME MORE tracking. Notification of the manual deactivation of a student’s learning project (or training schedule).

Notification of the automatic deactivation of a student’s learning project (or training schedule) as the training is completed. Notification of the creation of a student account or of the manual reactivation of a student’s training schedule.

student’s account.

the deactivation of his/her Tutor account. Alert if the distant Tutor sends a message and the workgroup to which s/he belongs is deactivated in the Admin Tools database. Alert if the distant Tutor sends a message and his/her Tutor account is deactivated in the Admin Tools database.

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Tutor account could not be identified message and his/her Tutor account is

Impossible to send a message to [student name] as s/he belongs to a deactivated work group

Impossible to send a message to a student whose account has been deactivated

Impossible to send [student name] a message as the learning project has been deactivated

x Means that no filter is available in Tutor Tools for the corresponding message.

not found in the Admin Tools database. Alert if the distant Tutor sends a message to a student belonging to a deactivated work group. Alert if the distant Tutor sends a message to a student whose account cannot be found in the Admin Tools database. Alert if the distant Tutor sends a message to a student whose learning project is deactivated.

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Different functions available for local, client/server and distant Tutors

FOLDER/FUNCTION FUNCTION(S) LOCAL TUTOR/

CLIENT/SERVER

TUTOR

Tutor

Tutor/File

Tutor/File/Options

Tutor/Inbox

Tutor/Send a message

Tutor/Mailbox history Student

Student/Student file

Student/Student file Student/Student tracking

Student/Reply to student

Student/Audio recordings Student/History

Possibility of working from several workstations on a local network. Possible for several Tutors to work from the same workstation. Possibility of modifying the type of lesson access (CDROM or hard drive) Possibility of modifying the connection parameters Receipt of periodic Detailed Reports (planned in Admin Tools). Receipt of student’s Placement Test results. Transfer a question from a student to another Tutor. Access to the function. Yes No.

Access to the function. Yes Yes Access to the button Access student account.

View the lesson languages in the Information tab. Access the Paths tab. Yes, if the student is

View a Learning Path on a student workstation. Add or remove a Learning Path in one or more student folders. Access the Schedules tab. Yes Yes, but read-only status. Access to the function.

Access to the button Access detailed tracking (eye).

Access to the function. Yes, if the student is

Access to the mailbox history. Access to the study sessions history. Access to the Detailed Report history.

Yes No

Yes Yes

No Yes

Yes Yes

Yes, only to a local Tutor

Yes No

local. Yes, if the student is local. Yes, if the student is local.

Yes Yes.

local. Yes Yes

Yes Yes

DISTANT TUTOR

Yes, from the point at which the student has already sent him/her a message.

Yes, but not before the student has sent him/her a message.

For the Tutor to have access to the events, the lessons corresponding to the student’s level must be installed on his/her workstation or accessible by CD-ROM. No

Tools/Standard message management

Tools/ Standard message management

Tools/Learning Paths

Tools/Option management

Tools/Student tracking Tools/Content printout

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Access to the Placement

Yes Yes Tests results history. Access to the function. Yes, if this has been

configured in Admin

Yes, but for his/her use only.

Tools. For all interface

and lesson languages. Possibility of adding or modifying a standard message.

Yes.

When the Tutor

modifies a message (its

content or title), the

modification is made

on the server and

therefore affects the

standard messages of

Yes. When the distant Tutor creates or modifies a message (its content or title), the modifications only affect his/her standard messages and not those of the other

Tutors. other Tutors on the network.

Possibility of importing or

Yes Yes

exporting standard messages. Transfer a Learning Path into one or more student

Yes, if the student is local.

No.

folders. Create a new Learning Path (button Create a learning path). Open a Learning Path that already exists (button Open a learning path).

Yes, only in the language(s) taught by the Tutor.

Yes, in all the available

lesson languages. The

lessons corresponding to the

student level must be

installed on the Tutor’s

workstation or be accessible

via CD-ROM.

Access to the function and

Yes Yes

possibility of creating an options file. Transfer of an options file into one or more student folders. Direct updating of a student’s options (button Update the options file).

Yes, if the student is local.

No, but the options file can

be sent as an element

attached to a message.

No, but the options file can

be sent as an element

attached to a message.

Access to the function. Yes Yes Access to the function. Yes, only in the

language(s) taught by the Tutor.

Yes.

To print the lesson content,

the lessons must be installed

on the Tutor workstation or

accessible via CD-ROM.

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT

If you have difficulty using Tutor Tools, contact your supplier or Auralog’s technical support team, who will help you find a solution.

AURALOG

6, rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud

78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux

France

Tel. +33 (0)1 30 07 12 12

Fax. +33 (0)1 30 07 12 01

www.auralog.com

Technical Support

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E-mail: formation@auralog.fr

Auralog Tell me More - Corporate 7.0 - Tutor Tools User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Introduction

To install a client/server Tutor workstation

To install the distant Tutor workstation

To install and use a Distant Tutor Workstation

What to do…

DISCOVER TUTOR TOOLS

To run Tutor Tools

To navigate within Tutor Tools

Connection options specific to distant Tutors

Lesson access option

THE TUTOR FOLDER

Inbox

Send a message

Mailbox history

System Notifications

THE STUDENT FOLDER

To open a Student folder

To close a student folder

Student file

Student tracking

Audio recordings

Reply to student/Send a message

History

THE TOOLS FOLDER

Standard message management

Learning Paths

Options Manager

To print the linguistic and pedagogical content

Appendix

Description of student options for using TELL ME MORE®

Print Options

System Notifications

Different functions available for local, client/server and distant Tutors

TECHNICAL SUPPORT