mcl2nd_instructor_7548 10/7/04 10:35 AM Page i Go online to register and log in at: www.mycomplab.com mcl2nd_instructor_7548 10/7/04 10:35 AM Page ii Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman Publishers. ISBN: 0-321-31754-8 All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher. MyCompLab, Exchange, and Research Navigator are trademarks of Pearson Education, Inc. mcl2nd_instructor_7548 10/7/04 10:35 AM Page 1 Created by composition instructors for composition instructors and their students, MyCompLab offers the best multimedia resources for composition in one, easy-to-use place. Students will find guidelines, tutorials, and exercises for Writing, Grammar, and Research, as well as Exchange, Longman's new online peer and instructor review program. Before using MyCompLab you will need to register for the site and create your unique log in and password combination. • Go to http://www.mycomplab.com • Click the Register button to register using the access code located inside the front cover of this Access Code Card. If you do not have an access code or the code has already been used, contact your Longman sales representative at http://www.ablongman.com/replocator. 1 mcl2nd_instructor_7548 10/7/04 10:35 AM Page 2 Do you have a Pearson Education account? • If so, click Yes, look me up. Type your existing login name (or User ID) and password that you have used for other online course materials or websites that accompanied a textbook published by a Pearson Education company, whether Addison-Wesley, Allyn & Bacon, Benjamin Cummings, Longman, or Prentice Hall. • If not, leave No, I am a new user selected. You will create a login name and password later in this process. Access Code Pull back the tab on the inside front cover of the student access kit to reveal your student access code. Type your six “word” student access code, one word in each box. Don’t type the dashes. Note Once you enroll in this online course, you will not need this access code any longer. School Location Entering your school’s zip or postal code helps create a list of schools in your area for you to choose from in a later registration step. 2 mcl2nd_instructor_7548 10/7/04 10:35 AM Page 3 Select the country where your school is located. Click Personal Information Enter your personal information (if the boxes are prefilled on this page, check that the information is current): • Your name. • A valid email address that you check on a regular basis. Note Your registration confirmation and other important information will be sent to the email address you provide. School Information Provide your school name and location information for all fields marked with a red asterisk. If a dropdown list is available for School Name and your school is not on the list: Scroll to the bottom of the list and select Other. Then complete the rest of the needed school information. Login Name and Password Enter your desired login name and password. Choose something you can remember but you don’t think anyone else would request. You many want to use your email address as your login name. Note Do not use blank spaces. Once you are registered, you will receive an email confirming your login name and password. 3 mcl2nd_instructor_7548 10/7/04 10:35 AM Page 4 Security Question Select a question and enter the answer to help verify your identity if you ever forget your login name or password. License Agreement and Privacy Policy Click license agreement and privacy policy to read this information. Click (only once!) to submit your registration for processing, which will take just a few moments. Note If the login name or password you specified is already in use, you will need to enter another one. Login name/password combinations must be unique. Confirmation & Summary A confirmation page informs you that your student registration is complete, and that you will receive a confirmation email. (Optional) Print the Confirmation & Summary page to keep a record of this information. You can now log into the website. • To log in now, click or click the link for access from the Confirmation & Summary page. Then provide the login name and password from this registration. • To log in later, go to www.mycomplab.com, select log in, and follow on-screen instructions. 4 mcl2nd_instructor_7548 10/7/04 10:35 AM Page 5 Logging In Log In to MyCompLab, by going to http://www.mycomplab.com and using the log in name and password you created during the registration process. Navigation Navigation within MyCompLab is easy. Select the area you would like to study and practice. Then use the left-hand navigation bar. Plug-Ins for Multimedia MyCompLab requires users to undergo software installation to use some features. Links to a Browser Tune-up tool that will walk you through the brief process are available throughout the Web site. 5 mcl2nd_instructor_7548 10/7/04 10:35 AM Page 6 MyCompLab Resources MyCompLab is divided into three sections: Grammar, Writing and Research. Grammar Resource Chapter Review Students take diagnostics to evaluate their current command of skills in sentence grammar, basic grammar, punctuation and mechanics, and sentence style. Results of the diagnostics will identify overall strengths and weaknesses, as well as provide specific question-by- question feedback. Results can be e-mailed to instructors. Grammar Resource Exercise Zone ExerciseZone includes thousands of practice items organized into 10- question practice sets on over 50 topics. Pick from Sentence Grammar, Basic Grammar, Punctuation and Mechanics, or Usage and Style topics, or choose to do sentence or paragraph editing exercises. Results pages will give you question-by-question feedback and pro- vide options to read more about the topic in an online handbook or practice more with other practice sets. Results can also be e-mailed to instructors. 6 mcl2nd_instructor_7548 10/7/04 10:35 AM Page 7 Grammar Resource ESL ExerciseZone If English is not your students’ first language, or if they grew up speaking English among other languages, they may want to visit ELL ExerciseZone —almost 1000 entries, organized into 10-question prac- tice sets, targeted at areas most troublesome for speakers of multiple languages. 7 mcl2nd_instructor_7548 10/7/04 10:35 AM Page 8 Grammar Resource Web Links This annotated list of valuable Web resources about grammar and writing will take you to outstanding writing guides, grammar resources, sites with additional quizzes and exercises, usage and style guides, lists of common errors, ESL resources, and more. Grammar Resource MyCompLab Handbook This concise handbook provides explanations for the grammar points tested in ExerciseZone, as well as brief Check Yourself activities. Use it to read about topics either before or after you measure your skills in ExerciseZone. 8 mcl2nd_instructor_7548 10/7/04 10:35 AM Page 9 Grammar Resource Exchange Exchange, our new online peer and instructor review program allows students to comment on each other's papers online and instructors can review and grade papers online. Simply click to: • Quickly and easily add comments at the work, sentence, para- graph, or paper level. • Save and re-use your favorite comments. • Help students identify and overcome common errors through links to practice exercises and an online handbook. • Decide how many students are in each group. • Assign students by name,or create random groups. • Let all students see comments, or only the author and instruc- tor. • Allow students to post comments anonymously. • And more! 9 mcl2nd_instructor_7548 10/7/04 10:35 AM Page 10 Grammar Resource Writing Process The Process section allows students to work in depth with each step of the writing process. They may choose to work on one specific step in the writing process, such as drafting, or they may choose to work through a series of "guided" exercises that walk them from one step of the writing process to the next, allowing them to bring a writing project to completion. Grammar Resource Writing Activities The Activities section provides you with 100 different writing exercis- es in which students respond to videos, images, websites, or textual prompts. They are further divided according to writing purpose: ana- lyze, argue, compare, describe, discuss, evaluate, extend, inform, self- reflect, and synthesize. These exercises parallel the kinds of writing and critical thinking students will do in college. They can use them to practice their academic writing skills, discover ideas for class essays, or more generally, to sharpen their awareness of the world and their ability to reflect on their own experiences. 10 mcl2nd_instructor_7548 10/7/04 10:35 AM Page 11 Grammar Resource Web Links This annotated list of valuable Web resources about writing will take you to outstanding writing guides, grammar resources, sites with additional quizzes and exercises, usage and style guides, lists of com- mon errors, ESL resources, and more. 11 mcl2nd_instructor_7548 10/7/04 10:35 AM Page 12 Grammar Resource Model Documents Students get a head start on their writing by reviewing model docu- ments that demonstrate the writing process, writing in the disciplines, and writing in both academic and professional settings. Grammar Resource Student Bookshelf View online several outstanding texts that address workplace literacy, visual communication, and analyzing literature. 12 mcl2nd_instructor_7548 10/7/04 10:35 AM Page 13 For technical support for MyCompLab If you need help with MyCompLab, please contact TechSupport at 1-800-677-6337 (Monday-Friday, 9 AM to 6 PM Eastern Time). 13 mcl2nd_instructor_7548 10/7/04 10:35 AM Page 14 ISBN: 0-321-31754-8.