Sanako Lab 100 User manual

SANAKO Lab 100 v. 7.0
USER GUIDE

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Contents •i
CONTENTS
About this Guide 1
To find the right information...................................................................................1
Typographic conventions..........................................................................1
Overview 2
What is SANAKO Lab 100?..................................................................................2
The essentials of SANAKO Lab 100.........................................................2
Product components.............................................................................................3
Graphical User Interface ..........................................................................3
Proogram Source Interface ......................................................................4
Media Storage Unit...................................................................................4
System Connection Unit...........................................................................4
User Audio Panel .....................................................................................4
SANAKO Lab 100 activities and sessions.............................................................4
SANAKO Lab 100 activities......................................................................5
SANAKO Lab 100 sessions......................................................................5
Self-access workstations..........................................................................6
Teacher’s Graphical User Interface (GUI).............................................................7
Components of the Lab 100 main window................................................7
Toolbar.....................................................................................................7
Class view................................................................................................9
Session Screen........................................................................................9
Tooltips ..................................................................................................10
Session Status Bar.................................................................................11
User Audio Panel................................................................................................12
Keys on the User Audio Panel................................................................13
LCD display............................................................................................15
Symbols on the Lab 100 LCD.................................................................15
Clicking on a student icon...................................................................................17
Student icons......................................................................................................17
Getting Started 21
Starting Lab 100..................................................................................................21
To start Lab 100.....................................................................................21
Lab 100 main window .........................................................................................21
Lab 100 main menu ............................................................................................22
Copy files to/from MSU ..........................................................................22
Properties…...........................................................................................24
Properties (1/2) ......................................................................................25
Properties (2/2) ......................................................................................29
Activity Options ......................................................................................30
Podcast options......................................................................................31
Self-access setup...................................................................................35
Podcast Manager...................................................................................36
Reset window positions..........................................................................38
MSU Operating hours….........................................................................39
About…..................................................................................................39
Exit.........................................................................................................39

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Seating Plan....................................................................................................... 41
Choosing a seating plan ........................................................................ 41
Creating a seating plan folder................................................................ 41
Opening a seating plan folder................................................................ 42
Removing a seating plan folder ............................................................. 43
About modifying the default folder ......................................................... 43
Removing individual seating plans......................................................... 43
Seating Plan Report............................................................................... 44
Attendance......................................................................................................... 45
Taking attendance................................................................................. 45
Attendance Report................................................................................. 46
Giving a new name................................................................................ 48
New Session ...................................................................................................... 49
Selecting students for a session............................................................ 49
Removing a student from a session....................................................... 49
Activities in the Lab 100 sessions....................................................................... 50
Audio Connections 53
Recordings......................................................................................................... 53
Activity Options...................................................................................... 55
Audio Source...................................................................................................... 56
Media File.............................................................................................. 57
MSU File................................................................................................ 58
CD Audio............................................................................................... 60
Student.................................................................................................. 60
Teacher ................................................................................................. 60
Teacher PC ........................................................................................... 61
Line In.................................................................................................... 61
Video audio............................................................................................ 61
Monitor and intercom.......................................................................................... 62
Monitor .................................................................................................. 62
Intercom................................................................................................. 62
Intercom and Model Student.................................................................. 63
Intercom and Free mode ....................................................................... 64
Recorder Controls.................................................................................. 64
Automonitor........................................................................................... 64
Bookmarks............................................................................................. 65
Calls................................................................................................................... 66
All call.................................................................................................... 66
Session call ........................................................................................... 66
Student call............................................................................................ 67
Outside call............................................................................................ 67
Activity Procedures 68
General procedure.............................................................................................. 68
Saving, podcasting and collecting the tracks...................................................... 72
Using the Lab 100 Recovery Application............................................... 74
Grading students................................................................................................ 76
Grading report ....................................................................................... 78
Selecting a student to answer a question........................................................... 79
Free and Lock mode........................................................................................... 80
Listening Comprehension................................................................................... 82
Proceeding with Listening comprehension............................................. 82
Model Imitation................................................................................................... 85
Proceeding with Model Imitation............................................................ 85
Reading Practice................................................................................................ 88
Proceeding with Reading Practice......................................................... 88
Phone Conversation........................................................................................... 90
Proceeding with Phone Conversation.................................................... 90

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Pair Discussion ...................................................................................................92
Proceeding with Pair Discussion............................................................92
Group Discussion................................................................................................95
Proceeding with Group Discussion.........................................................95
Simultaneous Interpreting ...................................................................................98
Proceeding with Simultaneous Interpreting ............................................98
Consecutive Interpreting...................................................................................100
Proceeding with Consecutive Interpreting............................................100
Recorded Response .........................................................................................102
Proceeding with Recorded Response ..................................................102
Quiz ..................................................................................................................104
Proceeding with Quiz ...........................................................................104
AP® Exam ........................................................................................................109
Proceeding with the AP® Exam ...........................................................109
Library Mode.....................................................................................................115
Proceeding with Library Mode..............................................................115
GEPT................................................................................................................118
Proceeding with the GEPT Exam.........................................................118
TEM-4...............................................................................................................122
Proceeding with the TEM-4 Exam........................................................122
Q&A..................................................................................................................128
Proceeding with Q&A...........................................................................128
Audio-on-Demand.............................................................................................129
Proceeding with Audio-on-Demand......................................................129
Lab 100 Setup 135
Lab 100 installation...........................................................................................135
Hardware installation.........................................................................................135
Lab 100 components............................................................................135
Lab 100 connection overview...............................................................138
Lab 100 SCU064 installation................................................................139
Dual Channel Program Source Interface..............................................140
Software installation..........................................................................................141
Minimum requirements.........................................................................141
Installing the Lab 100 program.............................................................141
Teacher PC configuration .................................................................................141
To set the communication mode and IP address..................................141
To set a workgroup...............................................................................142
To complete the configuration..............................................................143
Teacher PC sound card mixer setting ..................................................143
Configuration of the Lab 100 software...............................................................144
To configure the Lab 100 software.......................................................144
Set default settings...............................................................................144
Find workstations .................................................................................146
Set video sources.................................................................................148
Set audio sources.................................................................................149
Set video connections..........................................................................153
Setting up self-access workstations......................................................154
Troubleshooting................................................................................................156
Glossary of Terms 157
Index 163

About this Guide •1
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
TO FIND THE RIGHT INFORMATION
This is the user’s guide of the SANAKO Lab 100 language
learning system. This guide describes the functionality and
use of the two main components of SANAKO Lab 100: the
teacher and student user interfaces. For instructions on how
to install and configure the system, see the Lab 100 Setup
section in the end of this guide.
The first part of this guide gives you a general overview of
the SANAKO Lab 100 language instruction center and its
components.
The Getting Started section describes the basic functionality
of the teacher’s Graphical User Interface (GUI). You will
learn how to create a class-specific layout and a SANAKO
Lab 100 learning session.
In the latter part of this guide, you will learn how to facilitate
your work and increase the possibilities to both teach and
learn by using the different SANAKO Lab 100 features. The
Activity Procedures section explains all the different
SANAKO Lab 100 activities in detail.
Note that this User’s Guide is also available as an online
version.
TYPOGRAPHIC CONVENTIONS
The following conventions are used in this guide:
Bold Names of buttons, menu items, check boxes,
fields, etc.
Italics Signs and highlighted texts on the class view.
ÆCross-reference

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OVERVIEW
WHAT IS SANAKO LAB 100?
The enhanced language instruction center SANAKO Lab 100
is a teacher-led language lab solution that operates logically
and is therefore easy and fun to use.
The SANAKO Lab 100 center consists of the teacher and
student interface. Both you and your students have a User
Audio Panel. The User Audio Panel is the student’s interface
that includes recorder and volume controls and keys for
setting, removing and searching for bookmarks, as well as
for answering questions.
By using the audio panel, students can work individually with
given or available audio material; set, remove and search for
bookmarks, call the teacher, and answer questions. The
difference between the teacher and student audio panel is
that you, as teacher, can lock the recorder controls on the
student panels and this way control the class. The teacher’s
user interface includes both the User Audio Panel and the
SANAKO Lab 100 Graphical User Interface (GUI) on the
teacher computer.
THE ESSENTIALS OF SANAKO LAB 100
When your teaching tool is SANAKO Lab 100, you can divide
your class into sessions for which you can then initiate
different learning activities. A session can also cover the
whole class.
SESSIONS
The session-based thinking of the SANAKO Lab 100
program means that you can initiate different activities for the
students to proceed with, and use different materials for each
session. This way the students get a possibility to work with
learning materials that correspond to their level and to get
the maximum benefit of the teaching.

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ACTIVITIES
The variety of different types of SANAKO Lab 100 activities
offers you all you need for efficient and versatile teaching
and learning. Apart from the basic exercises, you can also
make tests, and practice both consecutive and simultaneous
interpreting.
GUIDED PROCEEDING
Lab 100 is simple and fun to use because both its
appearance and functionality are designed to meet the need
for an undisturbed, fluently proceeding teaching situation. In
SANAKO Lab 100, you don’t have to worry about making a
wrong move, since only those controls that are necessary for
a particular phase of a program are available at that time.
PRODUCT COMPONENTS
The SANAKO Lab 100 center is comprised of the following
components: the Graphical User Interface (GUI) on the
teacher PC, Program Source Interface (PSI), Media Storage
Unit (MSU), System Connection Unit (SCU), and the User
Audio Panels (UAP). The following diagram illustrates the
different components and how they are connected with each
other.
The different components of the SANAKO Lab 100 learning center
GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
The SANAKO Lab 100 software provides the Graphical User
Interface (GUI) at the teacher PC’s monitor. The SANAKO
Lab 100 GUI is the teacher workspace that displays the
classroom layout. On the GUI, with a few mouse clicks you
create sessions, where your students proceed with different
activities.

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PROGRAM SOURCE INTERFACE
The Program Source Interface (PSI) allows the connection of
any external audio source through its input jack. These
sources can be connected to the students.
MEDIA STORAGE UNIT
The Media Storage Unit (MSU) is the location where all the
master and student recordings are saved. It is a separate
digital unit that holds the audio files you want to access in the
center. Media files can be copied to the Media Storage Unit
from your computer. The recording capacity per student is up
to 99 minutes and for the source files 120/240 hours.
SYSTEM CONNECTION UNIT
The System Connection Unit (SCU) is the interface between
the Media Storage Unit and students, as well as audio
sources and your computer. It makes sure the audio
connection between you and the students and/or audio
source is successfully established.
USER AUDIO PANEL
The User Audio Panel (UAP) is the student user interface,
located on each student’s desk. It is also part of your
SANAKO Lab 100 user interface. On the Audio Panel are
controls for working with the audio source, adjusting the
volume, setting or removing bookmarks, and answering test
questions.
SANAKO LAB 100 ACTIVITIES AND SESSIONS
In SANAKO Lab 100, activities are what and how you are
teaching and the students learning. SANAKO Lab 100
sessions are the settings within which you and your students
proceed with the different exercises. For example, you can
have one group of students practicing pronunciation and
another group proceeding with listening comprehension. All
you have to do is create two sessions, one for model
imitation and one for listening comprehension. For each
session you will select the participants, the desired activity,
and an audio source (e.g. model imitation using an MP3
audio file), and then simply initiate the activity for the
students to perform.

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SANAKO LAB 100 ACTIVITIES
The SANAKO Lab 100 language instruction center includes
the following pre-programmed activities:
•Listening Comprehension
•Model Imitation
•Reading Practice
•Phone Conversation
•Pair Discussion
•Group Discussion
•Simultaneous Interpreting
•Consecutive Interpreting
•Recorded Response
•Quiz
•AP® Exam
•GEPT
•TEM-4
•Q&A
•Library Mode
•Audio-on-Demand
Pre-programmed activities are exercises that you assign to
your students in SANAKO Lab 100 sessions. Based on the
activity you select, the Session Screen guides you through
the balance of the activity procedure.
For information on how to proceed with the different
activities, see the descriptions in Activity Procedures later in
this guide.
SANAKO LAB 100 SESSIONS
A session is a group of students performing a learning
activity. You can freely choose the number of participants; a
session can consist of one single student, a number of
students, or the whole class. Altogether you can have up to
three sessions.
A session is the key concept of the SANAKO Lab 100 class
and the session-based thinking shows in the design of the
GUI. The Lab 100 sessions are color-coded, so on your
screen you can easily view all relevant information and follow
the right student icons.

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SELF-ACCESS WORKSTATIONS
In addition to the classroom student workstations that can be
placed into sessions for instruction, Lab 100 also allows you
to set up self-access workstations that can be located in a
different room anywhere in the network and can be used by
students at any time for listening to material and for
independent study.
The self-access group operates outside the sessions in the
teacher interface and outside teacher control. The teacher
can define a list of MSU files to be available for the self-
access group and students will then be able to study
independently using the material. The teacher will also be
able to call the self-access group when needed.
The self-access workstations can be defined in the Lab 100
Config application. For more information, see the chapter
Setting up self-access workstations in the Lab 100 Setup
section of this guide.

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TEACHER’S GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI)
The following illustration shows the view that opens when
you start the program.
Lab 100 main window
COMPONENTS OF THE LAB 100 MAIN WINDOW
The main components of the Lab 100 main window are the
toolbar, class view, and Session Screen, as indicated in the
illustration above.
TOOLBAR
The Lab 100 toolbar is the horizontal bar on the upper part of
the main window. On the toolbar, you find the basic
functionality of the program: create or select a class set-up,
take attendance, and create sessions. Additionally, you gain
access to the Lab 100 main menu, and online help and
comment via All Call with all the students in the class.
LAB 100 MAIN MENU
Click the Menu button to open a drop-down menu, where
you can select to view Lab 100 components’ version
numbers; view, set / change properties, view operating hours
of MSU, copy files to/from MSU, and exit the program.
SEATING PLAN
Click the Seating Plan button to select a class layout.

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ATTENDANCE
Click the Attendance button to assign each student to a
position: to (re)name the students and to mark the absent
students.
NEW SESSION
Click the New Session button to create a session. Clicking
this button opens the Session Screen, where you select and
perform the activity.
ON THE AIR SIGN
The On the Air sign is lit when your microphone is open and
the student(s) can hear you.
HELP
Click the Help button to access the Lab 100 online help.
ALL CALL
Click the All Call button when you want to talk to the whole
class.
ÆFor more details, see Calls later in this guide.
RECORDER STATUS
Click the Recorder Status button to view the status of the
student recorders in the student icons.
Minimize the main window
You may want to use other applications or the Internet while
working with Lab 100. This is possible by minimizing the Lab
100 window to the taskbar. To minimize the window, click

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this button. Clicking on the name of the program on the
taskbar again restores the window.
Close the main window
Click the button to close the window and exit Lab 100.
MOVING THE LAB 100 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
Note that the Lab 100 GUI is movable. When you point either
side of the Lab 100 window or the Lab 100 logo in the upper
left corner, the cursor turns into a four-headed arrow, and
you can click and drag the user interface to a new position,
or to a different monitor when you working with two monitors.
POSITION OF THE LAB 100 APPLICATION WINDOW
When you close the program, the current position of the Lab
100 main window is saved automatically. This means, that
the next time you start the program, the application window
opens in the same position on your screen as it was when
you closed the program. The window’s position is saved also
when you are working with two monitors.
CLASS VIEW
Class view is the layout of your class, in which your students
are displayed as student icons.
Class view displays the seating plan of your class. By
following this view, you keep track of the teaching situation.
The student icons change to reflect whether the student is in
listen or speak mode.
ÆThe different student icons are described in chapter
Student icons, later in this section.
SESSION SCREEN
A session is a teaching situation for which you select
participants and an activity they are to perform. The Lab 100
Session Screen is the part of the GUI where you proceed

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with the session. In the Session Screen, you will select
students, an activity, and an audio source for the session.
Session Screen before and after selecting an activity for the session
On the Session Screen appear the controls for the activity
you select. For example, if you select the listening
comprehension activity, only those controls, that are
necessary to complete the listening comprehension activity,
appear. Correspondingly, selecting a pair discussion opens
controls that you need for the pairing students.
SESSION TABS
The Lab 100 sessions are color-coded. Corresponding color
highlighting on the panel views and on student icons helps
you to keep track of the different sessions. Each Session
Screen view has a color-highlighted session tab that
indicates which session’s controls are on the panel.
If you have created more than one session, the tabs of the
‘hidden’ panel views are dimmed on the Session Screen.
You can easily switch between Session Screen views by just
clicking on a session tab. You can also click on a Session
Status Bar (see the following chapter Session Status Bar).
ÆFor a more detailed description on Lab 100 sessions, see
chapter New Session, in the next section of this guide.
TOOLTIPS
On the right-hand side of the bar you can view tips that guide
you throughout the session.
For example, if you point a student icon while the students
are performing a group discussion activity, the text on the
status bar advises you on how to listen to the group’s
discussion.

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On the left-hand side of the status bar is displayed the name
of the current seating plan. To retrieve a seating plan, click
the Seating Plan button on the toolbar.
SESSION STATUS BAR
As you create sessions, color-coded status bars stack at the
bottom of the Lab 100 window.
The Session Status Bar provides useful information about
your sessions’ status.
To gain access to other sessions’ controls, click on the
desired status bar.
ACTIVITY
Displays the session’s activity (e.g., listening comprehension)
and status. The session status is either waiting, started, or
paused.
Waiting: Session is not yet proceeding with an activity.
Started: An activity is initiated for the session.
Paused: Session’s activity procedure is paused.
SOURCE
Displays the audio source selected for the session, for
example CD Audio.
RECORDING TRACKS
The Master Track is recorded

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•Displays which tracks are being recorded in the session.
For example, in the simultaneous interpreting activity,
both the student and master track are recorded, whereas
in the reading practice, the program defaults for recording
only the student track.
DURATION
Displays the total time spent on activity (min: sec).
LOCK MODE
Displays the student recorder status, Locked or Free.
In locked mode, the students are able to call the teacher,
adjust the volume, and set bookmarks. However, they are
not able to clear, search for or repeat bookmarks, or to use
recorder functions.
In free mode, students are able to clear, search for or repeat
bookmarks, and record to the student track.
USER AUDIO PANEL
The User Audio Panel is the student’s user interface, located
on each student’s desk.

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KEYS ON THE USER AUDIO PANEL
CALL TEACHER / STUDEN LOGIN
Students press to call teacher. A student symbol is shown on
the display. Press again to cancel the call.
If the teacher has enabled the Student login function,
students have to press the Call Teacher button at the
beginning of the lesson to activate their student icon on the
teacher interface.
NUMBER KEYS: SET BOOKMARKS / QUIZ NUMERIC
ANSWER / DIAL A PHONE NUMBER
To set a bookmark, press the selected number key. The LED
indicator of the key is lit.
To answer a Quiz question, press one of the blinking number
keys. The LED indicator of the selected answer key is lit. The
LED indicators of the other answer keys continue blinking
until the teacher ends the answering mode. If the teacher
indicates the correct answer, the student can see on the
audio panel's display whether his/her answer was correct or
incorrect.
In Phone Conversation, press these number keys to dial to
another UAPs number.
MODE
A key for creating a loop of a selected segment of an audio.
ÆSee the description for Repeat ON and Repeat OFF.
TRUE / FALSE
Press to answer a true-false Quiz question. The LED
indicator of the selected answer key is lit. The LED indicator
of the other answer key continues blinking until teacher ends
the answering mode.
REPEAT ON
The Repeat function creates a loop of a selected segment of
an audio. The beginning and the end are marked with two
bookmarks, and the segment can be played back over and
over indefinitely. This is useful when you want to drill a
phrase over and over again.
To mark the segment, in the audio panel, press and hold
down the Mode key, and then press the bookmark keys you
want to repeat. The LED indicators of the selected bookmark
keys start to blink.

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REPEAT OFF
In the audio panel, press and hold down the Mode key, and
press then the Clear key.
SEARCH FOR BOOKMARKS
Press the key of the bookmark you want to find (the LED
indicator of the set bookmarks is on).
The students can search for bookmarks only when their
audio panels are in free mode.
REMOVE BOOKMARKS
To remove a bookmark, press and hold down the Clear key,
and then press the bookmark you want to remove. The LED
indicator of the key switches off indicating that the bookmark
is removed.
The students can remove bookmarks only when their audio
panels are in free mode.
CLEAR
In the AP® Exam and Phone Conversation, this key is used
to clear the phone or exam ID number. Pressing the key
once clears the last entered number.
VOLUME CONTROLS
Press the volume control keys to set the volume for the audio
source and the student. Pressing a volume control key once
adds/removes one block on the volume bar. Pressing both of
the volume controls (increase and decrease) simultaneously
resets the default volume value.
RECORDER CONTROLS
The recorder controls of the User Audio Panel are under
teacher’s control. The teacher disables the controls on the
student panels by setting the Locked mode.
Press Stop to stop the playback and recordings.
Press Speak to play the master track and record to the
student track.
Press Recap to return to the beginning of the previous
sentence on the master track.
Press Play to play the master and student track.
Press Rew to rewind the master and student track. If you
want to go directly to the beginning of the track, press the
key twice. Pressing the key in play mode rewinds the tracks
slowly.