EnglishCentral

Teacher

1. User Guide of Teacher Account 

2. Searching for Teaching Materials

3. Editing Curriculum

4. Creating Assignment

5. Viewing Report

Student

1. User Guide of Student Account 

2. Searching for Teaching Materials

eREAP 2019/20 Briefing Session

Speaker: Mr Ho Chun Yip, English Panel Head, Lok Sin Tong Yu Kan Hing Secondary School

EnglishCentral Refresher Training Workshop and Community Building Activity

Speaker:
School Experience Sharing
- Ms Pun Kit Wah (The Church of Christ in China Tam Lee Lai Fun Memorial Secondary School)
Refresher Training Workshop 
- Mr Alan Schwartz (CEO, EnglishCentral)
- Mr Jon Manalo (Global Sales & Partner Manager, EnglishCentral)

EnglishCentral Training Workshop Review

Login

1. How can teachers and students log in?

Click ‘Sign in’ at EnglishCentral website. Choose ‘Login with EdCity’. In the popup window, enter EdCity login name and password, then click ‘log in’.

2. Any special points to note for first time login?

Before proceeding, authorise EdCity to permit EnglishCentral accessing your profile, which will last until 31 Aug of the school year. Students must login and accept terms before teachers could see them in the teacher’s user interface. Teachers can set goals for classes, and review their progress from time to time afterwards. Choose ‘Teach’ in the top menu bar, and click ‘curriculum’ to set curriculum goals.

3. What support platforms available?

EnglishCentral is available in both web, Android and iOS versions.

Accounts

4. What are the steps to add new teacher or student accounts?

Please advise your School Administrator to update teacher or student account information in EdCity’s School Accounts Administration System. Then, ask your school’s eResource administrator to send a request to ereap@edcity.hk, and provide the information of the new teacher or student, including name, login ID, student's grade and class.

5. How can I edit my profile?

Click on the profile picture and click the gear button, or ‘My Account’ on the top menu bar. You will be directed to the ‘My Account’ page. To change your name or email, click the gear button next to ‘Login Information’. To change your password, click ‘Edit Password’. To change your profile picture, click ‘upload’ under the profile picture.

Learning and Teaching

For teachers

6. How to create custom group?

To create custom groups within a class, click ‘Teach’ on the top menu bar. Select a class, click ‘add’ and select ‘Group’. Enter a group name and invite students to join.

7. What kind of performance data could be viewed?

Click ‘Teach’ on the top menu bar and click ‘Reports’. Select ‘Report type’. Students’ recordings can be played.

Teaching Ideas

Teaching resources could be found here to help teachers kick off using eResources in learning and teaching, and experience the benefits.

Suggested Lesson Plan: Improve Public Speaking One of the common challenges for local students is the lack of chance and practice in speaking. Let students visit the great works by speakers all over the world and get inspired with the use of EnglishCentral. [Download Lesson Plan]

Suggested Lesson Plan: Expand Vocabulary Effectively  One of the common challenges for students worldwide in language learning is the lack of vocabulary. Whether students want to improve in reading, speaking, listening or writing skills, there is a huge need for expanding frequently-used vocabulary. They can make use of ‘My Words’  - an effective vocabulary consolidation tool on EnglishCentral. [Download Lesson Plan]