LearningExpress Library 3.0

LEL’s Nine Centers 1. School Center 2. High School Equivalency Center (New GED) 3. College Prep Center 4. College Center 5. Computer Skills 6. Job and Career Accelerator 7. Adult Learning Center 8. Career Center (formerly Workforce Skills for 21 st Century Success) 9. Recursos en espanol

Each center contains: Online practice tests E-books to download or read online Online courses and tutorials You can browse the contents, but to take a test, download an e-book, or view a tutorial, you must create an account. You can browse the contents, but to take a test, download an e-book, or view a tutorial, you must create an account.

Go to > Core Collection > LEL 3.0 iconwww.infohio.org Core Collection You will need your school’s or the state username/password to access LEL from home. No password is needed at school. Teacher resources

Home Screen Video User Guide Use arrows to select a center from the carousel. Create a personal account. Enter a search term. Ex. “ACT” Enter a search term. Ex. “ACT”

Accounts If you are currently using LearningExpress Library 2.0, complete any tests or tutorials this school year. After June 30, 2014, you will no longer have access to them. If you are a new user, begin using LearningExpress Library Version 3.0. You will have ongoing access to your tests and tutorials. Your LEL 2.0 account information will not transfer to LEL 3.0. ALL users must register as a new user. Workforce Skills for 21 st Century Learning is connected to LearningExpress Library 3.0. If you have an account for that, use it for LearningExpress Library 3.0.

Creating an account is simple. Students do not need an address. HINT: Create accounts at school. Creating Accounts

School Center Choose a level or enter a search term to start. Quick link to all Centers My Center provides quick access to all your tests and courses.

Guidance This section helps students develop a study plan.

LEL 3.0 supports Ohio’s New Learning Standards.

Middle School Center Select a topic. 2.Select a subtopic. 3.Limit results if needed. 4.Click Launch to add item to your center. 1.Select a topic. 2.Select a subtopic. 3.Limit results if needed. 4.Click Launch to add item to your center. 4 4

Sample Test Directions Test modes allow you to simulate a timed test or see the answers as you go.

Learner Mode Question and answers Explanation of answer Why the answer is wrong

Test Menu Bar 1. Navigate the questions. 2. Click to see answers when a page is complete. 3. Save your progress and return later. 4. Get your score

Score My Test Review Answers lets you complete any skipped questions before scoring. Click on the arrow to return to an unfinished question.

Score Report Analyzes results Recommends tools to improve skills

College Preparation Center Tests College Admissions Essay ACTSAT AP ExamTOEFL iBTPSAT/NMSQT

E-Books Download in PDF format. More than 200 in the collection. Download in PDF format. More than 200 in the collection.

Tutorials and Courses Menu lets you see entire course at a glance and pick a specific section.

Computer Courses Get Started with Your Computer Get Started with the Internet Popular Software Tools Learn Computer Graphics and Illustration Understanding Your Operating System

LEL offers a wide variety of computer courses.

Watch and listen as narrator performs task. Pick one or more sections to watch. Pick one or more sections to watch.

My Center My Center stores all tests, e-books, etc. and summarizes progress.

The High School Equivalency Center contains the newest GED materials released in 2014.

Job & Career Accelerator Select from carousel or from All Centers

JCA Home Screen Start by creating a dashboard to organize your searches, resume, etc.

Occupation Matcher Students reflect on interests.

Occupation Matcher Summarizes results. Click to view best career matches. Summarizes results. Click to view best career matches.

Use drop-down menus to explore matches based on education level required. Click an occupation to view its information card. Use drop-down menus to explore matches based on education level required. Click an occupation to view its information card.

Save Occupation cards to your Dashboard.

Based on the occupation cards you save, JCA may automatically add practice tests, tutorials, and e-books to your profile.

Search for, save, and apply for jobs or internships from within the database.

Create a resume using the resume tool.

Career Center

The Learn More About a Career section contains mostly e-books – much more detail than the occupation cards in JCA.

Entrance Exams are for health programs and nursing schools.

Practice tests and e-books help prepare for occupation exams.

Preparation for Military Careers

More information on job searching and workplace skills

Workforce Skills for 21 st Century Success This is currently accessible by a separate link on the INFOhio Core Collection page. It is geared more for adults in the workplace rather than students. This is currently accessible by a separate link on the INFOhio Core Collection page. It is geared more for adults in the workplace rather than students.

Many of the tools and resources in LearningExpress centers are present in Workforce Skills for 21 st Century Success.

Job & Career Accelerator, Career Center, or Workforce Skills for 21 st Century Success JCA: High school students and first year college students Career exploration Beginning job seeker WS21: Older learners Career goal pre-determined Workforce re-entry, career change, or advancement Workplace skills improvement LEL Career Center: Career goal pre-determined More streamlined but less personal career exploration Includes tests required for occupations Where Should I Start?