Brainfuse: Getting Started with Language Lab

 

Brainfuse is a free online tutoring service that students can access through MyFire. Language Lab is one of the many tools that Brainfuse offers. It contains the vocabulary builder which offers tutoring for a variety of languages. Students will be able to expand their vocabulary and skills through flashcards, practice tests, and more. The following tutorial demonstrates how to access the Language Lab academic tool. 




  1. Navigate to seu.onelogin.com/portal.
  2. If you have logged into the seu.onelogin.com/portal, select the MyFIRE icon within your Southeastern dashboard. 

 

3.             Once the MyFIRE icon has been selected and the MyFIRE login was successful, you will be redirected to the MyFIRE user homepage. If directions are needed on how to navigate through the homepage, refer to the user homepage instructions. 

 

4.             Select Need Help from the nav-bar.

 

5.             Select Online Tutoring: Brainfuse from the drop-down menu.

 

6.             A new page will load the Brainfuse Homepage.

 

7.             Scroll down on the main page to see the Brainfuse academic tools.

 

8.             Select the Language Lab tile.

 

9.             Once in the Language Lab, students can select the drop-down menu to choose from the languages that Brainfuse offers tutoring for.

 

10.          When check Tutor Availability is selected, students will see that HelpNow tutors are available 24/7. 

 

11.          Select preferences and check the tutoring with Audio box to communicate aloud with the tutors.

 

12.          When ready to meet with a tutor, select Get Live Help to start a session.

Note: You may need to wait a moment before a tutor joins the meeting.

 

13.          The Language Lab Whiteboard will appear.

 

14.           Utilize the Whiteboard’s editing tools to communicate with the tutor and learn.

 

15.          When the session is complete, students can email transcripts, replay the session, and download a receipt of the session..

 

16.          The other tool in the Brainfuse Language Lab is the vocabulary builder. Select Start Now to complete games, quizzes, flashcards, and hear spoken pronunciation to learn a new language.

 

17.          When the page refreshes, select the language you would like to learn.

 

18.           Choose a module to begin learning.

 

19.          Select a category of words.

 

20.          In the study mode, students will be presented with a photo and will hear the pronunciation of the word that goes along with it. 

 

21.          Select Next Word, when ready to move on..

 

22.          In flashcard mode, students will see a photo without a description and will be able to select the photo to reveal the description.

 

23.          To begin, select Start Game.

 

24.          Select the image to view and hear the word that goes along with it.

 

25.          In multiple choice mode, students will see four different photos with one description and must select the photo that matches the description.

 

26.          Click on the photo that matches the description.

 

27.          At the end of the quiz, select go to next category to be presented with a whole new group of words.

 

28.          In test mode, students can see what they have learned by typing in the word that describes the photo.

 

29.          Type the word that describes the photo into the textbox. 

 

30.          To exit the module, select Stop Game from the top right corner.