This page explains how to get access to Ans and describes the settings menu and the Ans Dashboard, which is its homepage. Furthermore, the organisation and educational roles in Ans will be explained together with how to request your own Course and Question Bank.
1. Accessing the secure platform with Single Sign On (SSO)
To register or log onto the [school] Ans, follow the steps.
- Go to https://ans.app/users/sign_in
- To log in with your school account, search for and choose [school].
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Log in with your [school]-account.
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Note:
- The first time you log in, you have to allow Ans to receive your personal information. Check your personal information and click [Get started].
- Ans will ask you to set your email preferences the first time you log in. Check the type of emails you want to receive and click [Confirm]. You can come back to this later in the Settings.
2. Navigating the Ans Dashboard
In the column on the left side of the Dashboard, you will see the Courses and Question Banks you have access to. On the right you can see your Recent Activity, Live Assignments that have been set live for students and Scheduled Assignments.
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Additionally, an important button on the Dashboard is the User Icon, at the top right of your screen. Change the language, check other Settings, or Log Out here.
3. Setting your email and account preferences
Note: The Settings Overview Menu starts with the Profile section. You cannot make any changes here, since your credentials are automatically filled in, as with the Account section that shows your school email address and password, which are essential for our SSO login.
Settings you can change:
- Preferences: you can change the Language and your Time Zone.
- You can change your email preferences in the Mails menu, by (un)checking the boxes.
- The Access logs menu shows you when and from which IP address your account was accessed
- In the Quick Comments menu, you manage phrases that can be used to swiftly give feedback on answers of students in your Assignments. Think of phrases like ‘strong argument’ or ‘please elaborate’.
- In the Courses menu, you can see the Courses you're enrolled in. You can search through them or decide to leave them. If you click the Removed Courses tab, you can view Courses that were deleted.
- The Question banks menu has the same setup as the Courses menu but contains settings regarding your Questions banks instead of Courses.
- In the Background jobs menu, you can follow the Assignments that get printed, exported, or imported into Ans.
- In the API token menu, you generate an API token to automate certain processes within Ans, such as provisioning and managing Assignments and Question Banks.
For an overview, see the table:
|
Menu |
Function |
Change the Settings? |
What you can change |
|
Profile |
Shows your Profile Name |
NO |
|
|
Account |
Delete Account |
NO |
|
|
Preferences |
Shows Language and Time Zone |
✓ |
Language and Time Zone |
|
Mails |
Shows your Email Address and which kind of emails you receive |
✓ |
Mail preferences |
|
Security |
Shows Password |
NO |
|
|
Access logs |
Review access to your ANS Account |
NO |
|
|
Quick Comments |
Save the most frequently used Comments for quick access. |
✓ |
Comments for quick-access |
|
Courses |
Review the Courses you are enrolled in |
✓ |
Leave a Course |
|
Question banks |
Review your Question Banks |
✓ |
Leave a Question Bank |
|
Background jobs |
Follow the Assignments that get printed, exported, or imported into Ans |
NO |
|
|
API token |
Generate API tokens for REST API use |
✓ |
Generate or revoke a token |