Students may need temporary access to their course material. Instructors can share a key with the students to provide this access.
- First verify that the correct course is listed by your class because the temporary key corresponds directly to your class’s course.
- If you are using an LMS system, click a link within your LMS to get to the platform resource and then click the Title icon to go to the home page.
- If you need to change the course, click the more button (the 3 dots) across from your class, select Edit Class, change the course if needed and click Save.
- Across from your class click the more button.
- Select Temporary Access. (Please note that this option is only available during the first 14 days of your class start.)
- A key is listed for the respective course. Click the copy icon by the key.
- Now you can paste that key into a post or email it to the students.
- Tip: If you need to invite students to your class include the temporary access key with your invitation to join the class.
- Underneath the key is displayed the valid period.
- Click the X in the upper right to exit the screen. However, you can always return to this page if you need to access the key again.
- After the student logs in they will select the Activation Required link across from the class or click Add by My Courses.
- Enter the access key, copy and paste is the best option.
- Click Activate.
- The product is now listed in the My Courses.
- During this temporary period students will be reminded once each day they access the product that the key they are using will expire.
- Students should purchase their access key prior to the free access period ending for uninterrupted usage. That purchased key can be entered by clicking on the Manage button under My Courseware and selecting Add Courseware.
- The expiration period is automatically updated when their purchased key has been entered.
- As students begin to use the temporary key, you can view who has activated it and when. Across from your class click the more button and select Temporary Access.
- Under Activations Used a list of the student’s names and date the course was activated will be outlined.
This key is only temporary. Please encourage students to purchase their access key prior to the expiration of their temporary key.