Print or scan a bubble sheet assignment

To download your bubble sheet assignment for printing, follow the steps below.

1. Navigate to your assignment.
2. Click on the Download button in the bottom right corner. 

As the questions of a bubble sheet assignment fit on one page, downloading the bubble sheet assignment will create only 1 pdf. This pdf can be printed for all students as the students fill in their student number on the bubble sheet assignment. This student number is what makes the pages of the bubble sheet assignment unique and therefore, a unique barcode per student is not required.

After the exam has been taken, the exams need to be scanned before reviewing can start. Below are a few tips to scan the exams efficiently.

Before scanning

• Cut off all corners of assignments containing staples.

Scan requirements

• The scans should at least have a resolution of 300 dpi.
• The scans should be either in .PDF format or in .JPEG format, uploaded as a zip file.
• A zip should not contain more than 4000 scans at a time.
• The scans should contain at least 3 out of the 4 black squares.

Scan recommendations

• Scan in colour.
• Select the 'double input detection'-function on the scanner. This way, the scanner will not forget any pages by scanning two pages at the same time.
• Scan across the width of the assignment. This way the scanner is faster.
• Select the 'staple detection'-function on the scanner to detect any staples that have not yet been removed.
• We can recommend using a Canon imageFORMULA DR series scanner.
• To avoid potential timeout issues, we recommend limiting each zip file to 1,000 files or fewer. If you need to include more than 1,000 files, please split them into multiple zip files and upload them separately.

After you have scanned your bubble sheet assignment, you can start uploading the scans back into Ans.

To upload your scans, follow the steps below.

1. Click the domain School name in the menu on the left.
2. Click print Print & scan in the menu at the top.
3. Click Upload files and upload your files.

If your school uses the Canon integration, it is possible to use it for your bubble sheet assignment. Differently from written assignments, it is not possible to use the button 'Exam Services' in a bubble sheet assignment. However, it is still possible to make use of the services of Canon. The flow is similar as for written assignments, and every step is explained in this section. 

1. Create a bubble sheet assignment in Ans. 
2. Create a Canon case. 
3. Prepare the assignment for print production.

Create a bubble sheet assignment in Ans

In order to setup the integration between an Ans assignment and a Canon case, both will need to be created. You can also create the Canon case first before creating the assignment in Ans. There is no specific order required. To create a bubble sheet assignment, follow the steps below.

1. Navigate to your course or use the search bar. 
2. Click on New assignment and fill in the name of the assignment.
3. Select Bubble sheet and click Create.
4. Optionally, click the dropdown menu No template and choose a template.

You will be redirected to the assignment. Once the bubble sheet is ready to be printed, click print Print in the bottom right corner. In later steps, you need this pdf for Canon.  

Create a Canon case

It is possible to create the Canon case before creating the Ans assignment. To create the Canon case, login to your Canon exam services application via https://www.examservices.nl/. After logging in, follow the steps below to create a Canon case.

1. Click Create new Exam.
2. A screenshot of the screen that appears have been provided below. The following fields are mandatory to fill in: Subject name, Subject code, Exam type (should be on Paper), Date, Start time and End time.
3. At the bottom of the menu, add at least one location to the exam. Click Add under the menu Intake locations and select the location of your choice. Make sure you have locations added in the Canon exam services portal.
4. All other fields are not mandatory to fill in before you can link the Ans assignment to the case, but might be mandatory by your school, for example Cost center.
5. Click Next.

The Canon case has now been created. You will automatically be redirected to the Upload content page in the Canon exam services portal.

Prepare the assignment for print production

The last step in the process before printing the assignments is done in the Canon exam services portal. Navigate to your exam which you have created in Canon exam services. You should be in the menu Upload content automatically. Follow the steps below to prepare the assignment for print production. 

1. Upload the pdf of the bubble sheet assignment by clicking on Drag and drop PDF and/or ZIP files or click here to browse.
2. Under the submenu Documents to process you can see that the linked Ans assignment is visible. View the assignment by either double clicking on the assignment or by clicking once and click on View afterwards. The Process document menu will appear.
3. In the menu that appears you can check the exam as the preview is available on the right side. Fill in all required information. In the screenshot below you can see an example of the information that needs to be provided.
4. Click Process & Done to save your changes.
5. In the menu, the status icon should indicate a green checkmark, which means that the document has been approved.
6. Click Approve for production.

Your assignments will now be printed by Canon. The exact service levels regarding delivery locations and times can be provided to you by your contact person at Canon.

If required, you can delete the scans of your bubble sheet assignment. To delete your scans, follow the steps below.

1. Click domain School name in the menu on the left.
2. Click print Print & scan in the menu at the top.
3. Navigate to the assignment you want to delete the scans of and click the more_vert-icon.
4. Click Delete.
5. Type "Delete" and click Confirm.
   

error_outline This action cannot be undone. This will permanently delete all the results, grading progress and scans.