Help with AC Connect Portal
AC Connect Portal links you to various services to enable you to be successful at Amarillo College. These services are povided to you by AC and other vendors to help you as a Student, Faculty or Staff. Our Single Sign-on Solution is not in place yet, so logging into each area is required. In some cases that login will work across multiple applications, such as the ones managed by Google. Logging into one area of WebAdvisor logs you into all areas of Webadvisor you have rights to. We hope this Help Guide assists you in navigating the new AC Connect Portal.
Screenshots have been provided of the different log in screens.
Blackboard
Clicking on the Blackboard requires logging into Blackboard at this time. We are adding the single sign-on feature soon, but for now all application links will require a login, and they will open in a new tab. Below is a sample of what the Amarillo College Blackboard log in page looks like. Enter your ACNetID and Password to go to your classes in BlackBoard (AC Connect Classes
Syllabus Manager
The Syllabus Manager is here for you to find your syllabus if it is not linked in Blackboard. You can also view course syllabi for the upcoming semester.
No login required.
Webadvisor
Websvisor is split into 4 categories and requires a login, located on the upper right hand corner of the screen. This sign in is good for all areas of Webadvisor.
Webadvisor where you do Time Entry, view Faculty Rosters, and Paroll advices. These are just a few of the services.
Below is a screenshot of the Faculty Webadvisor page before logging in.
Note the location of the Log In link in the blue menu bar upper right.
Self Service
Student Self Service is where you do everything from planning your courses, viewing your progress towards your degree or certificate and making payments. It requires a login, but once logged in you'll have access to everything in the self service site. Employees also have some features here as well. As webadvisor gets phased out, the features there such as Time Entry will be located in Self Service.
Here is a sample of the AC Self Service Log In screen.
Colleague UI5
This is the link to UI5. Employee use only.
Apps
AC Print Hub
The AC Print hub is a cloud based print queue. You can access it from anywhere with any device so long as it has internet access. You can send print jobs to the AC Print Hub, then come to AC and print them. You can mange your AC Print Hub account and add funds to it.
The AC Print Hub Log In screen looks like this:
Amarillo College Google Managed Apps
Apps require a login. They include managing your print account, online office applications managed by Google, including Google Docs, Spreadsheets and Presentations. And Google Calendar to keep track of appointments, assignments, and other events.
Here is a sample image of Google Docs.
Prior to seeing that screen, you'll be prompted to log in. Use your amarillocollege.com email address (ex. z9999999@amarillocollege.com) and Password (Same as your password for Blackboard, MyAccount and Self-Service). Once you do you can create your document.
Your doc saves automatically to your Amarillo College Google Drive Space, where you have Unlimited Storage Space. Your only limitation is single file size cannot exceed 5TB (terrabytes).
The process is the same for Google Sheets(MS Excel) and Google Presentations(MS PowerPoint). In fact, you can save these as the MS versions. Click on File -> Download -> and choose your file type.
Options include: .docx(Microsoft Word), .pdf, .html, .txt, .rtf(Rich Text Format) and .odt(Open Office).
Similar options are available for Google Sheets, Excel, Open Office, PDF, TXT and CSV(Comma Separated Value).
Google Presentations will download as MS PowerPoint, Open Office Document, Jpeg, PNG and SVG image formats as well.
When clicking on any Google application you may be prompted to log in. The screen should show you something similar to this:
Select your Amarillo College account if it is listed. If not, choose Use Another Account and enter your amarillocollege.com email address, then your password when prompted for it. Once you are logged in you have access to all Amarillo College Google Applications, including Google Drive and GMail(Amarillo College Email).
Outlook (Employee Web Email Access)
Amarillo College recently upgraded our Email System for employees. The link to it has changed and is located in AC Connect Portal and MyAccount.
MyACcount
MyACcount is the Amarillo College Identity Management System. This is where you manage your password changes, Acceptable Use Policy (once per year), email and gmail alias management, etc. MyACcount is your first stop if you forget your password, or if your password has expired.