Question: How does Honorlock protect my exam content? 

Answer: We get it—you don’t want to have to write new exams every semester, but, as online test bank sites become more common, it gets harder to use the same questions from class to class. Our virtual proctoring system includes proprietary technology to search for and destroy unauthorized copies of your test. Once you enable Honorlock in an assessment, our software automatically searches for leaked content.  

Question: Does Honorlock detect screen capture? Does it detect someone photographing the screen?

Answer: If a student attempts to use screen capture, this will cause the exam session to briefly go out of focus which will generate a flag. If someone attempts to photograph the screen, since they are recorded by webcam, you will see this action taking place.

Question: Is Honorlock available for allowing a review of quizzes after students submit them? For example, a student would not be able to review a quiz without going through Honorlock first.

Answer: No

Questions: Is there a fee for students?

Answer: No

Question: What happens if a student does not have a photo id?  

Answer: The student can still test but will be directed to a live proctor to bypass the authentication process. A report will be sent to the instructor within 24 hours.

Question: What kind of ID can students use to identify themselves? College ID, driver's license, passport, work ID?

 Answer: Students can use any government issue ID, school ID, or passport. Messaging is on screen when students are completing this portion of authentication.

Questions: How do I add dates and time to my quizzes? 

 Answer: You would add dates and times within MyCourses. See tutorial: Add Dates to a Quiz

Question: How do I set a time limit on my quiz? 

Answer: You would add the time limit within MyCourses. See tutorial: Add Time to Quizzes 

Question: How do I add a password to my quiz? 

Answer: You do not need to add a password to the quiz in MyCourses if you are planning to enable Honorlock. Honorlock will automatically generate a password on your quiz once enabled. If you are testing using a third-party product (i.e. MyLabs, ALEKs, etc.) you will need to place a password on the quiz in that system. 

See the attached PDF guide on Enabling an Honorlock Exam on a Third Party Publisher Site

Question: There is a recommendation at the top to put all questions on one page.  Per your suggestions, I always made the tests have 5 questions per page. What is the preferred setting for Honorlock tests? 

Answer: We would recommend staying with the 5 questions per page or less. 

Question: If someone needs to take an early or late exam, can I just open the exam up for them early or late just like always, or is there something else that I would need to do?   

Answer: Yes, you should be able to adjust the dates in MyCourses. See the attached guide on third-party quizzes. 

Question: Can my students still access notes and files in MyCourses while they are testing if I have Browser Guard enabled?

Answer: No, in Browser Guard is enabled, the student will not be able to navigate to other areas of the course. Check out the attached PDF at the bottom of Complete Explanation of Browser Guard

Question: Am I able to specify custom guidelines? 

Answer: Absolutely! We seamlessly integrate with your LMS, allowing you to toggle options on and off easily. If your students need access to specific information, you can whitelist websites they are permitted to access during the exam. You can disable printing, require students to only use a single screen, record their web traffic, prevent them from accessing external sites and applications, and require a room scan before the exam to ensure the student isn’t using illicit resources. 

Question: Do I have to enable Honorlock on all of my quizzes or can I use it only on certain quizzes? (i.e. my midterm and final)

Answer: By default, Honorlock is disabled. You can select which quizzes to enable it on in your courses.

Question: Are whitelisted site URLs provided to students automatically or does the faculty need to provide these beforehand to the students?

 Answer: The faculty member will need to provide these URLs to the student. It is recommended that the links be included in the exam so that students can easily access them after the exam begins. For assistance with updating your exams to included whitelisted URLs, please email mycourses4faculty@spcollege.edu.

Question: How can I allow my students to use a calculator during the exam?

 Answer: There are many websites (i.e.https://www.desmos.com) that host free calculators. If you are using Browser Guard, you can whitelist the site of your preference and make it available to your students. Honorlock does include a basic 4 or 6 function calculator that you can enable in the Honorlock quiz settings.