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Examity Quick Guide for Students Updated 7.6.17 1 of 11 Welcome to the Examity Quick Guide for Students! The purpose of this guide is to provide UW-Extension Independent Learning students with step-by-step guidance and tips about using our online exam proctoring service within your D2L course. Table of Contents I. Examity System Requirements ..................................................................................................... 2 II. Using Examity .............................................................................................................................. 3 a. Accessing Examity in your D2L Course ............................................................................................................... 3 b. STEP 1: Setting up your Examity Profile ............................................................................................................. 4 c. STEP 2: Scheduling Your Exam............................................................................................................................ 6 d. Rescheduling or Cancelling Your Exam .............................................................................................................. 7 e. STEP 3: Taking Your Exam .................................................................................................................................. 8 III. During and After You Take Your Exam ...................................................................................... 10 IV. Exam Taking Tips ...................................................................................................................... 11 V. Reaching 24hr Support .............................................................................................................. 11
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WelcometotheExamityQuickGuideforStudents!ThepurposeofthisguideistoprovideUW-ExtensionIndependentLearningstudentswithstep-by-stepguidanceandtipsaboutusingouronlineexamproctoringservicewithinyourD2Lcourse.
TableofContents
I. ExamitySystemRequirements.....................................................................................................2
II. UsingExamity..............................................................................................................................3a. AccessingExamityinyourD2LCourse...............................................................................................................3b. STEP1:SettingupyourExamityProfile.............................................................................................................4c. STEP2:SchedulingYourExam............................................................................................................................6d. ReschedulingorCancellingYourExam..............................................................................................................7e. STEP3:TakingYourExam..................................................................................................................................8
III. DuringandAfterYouTakeYourExam......................................................................................10
IV. ExamTakingTips......................................................................................................................11
V. Reaching24hrSupport..............................................................................................................11
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I. ExamitySystemRequirements• Youmusttaketheexamonadesktopcomputerorlaptopandnotatablet(I.e.Chromebooksor
othertabletssuchasiPadswillnotworkwithExamity).
• Youmusthaveaworkingbuilt-inorexternalwebcamandmicrophone.
• YourInternetspeedmustbeatleast2Mbpsdownloadand2Mbpsupload.Determineyourinternetspeedbyrunningatestat:http://www.speedtest.net
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II. UsingExamity
a. AccessingExamityinyourD2LCourseYoucaneasilyaccessExamitythroughyourIndependentLearningcourseinD2Lwithinthemenubar.Asyouprogressthroughyourcourseyou’llberemindedtosetupyourExamityprofile,scheduleexamsandtakeexams–allactionswhichcoveredinthefollowingsectionsofthisQuickGuidedocumentandaccessedusingtheExamitylinkinyourcoursemenubar.
ClickingontheExamitylinkinyourcoursemenubarwillbringyoutoyourExamitydashboard.
Fromhere,youcancreateoredityourprofileandschedule,rescheduleorcancelyourexam.Thisisalsowhereyouwillgotostartyourexam.
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b. STEP1:SettingupyourExamityProfileYoumustsetupaprofilewithExamitypriortoschedulinganexam.Ifyou’vealreadysetupaprofilefromapreviousUW-ExtensionIndependentLearningorFlexonlineproctoringexperiencewithExamityyoudonotneedtocreateanewprofileandcanskiptoSTEP2:SchedulingyourExamorclickon“MyProfile”tomakeeditstoyourprofile.
CreateyourExamityprofilefollowingtheseactionsteps:
1.Select“MyProfile”fromthedashboard.
2.Completeyourprofileby:ü Selectyourtimezoneandphonenumber.Besuretoprovideavalidphonenumberfor
usebytheProctorshouldyoubecomedisconnectedorfaceothertechnicaldifficultiesduringanexam.YournameandemailaddresswillautomaticallycarryoverfromtheoneassociatedwithyourD2Laccount.
o Uploadyourgovernment-issuedorschool-issuedphotoidentificationcard.Pleasenote,forverificationpurposes,youwillneedtobringthisphotoidentificationcardwithyoueverytimeyoutakeatest.
ü Selectandansweringthreeuniquesecurityquestionsü Completingthetypingpromptstoestablishyouruniquebiometrickeystrokesignature
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3.Runacomputerrequirementscheckbyclickingthelinkintheupperrighthandcornerofthe“MyProfile”page.Youshouldrunthecheckonthesamecomputeryouwillbeusingtotaketheexam.Youcanalsorunthecheckhere:https://prod.examity.com/systemcheck/ComputerReadinessCheck.aspx*PleasenotethatifyoureceiveanerrormessageforAdobeFlashwhenrunningtheExamitysystemcheckyoucandisregardandproceedwithnextsteps.
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c. STEP2:SchedulingYourExamWestronglyencourageyoutoscheduleanexamatleast24hoursinadvance.Whenyouarereadytoscheduleanexam,click“ScheduleExam”onthedashboard.
Select“Examity-Faculty”fromtheInstructorName,yourcourseandexamnamefromthedropdownmenus.Next,youwillseeacalendar.Selectyourpreferreddateandtime.Ifyoumustscheduleinlessthan24hoursinadvance,youmustselectthe“On-Demand”schedulingoption.
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d. ReschedulingorCancellingYourExamIfyouneedtorescheduleorcancelyourexam,pleasetrytodosoatleast24hoursbeforeyourscheduledexamtime.Simply,clickthe“Reschedule/Cancel”tabonthetopnavigationbaroronyourdashboard.
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e. STEP3:TakingYourExamLogintoyourD2LcoursefifteenminutespriortoyourscheduledexamtimeandaccessExamityviathelinkfromthemenubar.Besuretohaveyourgovernment-issuedorschool-issuedphotoidentificationcardready.OnyourExamitydashboard,select“StartExam”andclickon“ConnecttoProctor.”
YourExamityProctorwillwalkyouthroughtheauthenticationprocess,andyouwillberequiredtodownloadandrunGoToMeetingsoftware.
Youwillbeaskedto:
1. Verifyyouridentity.Makesureyouhaveyourphotoidentificationcardwithyou.Youwillberequiredtoholdthecardinfrontofyourwebcam.Theproctorwillneedtoseebothyournameandphotoclearly.
2. Reviewtheexamrules.
3. Showyourdeskandworkspace.Theproctorwillaskyoutocompletea360˚roompananddesksweepwithyourwebcam.Thisistoensureyourworkspaceisclearofanymaterialsunauthorizedbyyourinstructor.
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Next,answerasecurityquestion.
Typeyouruniquebiometricsignatureasperyourprofilesetup.
Agreetotheuseragreementandexamrules.
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Onceyouhavefinishedtheauthenticationprocess,clickonthe“BeginExam”link.YourExamityProctorwillenterthepasswordforyou.Oncethepasswordhasbeenentered,youarereadytobegin!
III. DuringandAfterYouTakeYourExam• YourexamwillopenfromD2LinaseparatebrowsertabfromtheExamitytab.Besuretokeepall
tabsopenwhileyoutakeyourexam.ShouldyouhaveanytechnicalquestionsduringyourexamsimplyclickontheExamitytabinyourbrowsertoreturntoyourExamityDashboardandaccesstheLiveChatfeatureinthelowerrightcorner.
• Submittingyourexam:SimplyclicktheSubmitQuizbuttoninyourD2Lexam.Onceyou’vesubmittedyourexamyoumayclosetheExamitytabandlogoutofyourD2Laccount.
• Shouldwehaveanyconcernsaboutyourtestingsession,amemberoftheUWIndependentLearningTeammaycontactyou.Otherwise,pleaseexpectthatyourgradewillbepostedwithin5-7businessdaysafteryoucompleteyourattempt.
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IV. ExamTakingTips• Pleasearrive15minutespriortothestartoftheirexam.Thiswillallowampletimetoconnectwith
yourproctorandtroubleshootanytechnicalissuesthatmayarise.
• ThetimeittakesyoutoconnecttoproctorsupportandcompletetheauthenticationprocessdoesNOTcounttowardsyourexamduration.
• MAKESUREYOURPOP-UPBLOCKERISDISABLED.Otherwise,youwillnotbeabletoconnectwithproctorsupport.
V. Reaching24hrSupport• ShouldyourunintoanyproblemsusingExamity,includingaccessingExamitywithinyourD2L
course,settingupyourprofile,scheduling/rescheduling/cancelingyourexam,ortakingyourexampleasereachoutdirectlytoUWIndependentLearningTechnicalSupportathttp://ce.uwex.edu/technical-support/orviaphoneat(877)724-7883.
• IftheUWIndependentLearningTechnicalSupportisunavailableorunabletoresolveyourissue,youmaybedirectedtotheExamitytechnologysupportlineat(855)392-6489oremailsupport@examity.com.YoucanalsoreachtheExamitysupportteambyclickingonthelivechatlinkinyourExamityportal.
