Example Instructions for an Online Exam

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Before beginning the exam: 1. Make sure you have a good internet connection. 2. Log out of Blackboard and then back in to Blackboard before you begin. This will help with connectivity issues. 3. If you are taking the exam late in the day, it is recommended that you reboot your computer before beginning to free up memory resources from other programs on your computer. 4. Shut down all Instant Messaging tools (Skype, AIM, MSN Messenger) and Email programs as they can conflict with Blackboard. 5. Enter the Blackboard course using Firefox. Do not use any other internet browser. 6. Maximize your browser window before starting the test. Minimizing the browser window during the exam can prevent the submission of your exam. 7. When you begin the exam click the link only ONCE to launch the test. Double clicking can lock the test. During the exam: 1. Do not resize (minimize) the browser during the test. 2. Never click the “Back” button on the browser. This will take you out of the test and prevent Blackboard from tracking your selected answers. 3. Avoid using the scroll button on your mouse if present. 4. Click the “Submit” button to submit your exam. Do not press “Enter” on the keyboard to submit the exam. 5. Save your test using the “Save” button periodically during the exam. Instructions for accessing the Exam. 1. Read the notes above titled “Before beginning the exam” and “During the exam.” 2. Your instructor will provide your password. This password is required to open the exam. 3. Log in to the Blackboard course. 4. Click on the “Exam Information” link from the left menu. 5. When ready to begin, click on the “General Geology Exam 1 Fall 2013” link to open the exam. a. Do not begin until you are absolutely ready to start! b. The exam must be started between 7 AM on Tuesday, October 22 nd and 8:30 PM on Wednesday, October 23 rd . 6. Use the password sent to your student email account to open the exam. 7. You will have 1.5 hours to complete your exam. 8. The exam must be completed in one sitting. You can only open it once. 9. Answer all questions in the exam. 10. Click the “Submit” button in the bottom right corner when you are done to submit your work. If you encounter problems accessing or submitting your exam, you must contact your instructor immediately by phone. Jennifer Lewis can be reached at 6086169167. If she does not hear from you right away, your exam may not be accepted and you may receive a zero on the exam.

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This is a set of instructions distributed to students before an online exam for an online course.

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Before  beginning  the  exam:  1. Make  sure  you  have  a  good  internet  connection.  2. Log  out  of  Blackboard  and  then  back  in  to  Blackboard  before  you  begin.    This  will  

help  with  connectivity  issues.  3. If  you  are  taking  the  exam  late  in  the  day,  it  is  recommended  that  you  reboot  your  

computer  before  beginning  to  free  up  memory  resources  from  other  programs  on  your  computer.  

4. Shut  down  all  Instant  Messaging  tools  (Skype,  AIM,  MSN  Messenger)  and  Email  programs  as  they  can  conflict  with  Blackboard.  

5. Enter  the  Blackboard  course  using  Firefox.    Do  not  use  any  other  internet  browser.  6. Maximize  your  browser  window  before  starting  the  test.    Minimizing  the  browser  

window  during  the  exam  can  prevent  the  submission  of  your  exam.  7. When  you  begin  the  exam  click  the  link  only  ONCE  to  launch  the  test.    Double  

clicking  can  lock  the  test.    During  the  exam:  

1. Do  not  resize  (minimize)  the  browser  during  the  test.  2. Never  click  the  “Back”  button  on  the  browser.    This  will  take  you  out  of  the  test  and  

prevent  Blackboard  from  tracking  your  selected  answers.  3. Avoid  using  the  scroll  button  on  your  mouse  if  present.  4. Click  the  “Submit”  button  to  submit  your  exam.    Do  not  press  “Enter”  on  the  

keyboard  to  submit  the  exam.  5. Save  your  test  using  the  “Save”  button  periodically  during  the  exam.  

 Instructions  for  accessing  the  Exam.  

1. Read  the  notes  above  titled  “Before  beginning  the  exam”  and  “During  the  exam.”  2. Your  instructor  will  provide  your  password.  This  password  is  required  to  open  

the  exam.  3. Log  in  to  the  Blackboard  course.  4. Click  on  the  “Exam  Information”  link  from  the  left  menu.  5. When  ready  to  begin,  click  on  the  “General  Geology  Exam  1  Fall  2013”  link  to  open  

the  exam.      a. Do  not  begin  until  you  are  absolutely  ready  to  start!  b. The  exam  must  be  started  between  7  AM  on  Tuesday,  October  22nd  and  

8:30  PM  on  Wednesday,  October  23rd.  6. Use  the  password  sent  to  your  student  email  account  to  open  the  exam.  7. You  will  have  1.5  hours  to  complete  your  exam.  8. The  exam  must  be  completed  in  one  sitting.    You  can  only  open  it  once.      9. Answer  all  questions  in  the  exam.  10. Click  the  “Submit”  button  in  the  bottom  right  corner  when  you  are  done  to  submit  

your  work.    If  you  encounter  problems  accessing  or  submitting  your  exam,  you  must  contact  your  instructor  immediately  by  phone.    Jennifer  Lewis  can  be  reached  at  608-­616-­9167.    If  she  does  not  hear  from  you  right  away,  your  exam  may  not  be  accepted  and  you  may  receive  a  zero  on  the  exam.