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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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ExamityQuickGuideforStudents

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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.