Honorlock is an online exam proctoring tool that integrates with Canvas quizzes. There are settings that can be used in Honorlock to provide various levels of exam security. Honorlock is disabled by default in Canvas courses, so you will need to enable it per course.
Enabling Honorlock in Canvas
Important: If you have imported Quizzes that previously used Proctorio, follow the steps to transition Quizzes from Proctorio to Honorlock before completing these steps.
- Go to the Canvas course site that has the exam that you want to use with Honorlock.
- Select Settings from the left menu.
- Select the Navigation tab.
- Find Honorlock in the list of options. Note: You may have to scroll to find Honorlock.
- Select the three-dot icon to the right of the tool name and choose Enable.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Save.
- Select Honorlock 1.3 in the course navigation menu.
- If prompted, authorize yourself as a user. The Honorlock page will load and list all Canvas Quizzes that are in the course site.
- Select the Enable button to the right of any Canvas Quiz that you want to use with Honorlock proctoring.
- Review the following instructor resources for guidance as to what exam security settings to use:
Important Notes
- Always Create a Practice Exam in Canvas that mimics the exact settings of the graded exam for students to familiarize themselves with testing in Honorlock's proctoring environment.
- You can Provide Accommodations for individual students who may need certain settings adjusted.
- Be sure to Use a Suggested Syllabus Statement to communicate to students how you plan to use Honorlock in your course.
Additional Resources
Use these student-specific resources to help test takers use the tool: