These instructions are for instructors who have previously used Proctorio for online exam proctoring and are getting ready to use Honorlock in a course. Important: you must undo the Proctorio settings of each Quiz before enabling Honorlock.
Transitioning Quizzes from Proctorio to Honorlock
To complete these steps, you will need to begin working in:
- A Chrome browser that has the Proctorio extension enabled.
- A Canvas course that has Secure Exam Proctor in the Canvas course navigation.
- Go to the Canvas Quiz that has Proctorio exam proctoring set up.
- Select Edit for that quiz.
- Scroll down the page to the Proctorio settings and remove the check mark in the checkbox next to Enable Proctorio Secure Exam Settings.
- The Quiz Restrictions menu will update to show that Proctorio is no longer enabled on the Quiz and that no access code is required.
- The Quiz Restrictions menu will update to show that Proctorio is no longer enabled on the Quiz and that no access code is required.
- Select the Save button for the Quiz.
- Repeat steps 1-4 for every all quizzes that use Proctorio.
- After you are done taking off Proctorio Secure Exam Proctor setting for all applicable quizzes, disable Secure Exam Proctor from the Canvas course navigation:
- Select Settings in the course navigation.
- Select the Navigation tab.
- Disable Secure Exam Proctor by dragging and dropping it to the bottom of the page or by clicking on the 3-dot ellipses and selecting Disable.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Save.
- Remove the Proctorio extension from your Chrome browser:
- Click on the 3-dot ellipses next to your profile picture in the top, right-hand corner of the Chrome browser.
- Select Extensions from the dropdown menu.
- Select Manage Extensions from the dropdown sub menu.
- Find the extension called Secure Exam Proctor and select Remove.
- A pop-up box will ask if you really want to remove the extension. Select Remove.
- Go back to the Canvas site and enable Honorlock in the course navigation:
- Select Settings in the course navigation.
- Select the Navigation tab.
- Scroll down the list 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.
- Navigate to Honorlock 1.3 in the course navigation menu.
- Find the name of the Quiz in the listed assessments and select the Enable button to the right of the quiz you want to use Honorlock with.
- Proceed with step 3 in Using Honorlock with Canvas to begin setting up the proctoring options with the exam.
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.
- See Example Proctor Settings and Test Taker Guidelines for Remote and In-person Exams
- 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: