Canvas Tutorial. How to use Canvas for self-scheduled online exams

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1 Canvas Tutorial How to use Canvas for self-scheduled online exams

2 The Download Process

3 Canvas login page: Login to Canvas using your NetID and password 2

4 Find Law School Exams for the Current Term Choose the current exam period from your dashboard: If you don t see the correct exam term in the dashboard, click Courses > All Courses and then choose the current exam period from the list. 3

5 Review the Syllabus Page Take note of the Date and Time shown below. The date and time represent the end of the exam period. You will not be able to upload an exam answer file after this day/time. In the example below, exams will end on 05/04/2017 at 5pm. Review General Exam Instructions This is the day the exam period ends This is the time the exam period ends. 4

6 Choose the Exam You Would Like To Start Choose your exam from the list under Course Summary. 5

7 Start the Exam Be sure to read the instructions. Your exam time begins when you click the blue Take the Quiz button. Click here to access your exam file download link. Clicking here will start your exam timer. 6

8 Download Your Exam & Monitor Your Time This is your start time, you are responsible for monitoring your time. Click the link to download your exam file. The timer should NOT be relied on as it has been inaccurate during testing. You may click the blue Hide link to remove the timer from view. 7

9 Remain Logged In or Log Out You may leave Canvas logged in while you write so you can take advantage of the exam timer. Canvas will not time out. If you do log out or lose connection, you can easily log back in and resume your exam. Your timer will keep track of all the time that elapsed while you were offline. 8

10 Getting Canvas Technical Support 9

11 Canvas has 24/7 Tech Support Click the Help icon on the left menu bar Call the Hotline at or click Chat with Canvas Support 10

12 Do Not Contact Your Professor Even if Canvas Support suggests you should contact your professor, you must not do so. You must instead contact the Registrar at: 11

13 Write Your Exam Answer 12

14 Writing Your Answer Your exam answer must be written and saved in one of the following acceptable file formats: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) Notepad (.txt) Html/Html5 13

15 Saving your Answer All answer files should be named Class Title Anonymous Exam Number, so for example, Civil Procedure 9999, without any special characters. 14

16 The Upload Process 15

17 Resume Exam If you logged out of Canvas, log back in, choose your exam, and click Resume Quiz. If you did not log out of Canvas, continue to the next step. 16

18 Ignore the Quiz Saved Message Canvas will display a Quiz saved at message. Ignore this message; Canvas cannot autosave your Exam. IGNORE THIS. Canvas cannot autosave your exam. 17

19 Upload Your Answer File Click Choose a File to upload your exam answer file: Navigate to the file you saved, select it, and click Open: 18

20 Submit Your Exam Make sure you chose the correct file. If you need to choose a different file, click the gray X to the right of the file name and try again. NOTE: You may need to refresh your browser after clicking the gray X. You must click the blue Submit Quiz button to end your exam. This is the only way to send your file for grading and to ensure you will not be marked late. This means your file is ready to submit, but it has not yet been submitted. Your timer is still running! Clicking this symbol will remove your file if you need to choose a different file to upload. Click SUBMIT QUIZ to end your exam and submit your answer file. 19

21 Make Sure Your File Uploaded! If you clicked Submit Quiz, but did not properly upload a file, Canvas will display this error. CLICK CANCEL and you will be returned to the upload screen. DO NOT click ok or your exam will be submitted without an answer file.

22 After Upload After you upload your answer file, you will see this screen. Please note: 1. Your time used will be reflected under Time in the Submission Details as well as under the Attempt History. 2. You are permitted only 1 attempt at each exam; this is reflected under Attempt History. 3. The Score will show 0 out of 1. Ignore this; Canvas will not be used for any part of the grading process. 4. Ignore the Correct answers are hidden message. This does not apply to our exam process. 21

23 A Note Concerning Time Compliance and File Upload Accuracy If you submit your exam without a file, or with the wrong file: Please law-registrar@law.northwestern.edu immediately. Do not your answer file. We will contact you with instructions for submitting the file. Students who fail to submit a file, or who submit the wrong file: will have the amount of time elapsed between clicking Submit Quiz and submitting the correct file added to the total time used for that exam. will be referred to the Dean of Students for review under the Honor Code. We will no longer review laptops for time compliance or download exam answer files directly from student computers/drives. If you submit your answer file late, you may complete a pink sheet at the Exam Center to explain why the file was submitted late, but the total time used will be reported to the professor at the conclusion of the exam period. If you are concerned you may experience difficulty with the file upload process, then you should write your exams between 9am 5pm Mon-Fri during the exam period, as these are the hours the administrative staff will be available to assist you in resolving any technical issues. 22