Exams — Running Them Without the Traps

Giving this as a test that counts? Check the six test-security musts: close the window, access code, hidden results, LockDown Browser, extra time, leaving the room. See all six →

Students in the room and something's wrong? I need help now ↓

How do I run exams without the usual traps? Settings first, then security, then accommodations.

DO THIS

Quiz settings checked (New vs Classic behaves differently)
LockDown Browser set up and tested
Accommodations and extended time applied per student
A recovery plan for the student whose quiz breaks

GO STRAIGHT TO

Two-Day Exams — New Quizzes + LockDown Test security with LockDown Browser — the whole run Canvas Quizzes — New vs Classic, done right Quiz Recovery — moderate, reopen, regrade Extended Time & Accommodations — every way to do it

Students in the room and something's wrong?

First, tell students: stay where you are, don't log out, and don't start a new attempt. What they've typed in Canvas is saved as they go.

FIX IT YOURSELF

A student is stuck on a quiz · the six usual causes
Quiz Recovery · reopen, add time, regrade
LockDown Browser: when it breaks · every error message
Exam over two days · Take again, blank attempts, locked out
Canvas guide: Moderate a New Quiz · official steps

GET A PERSON

TEAMS JASON BEYER for Canvas and exam problems

The Teams button fills in what we need: the quiz link (copy the address bar while you're on the quiz), the section and when class ends, what students see (a phone photo works), and how many students.

Device, login, Wi-Fi, or LockDown Browser won't install? That one is HelpDesk: call x8080.

JASON NOT ANSWERING? STOPPING IS SAFE

If it isn't fixed this period, end the exam: have students click Submit. Nothing is lost. Finish another day: Moderate → pencil → Reopen puts each student back where they left off.

Key dates: exact deadlines change each year — confirm this year's on the RJ academic calendar. Want them pinned right here? Send me the dates and I'll add them.

Regis Jesuit High School · Educational Technology · LAST VERIFIED · AUGUST 2026