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Honorlock will be recording your exam session through your webcam, microphone, and recording your screen. Honorlock also has an integrity algorithm that can detect search-engine use, so please do not attempt to search for answers, even on a second device.
How does Honorlock know you are cheating?
Honorlock can detect cheating in exams by using proctoring software that prevents and flags unusual activities by cheating students. It detects by monitoring the webcam and the browser to ensure students align to academic integrity rules. The app can flag certain behaviors or any unusual activity when the exams are on.
Can Honorlock See your desk?
The following items and actions are not permitted while you’re taking an exam proctored by Honorlock: No writing visible on desk or on walls.
Does Honorlock know if I use my phone?
No. Honorlock does not scan or monitor a student’s device or network or monitor data from other devices connected to the network. During the exam, Honorlock can detect secondary devices, such as phones.
Is someone actually watching you on Honorlock?
Is someone watching me the whole time? Yes and no. Your webcam is recording you during your test, but no one is watching your exam in real time. We use AI technology to monitor your session, and, if it senses that something is wrong, it will trigger a live proctor pop in.
How does Honorlock detect other devices?
Students using their smartphones to search online resources for test questions should note Honorlock utilizes a manual technology to detect academic integrity issues. Specifically, Honorlock hosts websites with seeded test questions that, when accessed druing an examination session, sets off an action on the phone.
What does Honorlock flag you for?
Who reviews the flags? Honorlock’s AI monitors the test-taking. The AI automatically generates a flag if unusual activity is detected, such as another person entering the room. If unusual activity is detected, a live proctor is notified.
Can you take Honorlock in bed?
Take the exam at a desk or table (not a bed or couch). If possible, take the exam alone and in quiet area free of conversations, music, and other noises that may be flagged as intentional interference with proctoring. (No headphones are allowed.).
Why is Honorlock disabled in Chrome?
This usually stems from permission issues regarding Google Chrome’s access to your webcam. Honorlock’s support site provides the steps to checking your Google Chrome webcam permissions, but it is also possible for your webcam access to be entirely blocked at the system level on your device.
Can Honorlock see your scratch paper?
Students will not be flagged or have their exam paused for being partially out of view if Scratch Paper Allowed, Notes Allowed, or Open Book Allowed is toggled on. Students that are completely out of view will be flagged. Honorlock will always allow exam takers to wear religious head coverings during assessments.
What triggers Honorlock?
Honorlock AI system is built to ensure that you keep your focus on your exam without any external distractions. You may trigger a live proctor pop in due to insufficient lighting, background noise, or an incomplete room scan.
Does Honorlock record your screen?
Honorlock will record your exam session by webcam, as well as record your screen. Honorlock also has an integrity algorithm that can detect search-engine use, so please do not attempt to search for answers.
Does Honorlock record your face?
Student’s entire screen will be recorded throughout the exam session. Student’s audio environment will be recorded during the exam session. All internet activity will be monitored during the exam session. During the verification process, a photo will be taken of the student’s face to verify the test-taker’s identify.
How do I give Honorlock access to my webcam?
1) Navigate to Microphone Privacy Settings in the Windows search bar. On the setting page, please verify that Allow Apps to Access Your Microphone is on. 2) Next, please navigate to Camera Privacy Settings in the Windows search bar and verify the Allow Apps to Access Your Camera toggle is on.
Does Honorlock always use webcam?
When used solely as a lockdown browser, Honorlock does not provide any webcam or audio monitoring of the student. Honorlock’s Browser Guard forces students to close all other browser tabs prior to starting the exam, but it does not force students to close other applications on their computer.
Is Honorlock illegal?
The App Content is protected under both Page 7 United States and foreign laws. Unauthorized use of the App Content may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. You may view all App Content for your own personal, non-commercial use. No other use is permitted without the prior written consent of Honorlock.
How do you cheat on a computerized test?
How to Cheat in an Online Exam Sending Screenshots to an Expert. Screen Sharing or Mirroring to cheat. Cheating with Technological Devices. Impersonation or Using a Friend. Intercepting Video Feeds. Using External Projector. Using a Virtual Machine. Other Non-technical Approaches to cheat.
Does Honorlock have flag notifications?
Honorlock uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to monitor your test. If the AI detects unusual activity – such as another person in the room – it automatically generates a flag and alerts a live virtual proctor.
Can Honorlock detect IPAD?
Honorlock will work on any device that can run the full Chrome browser (including Windows, macOS, and Chrome OS). Windows-based and Chrome OS tablets should work; however, iOS and iPads and Android do not support the full Chrome browser and are not compatible with Honorlock.
Does Honorlock flag you for looking down?
If you decide to enable the Record Webcam option for your proctored exam, please note that Honorlock’s AI consistently looks for a face in view of the camera. If the student is looking down at their paper or their face is out of view from their screen, a flag will be created for this event.
