Notes on the feasibility of using SafeExamBrowser for final exams, after some practical experience 30May morning with English9 final exams. Summary: Planning for final exams online, from MPR: 1- Best to stagger logins, so that the servers are not overwhelmed by a surge of requests; 2- SafeExamBrowser is markedly less functional with editable textboxes (i.e. not good with lots of essay questions) 3- SafeExamBrowser is probably most appropriate when we need a few students to take an online quiz without our close monitoring. 4- Need to remind SafeExamBrowser users -- maybe add some text on the YISS splash page like this: The SafeExamBrowser is designed with some features different from a regular browser. Certain features are disabled: switching to another window, copypaste and selection keys. Because of extra security, the response time may be a bit slower than usual, so be patient. Note the “busy traffic” blinking icon shows in the...
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