Monday, April 6, 2009

Re: Testing Software

Kendall,

If you are still using Computereyes in your computer labs, that program has
the ability to block access to the Internet but allow access to other
resources. You can also allow only specific web sites if you choose.

Mark Whipple

Computer Science Teacher
Instructional Technology Specialist
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School
Cambridge, MA

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Kendall Chun <Kendall_Chun@milton.edu>wrote:

> This past year our history department gave a mid year exam to a large
> number of students.
> We created accounts that locked down the computers they logged into so
> they couldn't access the Net, their file shares and email. They then
> wrote their exams in Word and saved them to the special accounts' home
> directory. We then had to collect all the files and distribute them to
> the correct teachers. Not very efficient. I know there has to be a
> better way to do this.
>
> Some have suggested using Moodle but we'd still have to lock machines
> down. What packages have you seen or use that allow you to administer
> exams? Something like Respondus (http://www.respondus.com/) but not tied
> into Blackboard.
>
> As usual thanks for your responses and apologies for cross posting.
>
>
> Kendall
>
> Kendall Chun
> Milton Academy
>
>
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