What are the guidelines for taking quizzes in Blackboard?
• Before starting a quiz on Blackboard: • Do not take the quiz until you are ready. • Close down other programs running on the computer. Avoid distraction; you should focus only on the quiz until it is finished. • Do not wait until the last second to take the quiz. If something goes wrong there won’t be enough time resolve the issue and allow you to take the test. • If possible, use one of the certified browsers to take the quiz. Other browsers can cause problems. • If you are working on a dial-up connection, make sure your ISP time-out settings are set to the maximum allowed time. • Do not resize or refresh your screen after loading the quiz. Make sure it is the size you want before going into the quiz. Most browsers refresh the page when you resize the screen. This means it will try to reload the quiz. • While loading and taking the quiz: • When entering the quiz, only click the link once. Sometimes it takes a while to load the quiz (give it at least a full minute). If, after clickin