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Summary	DigiExam is a browser-based secure exam too which allows teachers to create and distribute an assessment
Author	Maintained by Matthijs van Mierlo
Help	Get help with this article
Status	Up-to-date for the 2024-2025 school year.

Latest revision as of 08:30, 5 August 2024

What is DigiExam?

Digiexam has taken the place of Exam Accounts at the Upper School. DigiExam allows teachers at the Upper School to administer an online exam to students, while preventing the test taker from leaving the DigiExam application. Faculty, if you would like a DigiExam account, please submit a Tech Request at support.riverdale.edu.

Digiexam for MS Students

Access Digiexam from a Chromebook

Log out of your account
Click Apps in the lower left hand corner of the screen
Select DigiExam
Log into DigiExam with your Riverdale e-mail and your DigiExam password
- Don't forget to tick the box for USA, or you won't be able to log in
- If you don't know your password, or if you're using DigiExam for the first time, please visit app-us.digiexam.com/app#/forgot-password. Use your Riverdale email address and then reset your DigiExam password according to their directions.

Digiexam for US Students

Access Digiexam

Download the DigiExam client from here.
Log into DigiExam with your Riverdale e-mail and your DigiExam password. Don't forget to tick the box for USA, or you won't be able to log in
- If you don't know your password, or if you're using DigiExam for the first time, please visit app-us.digiexam.com/app#/forgot-password
- Use your Riverdale email address and then reset your DigiExam password according to their directions.

For Faculty

To use DigiExam you only need to create your exam, and then share the Exam ID with your students. Reach out to a member of the Tech Team with your class roster so that we can make sure students have a proper account setup.

Create Exam

Log in at https://app-us.digiexam.com/app#/
There are 4 different question types you can ask: Text, Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer, and Word Gap
- For more information about Question Types, visit Digiexam's support page here.
For each question type, you can add media by clicking the + Media button. Media options are: YouTube Video, Audio, Webpage, PDF's
- For more information about Media Types, visit Digiexam's support page here.
- For PDF's and MP3 Media types from Google Drive
  1. Upload the file to e.g. Google Drive
  2. Right-click on the file and click on Get link
  3. Change the setting so that Anyone with the link is chosen
  4. Click on Copy link
  5. Go back to exam in DigiExam
  6. Click on + Add media
  7. Choose Web page (Single web page)
  8. Paste the link and click on Add link. The audio link will now appear as a grey box containing the chosen title. To test the link, preview your exam and click on the grey box. You should now hear the audio your web browser.

Start Exam

For in-depth help on starting an exam for your classes, see this support article from Digiexam. The basic steps are outlined below:

Log-in to your Digiexam username and password on this page
Click on Exams in the left tool bar
Click Start on the appropriate exam
Choose Use exam ID
Click Start exam now
Share the Exam ID with your class

Pro-Tips

If you want the audio to play on the same page as the question, without linking to an external webpage, it is necessary to keep only the code after the equal sign and paste the following link in front of the code: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id= For example:

From: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rFd3W7ti3imFcHX6_RE0z8dPTDbljqFG/view?usp=sharing
To: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1rFd3W7ti3imFcHX6_RE0z8dPTDbljqFG

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-DigiExam has taken the place of "Exam Accounts" at the Upper School. DigiExam allows teachers at the Upper School to administer an online exam to students, while preventing the test taker from leaving the DigiExam application. The application allows for Text Responses Questions (with a great word processor), Multiple Choice Questions, and Multiple Response Questions.
+__TOC__
-Faculty, if you would like a DigiExam account, please submit a Tech Ticket requesting one.
-To use DigiExam you only need to create your exam, and then share the "Exam ID" with your students.
-All MS and US students automatically have DigiExam accounts, and their "Student ID" is set to their email address.
-== How to Access DigiExam from a ChromeBook ==
+== What is DigiExam? ==
-#Log out of your account.
+[[File:DigiExam Logo.png|none|thumb]]
-#Click "Apps" in the lower left hand corner of the screen. [[File:DigExamApps.png|thumbnail]] <br clear="all">
+'''''Digiexam''''' has taken the place of Exam Accounts at the Upper School. DigiExam allows teachers at the Upper School to administer an online exam to students, while preventing the test taker from leaving the DigiExam application. Faculty, if you would like a DigiExam account, please submit a Tech Request at [https://support.riverdale.edu/ support.riverdale.edu].
-#Select "DigiExam.
-#Log into DigiExam with your RCS e-mail address as shown in the example below. Don't forget to tick the box for "USA, or you won't be able to log in.
-[[File:DigiExamlogin.png|thumbnail]] <br clear="all">
-== How to Access DigiExam from a Laptop ==
+==Digiexam for MS Students==
-Download the DigiExam client from [https://www.digiexam.com/support/downloads-for-students/ here].
-Log into DigiExam with your RCS e-mail address as shown in the example below. Don't forget to tick the box for "USA, or you won't be able to log in.
+==== Access Digiexam from a Chromebook ====
-[[File:DigiExamlogin.png|thumbnail]] <br clear="all">
+#Log out of your account
+#Click '''''Apps''''' in the lower left hand corner of the screen
+#Select '''''DigiExam'''''
+#Log into DigiExam with your '''''Riverdale e-mail''''' and your '''''DigiExam password'''''
+#*Don't forget to '''''tick the box for USA''''', or you won't be able to log in
+#*If you don't know your password, or if you're using DigiExam for the first time, please visit [https://app-us.digiexam.com/app#/forgot-password app-us.digiexam.com/app#/forgot-password]. Use your '''''Riverdale email address''''' and then reset your '''''DigiExam password''''' according to their directions.
+== Digiexam for US Students ==
+==== Access Digiexam ====
+# Download the '''''DigiExam client''''' from [https://www.digiexam.com/support/downloads-for-students/ here].
+# Log into DigiExam with your '''''Riverdale e-mail''''' and your '''''DigiExam password.''''' Don't forget to '''''tick the box for USA''''', or you won't be able to log in
+#*If you don't know your password, or if you're using DigiExam for the first time, please visit [https://app-us.digiexam.com/app#/forgot-password app-us.digiexam.com/app#/forgot-password]
+#*Use your '''''Riverdale email address''''' and then reset your '''''DigiExam password''''' according to their directions.
+== For Faculty ==
+To use DigiExam you only need to create your exam, and then share the '''''Exam ID''''' with your students. Reach out to a member of the Tech Team with your class roster so that we can make sure students have a proper account setup.
+==== Create Exam ====
+#Log in at https://app-us.digiexam.com/app#/
+#There are 4 different '''''question types''''' you can ask: Text, Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer, and Word Gap
+#*For more information about Question Types, visit [https://support.digiexam.se/hc/en-us/articles/115003554269-Add-questions-to-an-exam#h_01EEFCR18PACYPAVCMSAJBV4Q7 Digiexam's support page here].
+#For each question type, you can add media by clicking the '''''+ Media''''' button. Media options are: YouTube Video, Audio, Webpage, PDF's
+#*For more information about Media Types, visit  [https://support.digiexam.se/hc/en-us/articles/115003554269-Add-questions-to-an-exam#h_01EEFCT5HD70Q9KG6CHAFEJ8WD Digiexam's support page here].
+#*For PDF's and MP3 Media types from Google Drive
+#*#Upload the file to e.g. '''''Google Drive'''''
+#*# Right-click on the file and click on '''''Get link'''''
+#*# Change the setting so that '''''Anyone with the link''''' is chosen
+#*# Click on '''''Copy link'''''
+#*# Go back to exam in DigiExam
+#*# Click on '''''+ Add media'''''
+#*# Choose '''''Web page''''' (Single web page)
+#*# Paste the link and click on '''''Add link'''''.  The audio link will now appear as a grey box containing the chosen title. To test the link, preview your exam and click on the grey box. You should now hear the audio your web browser.
+==== Start Exam ====
+For in-depth help on starting an exam for your classes, see [https://support.digiexam.se/hc/en-us/articles/115003567609-Start-an-exam#h_01EEJ2KKYQYD5T141PZWCEZN18 this support article from Digiexam]. The basic steps are outlined below:
+# Log-in to your Digiexam '''''username''''' and '''''password''''' on [https://app-us.digiexam.com/app#/login this page]
+# Click on '''''Exams''''' in the left tool bar
+# Click '''''Start''''' on the appropriate exam
+# Choose '''''Use exam ID'''''
+# Click '''''Start exam now'''''
+# Share the '''''Exam ID''''' with your class
+==== Pro-Tips ====
+If you want the audio to play on the same page as the question, without linking to an external webpage, it is necessary to keep only the code after the equal sign and paste the following link in front of the code:  '''<nowiki>https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=</nowiki>'''  For example:
+* '''''From'':'''  <nowiki>https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rFd3W7ti3imFcHX6_RE0z8dPTDbljqFG/view?usp=sharing</nowiki>
+* '''''To'':'''  <nowiki>https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1rFd3W7ti3imFcHX6_RE0z8dPTDbljqFG</nowiki>