{"id":12780,"date":"2019-06-25T12:29:38","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T16:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/blackboard-test-taking-tips-for-students-taking-finals\/"},"modified":"2019-06-25T12:29:38","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T16:29:38","slug":"blackboard-test-taking-tips-for-students-taking-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/blackboard-test-taking-tips-for-students-taking-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Test-Taking Tips for Students Taking Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>If you are taking final exams<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0<em>Blackboard<\/em>,\u00a0the odds are that some of you will encounter issues while taking your exams. Fortunately, you can go a long way toward avoiding problems when taking tests in\u00a0<em>Blackboard\u00a0<\/em>if you\u00a0follow this top-10 list of\u00a0<em>Blackboard\u00a0<\/em>test-taking tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If possible, use a wired internet connection.<\/li>\n<li>Use a computer, rather than a mobile device, when taking a test in Bb (unless your instructor confirms that the test is mobile-compatible).<\/li>\n<li>Use FireFox when taking a test in Bb.<\/li>\n<li>Clear your browser history and cache before taking a test (How do I do that?).<\/li>\n<li>Make sure your browser window is maximized.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t have multiple tabs open in your browser.<\/li>\n<li>Have pop-up blocking enabled on your browser.<\/li>\n<li>Try not to have other applications open when you take tests in Bb.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t have multiple Bb sessions open at the same time.<\/li>\n<li>Log out of\u00a0Bb\u00a0and log back in\u00a0before\u00a0taking your test, so that you start the test with a fresh\u00a0Bb\u00a0session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Use the following link<\/strong><\/span> to download a printable version of this Bb tip of the week:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/acadweb.hvcc.edu\/~m.petersen\/bbtotw\/printable_copies\/SBBT_06252019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Download the\u00a0Tip<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Please feel free<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0to contact the Distance Learning Office (<strong>629-7070<\/strong>\u00a0\/\u00a0<em><strong>DLHelp@hvcc.edu<\/strong><\/em>) if you have any questions about this!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published:<\/strong>\u00a0Tue, 25 Jun 2019 12:29:38 +0000 by\u00a0m.petersen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; If you are taking final exams\u00a0in\u00a0Blackboard,\u00a0the odds are that some of you will encounter issues while taking your exams.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2086,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[161],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-student-announcement-college-related"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2086"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12780\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}