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Email TopicDescription: This is an abstract for the Digital Notepad, an online testing tool that can be enabled for students when taking an assessment online.
Purpose: Provides an explanation of how Digital Notepad works and the student view.
Navigation: Assessments > View Assessments > 'Title of Assessment' > Administration > Online Testing > Test in Portal > Tool Settings > Digital Notepad
Supported Assessment Types
Digital Notepad is available, and Enabled by default, for both Item Bank Assessments and Hybrid or Flexible Assessments.
Digital Notepad Review
Digital Notepad is a tool that is automatically enabled for students to use in online testing.
Typed in information carries over from question to question.
This is only visibile to students, teachers cannot see notes made when grading an assessment.
Student View
- Click the paper/pencil icon so that it is highlighted in green.
- Type into the provided space on the right.
- Redo/Undo typing.
- Bold typing.
- Italicize typing.
- Underline typing.
Next Steps
Start enabling testing tools in your assessment by visiting Online Testing for Teachers!