There are several special permissions or special access settings an instructor may need to give to individual students. Special access in Möbius can be granted through the Proctor Tools utility. The three primary permissions that can be given through this utility are:
- giving an additional attempt at an assignment for a specific student,
- extending the deadline for an assignment for a specific student, or
- extending the time limit for an assignment for a specific student.
If you need assistance with using Proctor Tools, please fill out the Request help form.
Contents:
Procedure for using Proctor Tools
- From your Möbius Class Homepage, click Proctor Tools in the navigation bar.
-
In
the
User
Search
section,
use
the
Search
field
to
find
a
particular
student
- The basic search functionality will search only one field at a time, so try entering only the student's first name (with capitalization) or only their userid. Use the Advanced Search if you would like to search more than one field at a time.
- If you leave the Search field blank, Möbius will search for all students in the class. See the Notes at the bottom of the page on the best approach to changing settings for the entire class (not through Proctor Tools).
- In the Authorize Which Assignment section, select which assignment you would like to grant special permissions for.
-
In
the
Permission
to
be
Given
section,
select
the
permissions
to
adjust.
- It is recommended that you do not check Grade or Re-open if already graded. The functionality of these options is not intuitive. Feel free to read DigitalEd's documentation on these Permissions options if you would like more information.
- If a student has submitted the allowed number of attempts and you would like to grant one additional attempt, simply ensure the Start/Re-Enter option is selected. This will not grant an additional attempt if the student still has available attempts remaining.
- If you would like to extend the deadline for a student, use the Extend end date until to set the date and time. Click the calendar icon to bring up the menu; the time can be changed by clicking and dragging the hour and minute options left and right.
- If the assignment you are giving permission for has a time limit, you can give a student additional time using the Grant additional time field. The number of minutes entered here will be added to the student's total time limit on the assignment.
-
In
the
final
section,
you
will
see
the
search
results
of
students.
The
same
student
may
appear
more
than
once
if
they
have
been
given
several
permissions
already.
Click
the
checkbox
beside
one
entry
that
matches
the
student
you
would
like
to
give
permissions
to.
- Note: the Assignment column does not have to match the Assignment you wish to give permission for. Simply select any instance of the student you would like the permissions applied to.
- If you entered a blank search, you can select multiple students at this step; however, depending on the size of the class, you may not be able to see all desired students in one list, and a more specific search may be required.
- Click the Authorize button at the bottom of the page to apply these settings.
Important notes
- Proctor Tools should not be used to give permissions to everyone in the class. Changing permissions for the entire class can been done more easily through the Assignment Settings.
- If you are extending a deadline, be aware of other settings on the assignment. In particular, if feedback for students is only restricted until the original deadline and multiple attempts are allowed, a student with an extended deadline would be able to access their feedback on a previous attempt and complete an additional attempt with this information.