The new honor code: Testing under online eye - Jennifer Brown, Gainesville Times

When Gainesville college student Rachel Henderson learned a test for her online class was administered 20 miles away in Dahlonega, she opted instead to use a fee-based mobile proctoring service called ProctorU. The result, she said, was “pretty easy and kind of strange.” The service allows students to take their tests from any computer that has a webcam and meets minimum system requirements. It also allows a proctor to view students over the webcam and access student computers remotely. Students pay a fee of $15 or more using their credit cards, and then take the test online while a proctor watches them work and monitors activity on their computers using remote access screen-sharing software. “It was really convenient not to have to drive to Dahlonega from Gainesville,” said Henderson, a senior at the University of North Georgia’s Gainesville campus, “but it felt really strange to have them watching you the whole time.” Still, Henderson said she’d use the service again in the same situation because of its ease and convenience. http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/m/section/6/article/102854/