Yammer can be utilized during an online test as a way of communicating with students during a Respondus Lockdown Browser exam.

 

Yammer

  1. Open a web browser.
  2. Go to http://myapps.microsoft.com and log in with your UARK username and password.
  3. Scroll down and click on the Yammer icon.
    Logo for Yammer app
  4. Click Create a Community.
    Click Create a Community
  5. Type the Name and Description of your group.
    Add the instructors as Group Members.
    Click Edit next to settings.
  6. First, choose Internal from the Internal or External drop-down menu, then choose between Public and Private under Select public or private community.
    NOTE: With Private Access, you will have to add all students to the group in the same way that the instructors were added.

  7. Click Create.
  8. Click on the … and then click Embed Community Feed.
  9. Copy the embed code.
  10. Go to Blackboard and log in.
  11. Enter your course.
  12. Click on Content Collection to expand it, and then click on the first option under Content Collection.
    Click on the first option under Content Collection
  13. Click Create Folder.
    Click Create Folder
  14. Give the folder a name and click Submit.
    Name the folder and click Submit
  15. Click Create HTML Object.
    Click Create HTML Object
  16. Give it a Name.
    Name the HTML Object
  17. Click on the Source Code <> button.
    Click on Source Code
  18.  Between the two <body> tags paste the embed code that you copied in step 10.
    Paste the embed code between the body tags.
  19. Click Save.
    Click Save.
    Note: The item will appear empty, but if you click the <> icon the code will be there.
  20. Click Submit.
    image of the submit button in blackboard
  21. Go to your test in your course.
  22. Click on the down arrow next to the name of the test and click Edit the Test.
    Click on the down arrow next to the test and click Edit the Test.
  23. Click on the drop-down next to the name of the test and click Edit.
    Click on the drop-down next to the name of the test and click Edit.
  24. Under the instructions section, click on the Add Content + button.
    Click on the Add Content button
  25. Click Insert from Content Collection.
    Click Insert from Content Collection
  26. Click the name of the folder you created to enter the folder.
    Click on the name of your folder.
  27. Click on the box next to the name of your HTML Object.
    Click on the box next to the name of your html object.
  28. Click Submit.
    click submit
  29. You can also include the following instructions in your test instructions:
    Technical Support

    At any point during the exam, if you have technical difficulties, you can contact the IT Help Desk or Blackboard Support (the IT Help Desk forwards student supports calls to Blackboard Support). The contact number is 479-575-2905.

    Questions During the Exam

    If at any point in the exam you need clarification on a question, you may contact the instructor below. Please be aware that everyone in the exam will be able to see your chats.
    Example of Instructions with Yammer embedded

  30. Click Submit.
    click submit

And now you’ve completed the setup for Yammer in your exam!

​NOTE: After the exam, you can delete the group chat to avoid confusion if there are different chats for different tests.