You can help keep students focused while they take quizzes and tests on their Chromebooks. When students take a quiz in locked mode, they won’t be able to browse other websites or open any other apps.
About locked mode
Locked mode collects email addresses and limits quizzes to only your domain. When in locked mode:
- Students can’t use other apps.
- Some extensions and keyboard shortcuts are disabled.
- If a student exits the quiz, or opens any other tab, the teacher is notified via email.
Important: To use locked mode, you need:
- A G Suite for Education Account.
- A Chromebook managed by your school for each student. Learn about managed Chromebooks.
- Chrome OS 75 and up.
Turn on locked mode
- In Google Forms, open a quiz.
- At the top, click Settings
Quizzes.
- Check the box next to “Turn on locked mode.”
Quizzes.Accessibility features & extensions in locked mode
Recommended Chromebook accessibility features
- ChromeVox (text-to-speech)
- High contrast mode
- Fullscreen magnifier
- Docked magnifier
Recommended Chrome extensions
From Don Johnston:
To learn more about these tools, visit the Don Johnston site.
From Texthelp:
- EquatIO: Converts your input into mathematical equations, formulas, and more.
- Read&Write for Google Chrome: Converts text to speech and speech to text, with picture dictionaries, text prediction, and more.
Tip: If you can't find an accessibility feature, use accessibility shortcuts instead.
If you can’t use locked mode
For teachers giving quizzes
- Make sure you’re signed in to your Google Account through school.
- You’re currently signed in to .
- Your school might not have managed Chromebooks.
- You might need to update to Chrome OS 75.
For students taking quizzes
- Update your Chromebook.
- You may not have a Chromebook managed by your school. Learn about managed Chromebooks.
- Make sure you’re signed in to your Chromebook with your Google Account through school.
If you still can’t start the quiz, contact your teacher.