Online exams and proctoring

Watch the moments that matter, not three hours of video.

Students share their screen; it's kept on their device in a rolling buffer. Only the times they leave are cut, uploaded and summarised for you.

How it works

Three steps, start to finish.

  1. 1

    Set the rules

    Full screen, how many tab switches before it hands in, copy and paste, face checks, screen recording. Practicals default to record-only, so leaving never hands in.

  2. 2

    Only the moments are kept

    When a student switches tab or app, exits full screen or pastes, 10 seconds before to 10 seconds after are cut and uploaded in 5-minute parts, through a queue that survives a dropped connection.

  3. 3

    AI summarises, you decide

    Each clip gets a plain summary from Gemini. The integrity report lines up every event; a person decides what it means.

What you get with online exams and proctoring.

  • Rolling buffer

    The screen is recorded on the device; nothing uploads unless the student leaves.

  • Clips, not hours

    10 s before to 10 s after each event, in 5-minute parts.

  • Survives bad Wi-Fi

    Clips queue on the device and upload when the connection is back.

  • Live monitor

    See who is in, who left and who handed in, while the exam runs.

  • Fair exemptions

    A teacher can let a student in without recording; the normal limits then apply.

  • Same paper

    Papers from AI question papers, marked by AI marking.

How it compares.

Fair, sourced comparisons with the tools schools weigh this against, checked on their own sites.

Questions about online exams and proctoring

Is the whole exam recorded and uploaded?

No. The screen is held on the student's device in a rolling buffer. Only the moments they leave are cut and uploaded.

Does AI decide who cheated?

No. AI writes a summary of each clip and flags; a teacher decides.

What happens on a bad connection?

Clips wait in a queue on the device and upload when it's back.

Is screen recording on for every exam?

Only for exams where you turn it on. It's off for existing assessments by default.

Can it see which app a student opened?

A browser can't tell which app is in front. It records the screen when they leave, and AI describes the clip; it flags, never decides.

Goes well with.

Across SparkMentis

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