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  1. Submitting or Leaving a Quiz Early

    When attempting a Quiz  in D2L, you can leave your  Quiz Attempt either by Submitting the quiz, which will end the quiz and submit your attempt to your Instructor, or you can attempt to leave the quiz early. If you leave a quiz early, you will...
  2. Proctoring Options for Online Quizzes

    Proctoring Online Quizzes Proctoring a quiz validates its integrity by providing varying levels of supervision for students taking the quiz. Lone Star College offers multiple options for proctoring quizzes. Contact your instructor for specific proc...
  3. Good Start Checklist

    Use this checklist to prepare for your online courses for the semester. Before classes begin: Locate your official college email You will have a student email account while at Lone Star College. All official co...
  4.  Alternative File Formats for D2L

    D2L can create alternative file types that may be easier for you to access; these alternative files include readable text for screen readers, pictures with captions, and easy-to-navigate content. You can download these alternative formats anywhere...
  5. Contact Your Instructor

    You may email your instructor using your student email account from MyLonestar or from the D2L classlist. Contact the Instructor from the Classlist in D2L Click on your course in the My Courses Widget . Click on [Coll...
  6. Whitelist Emails in Outlook - Safe Senders list

    Why Whitelist D2L Emails? Emails from D2L can sometimes be flagged as junk or spam by your Outlook inbox. To avoid missing critical course-related messages, add D2L email addresses to your Safe Senders list. Add D2L Emails to the Saf...
  7. Submitting Group Work to an Assignment Folder

    Submit Your file(s) to a Group Assignment In the navbar click [Course Activities] , then [Assignments] . Click the [ Assignment name ] . Add File to Your Assignment To add file(s) to your assignment, use eith...
  8. Manage Subscriptions to Discussions

    Discussion Subscriptions From the Navbar, navigate to [ Collaboration] followed by [ Discussions] . Select the [ Subscriptions]  tab from the Discussions page. Select which of your current subscriptions to view from the dropdo...
  9. Drop an Online Course (Before or After Start Date)

    Before it starts: If there are no holds on account – the student can drop in MyLoneStar. If there are holds on account – go to Schedule Change Form For Dropping Online Courses . Read the instructions carefully. Download and complet...
  10. Online Proctored Testing (Exams)

    What Is A Proctored Exam? Some courses require students to take proctored exams. A proctored exam is supervised either at an in-person testing center or by an online proctor. Lone Star College Testing Centers provide a variety of testing se...