You can add custom made GeoGebra files (GGB files) as resources directly to your Question Sets. This enables you to provide candidates with access to a full GeoGebra application environment, complete with predefined values or specific perspectives.
This article explains how to add a custom-made GeoGebra file as a resource, outlines the potential security risks associated with this method, and describes the candidate experience when using it.
How to add the custom made GeoGebra file
- Create a GeoGebra file (.ggb-file) in the GeoGebra Classic App on your device or in one of the applications at www.geogebra.org.
- Tip: When you create a .ggb-file, you can customize which perspectives or tools the candidates can use.
- Example: If you want your candidates to use only the 3D Calculator, create a file with just this perspective. You can also add text or information for the candidates directly into the file.
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Save the .ggb-file in your user profile at geogebra.org. You must have an account to save files.
The image below shows two ways to save your file at geogebra.org.
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Go to Resources at your user profile at geogebra.org, and open the .ggb-file by clicking Open in App.
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Copy the URL from your .ggb-file.
- Add the resource to the Question Set:
- Go to the Question Set where you want to add the resource.
- Click Show resources in the bottom right corner.
- Click Add resource and select URL from the dropdown menu.
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Paste the copied URL of the .ggb-file into the URL field.
- Give the resource a name, and click Save.
Important security and saving notes
- Security Risk: By adding a custom-made GeoGebra file from geogebra.org as a resource, candidates may be able to access local files on their devices through the GeoGebra application's main menu and the Insert Image button on its toolbar. This may be a security risk, especially when using Safe Exam Browser (SEB).
- Work Not Saved: Any work candidates do within a GeoGebra resource will not be saved and cannot be submitted along with their test submission. The grader will not see work done in the resource.
Candidate experience
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Candidates will find the GeoGebra resource(s) listed at the bottom of the test interface, under the navigation bar.
- When candidates open a resource in Safe Exam Browser (SEB), it appears in a separate window on the right side of the test.
- Candidates can only have one resource open at a time; clicking another resource will automatically close the current one.
- It is possible to get back to the last resource by clicking the minimize button.
- Any work a candidate does within the GeoGebra resource will not be saved and will disappear if they close the resource.
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The image below shows how a GeoGebra resource can look like. This is an example of the Probability module where the Chi-Squared distribution is selected in advance.