How GhostSolve Works With Your LMS

The short version

GhostSolve is a Chrome extension. It runs inside your browser tab — the same tab where your quiz is. That means:

You never switch tabs
You never open new windows
Your LMS sees normal quiz-taking behavior

That's it. Keep reading if you want the details on each platform.

Canvas

Canvas tracks a lot. Here's what their quiz logs actually record:

What Canvas sees:

When you started and submitted the quiz
How long you spent on each question
If you left the quiz page (tab switches)
How many times you stopped and resumed
Your IP address and browser info

Does Canvas detect tab switching?

Yes. Canvas logs a "blur event" every time you click away from the quiz. Your instructor can see how many times this happened and for how long.

But here's the thing — Canvas can't see what you did. It just knows you left.

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With GhostSolve: You never leave the page. Press Ctrl+Shift+X, get your answer, done. Canvas logs show you stayed focused the whole time.

Blackboard

Blackboard has similar logging to Canvas, plus some extra security options.

What Blackboard tracks:

Test start/end times
Time per question
IP address and location
Browser and device info
Force completion violations

Can Blackboard detect screenshots?

No. Blackboard by itself cannot detect screenshots. Only when paired with special software like Respondus LockDown Browser can screenshots be blocked.

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With GhostSolve: No screenshots needed. The extension reads the page content directly. Nothing to detect.

Moodle

Moodle is open-source, so monitoring features vary by school. But the basics are usually the same.

Common Moodle logging:

Attempt history with timestamps
Time spent per question
Page focus events (leaving/returning)
IP and session info

Safe Exam Browser

Some schools use Safe Exam Browser (SEB) which locks down your computer during exams. If your school uses this, you'll know — it's a separate app you have to download.

For regular Moodle quizzes without SEB, GhostSolve works perfectly.

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With GhostSolve: Works on standard Moodle quizzes. No tab switches logged.

Google Forms

Google Forms is the simplest. It has almost no monitoring.

What Google Forms tracks:

Submission time
Email (if required)
That's basically it

No tab switch detection. No time-per-question tracking. Google Forms just collects answers.

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With GhostSolve: Works great. Google Forms has no idea.

Schoology

Popular in K-12 and some colleges. Moderate monitoring.

What Schoology logs:

Submission time and duration
Attempts used
Page leave events
Device info

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With GhostSolve: Same story — no tab switches, clean logs.

Quick comparison

Platform	Logs tab switches?	Sees what you did?	GhostSolve works?
Canvas	Yes	No	✅ Yes
Blackboard	Yes	No	✅ Yes
Moodle	Yes	No	✅ Yes
Google Forms	No	No	✅ Yes
Schoology	Yes	No	✅ Yes

Why GhostSolve stays invisible

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Same tab

Everything happens in your quiz tab. No switching.

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No overlay

Answers appear briefly, then disappear. Nothing permanent on screen.

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Keyboard only

Ctrl+Shift+X. No suspicious clicking around.

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No external calls

Works within Chrome. Your LMS can't detect extension activity.

What about proctoring software?

Tools like Respondus LockDown Browser, Proctorio, and ProctorU are different. They're designed specifically to lock down your computer and monitor everything.

If your exam requires you to download special software or enable your webcam, that's proctoring. GhostSolve isn't designed for those situations.

For regular online quizzes through your LMS? You're good.

Bottom line

LMS platforms log activity, but they can't see inside Chrome extensions. GhostSolve runs invisibly in the background while you take your quiz normally.

No tab switches. No weird behavior. Just answers.