Students investigate in the browser. You still can't be copied.
Hand each student a private link to their own forensics case: real evidence, real tools, a variant nobody else has. Practice with instant feedback, or sit a timed, locked exam.
The answer key never leaves your machine · scores post to your gradebook · runs fully offline
Every student works a real investigation that's theirs alone.
A private case per learner, answered in the browser and graded on your machine.
A different case for every student
Each private link resolves to that student's own seeded variant, with the question order optionally shuffled. No two people see the same evidence, so a copied answer is a wrong answer.
The answer key never leaves your computer
The portal is served from your own machine and every answer is graded there; only right-or-wrong comes back. There's nothing in the browser to read, scrape or share. You reveal the full walkthrough when you choose to. Students on the lab network open their links at your computer's address, and other computers see the portal and nothing else: the library, jobs, keys and grading stay on yours.
Practice as they learn, or sit a timed exam
You choose between the two with one switch at generation time. Practice checks each answer as they go, with optional hints, and stays open until you close it. A timed exam runs a server-enforced countdown, locks answers on submit, flags late work and holds scores until you release them. The paper worksheet is always included.
A refresh never loses work
Answers are saved in the student's own browser as they type, so a reload mid-exam picks up where they left off. The draft never leaves their device.
Badges, certificates & class placement
Passing a case earns achievement badges and a printable Certificate of Completion; finishing a certification track earns another. The class leaderboard mints 1st/2nd/3rd place certificates in a click. Every certificate is generated locally and carries a verification code: proof of completion, not an accredited credential.
See the whole class at a glance
As students submit, a dashboard on your machine shows the score distribution, the questions that tripped most people up, and a flag for any item nobody got, which usually means a mis-keyed answer rather than a hard one.
Already run a course in an LMS? Connect it.
This part is entirely optional. Deployed as a hosted tool, Red Herrings connects over LTI 1.3 Advantage, with one-click install through Dynamic Registration. Once it's connected, three things happen on their own.
Deep Linking
Add a Red Herrings case from inside your assignment editor and pick practice or a timed exam. No copy-pasting links.
Names & Roles
The roster comes straight from the course over NRPS. No CSV to export and import.
Grade passback
When a student submits, the score posts directly to your gradebook over Assignment & Grade Services.
Launch and grade through Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle or D2L, or keep it fully offline
Trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are shown to indicate compatibility, not endorsement. LTI is optional; the desktop app runs fully offline by default.
Try it with your own class
The First Look cases are free, and the 30-day trial opens the student portal and timed exams with sample cases. Nothing to host.