156 Respondus LockDown Browser 33 Respondus Monitor 78 Respondus 4.0 6 StudyMate 10. A student should follow these steps to take an exam with the iPad Edition of LockDown Browser. Download and install the 'LockDown Browser' app from the Apple App Store to the iPad. (Requires iOS 11 or higher.). Canvas New Quizzes, Schoology and ALEKS. 2) Start the Browser To start LockDown Browser, locate the “LockDown Browser” icon on the desktop and double-click it. (Mac users can find it in their Applications folder.) Alternatively, Windows users can go to “Start', locate 'All Programs,” select “Respondus,” and click “Respondus LockDown Browser.”.
You can require students to take your Carmen quizzes with the Respondus LockDown Browser to create a more secure testing environment. The LockDown Browser is not intended to replace other browsers for regular Carmen use.
The LockDown Browser can be used in a lab or classroom equipped with computers or by students using their own laptops. The LockDown Browser is available in many university labs. Both Windows and Mac versions of the LockDown Browser are available for downloading. We do not recommend that students be asked to use LockDown Browser when they are taking online quizzes outside of a proctored situation.
When students take your Carmen quizzes and exams with the LockDown Browser, they will be unable to:
Print or copy
Take screenshots of questions
Type in another URL (web address)
Access other applications (such as chat tools or another browser)
Although LockDown Browser provides enhanced security for quizzes and tests, this is true mainly when the quiz is taken in a computer lab or classroom. LockDown Browser will not catch students using multiple computers. Additionally, when used on an unstable wireless connection, LockDown may cause the students' computers to freeze when internet is lost.
Please consider carefully whether the benefits of using LockDown are worth the burden of it. This is true for both the students and instructors. Instructors will need to re-set quiz attempts after students lose connectivity or experience other unexpected problems and must abandon their quiz.
If students attempt to take a locked quiz on a computer without LockDown installed, the link to download LockDown will show after they click the link to start the quiz but before they actually enter the quiz. We recommend informing students ahead of time that the LockDown Browser will be required and that installing this browser won't modify their current version browsers in any way.
For individual installations, download the LockDown browser version for Ohio State using the following link: http://www.respondus.com/lockdown/information.pl?ID=462913331. Other links will only work for other institutions.
Beginning with LockDown Browser version 2.0.3.05, existing installs of LockDown Browser will NOT be auto-updated at this time. To obtain the latest version use the Check for Update feature or run the full installation program.
If you are a Computer Lab Manager and need to install the lab version of LockDown Browser on multiple computers, please contact carmen@osu.edu.
Quizzes are displayed full screen and cannot be minimized.
Copying and pasting anything to and from a quiz is prohibited.
Right-click menu options are disabled. Browser menu and toolbar options are disabled, except for Back, Forward, Refresh and Stop. Function keys are disabled.
The source code for the HTML page cannot be viewed.
More than 250 screen capture, messaging, screen-sharing, and network monitoring applications are blocked from running.
External sites may be included in your quiz without compromising the 'locked' testing environment.
There is a button within the Browser that allows the insertion of special characters. These characters will be of most use to foreign language courses, though there are a few mathematical characters.
Read more about the Respondus LockDown Browser at http://www.respondus.com/
Create and preview your quiz as you normally would. Before publishing the quiz, enable the LockDown Browser requirement.
In order to use Respondus LockDown Browser, instructors first need to activate the tool in their Canvas course. You will then use the LockDown Browser Dashboard from the Canvas course navigation to enable security settings for each quiz.
If you copy a LDB enabled quiz from a previous course OR the quiz is in a course that uses Blueprints, you must open the LockDown Browser dashboard for each new course. Until the LDB Dashboard is opened for the copied/Blueprint course, the course is not recognized by the LDB servers and all the LDB specific settings (including the iPad option) will not be in effect. Students trying to access the quiz will get an error message.
Add LockDown Browser to Course Navigation
- If you do not see the LockDown Browser on your Navigation bar, your first step is to add it. Follow the directions to Enable Navigation Links. The widget is titled LockDown Browser.
The LockDown Browser will not appear in the student navigation bar. However, it must be added to the course navigation in order for you to enable and control settings.
Enable the LockDown Browser for a quiz
Select LockDown Browser from the Navigation bar. An 'About Lockdown Browser' will appear. If you don't wish to see this page again, check the box next to Don't show this page again then click Continue to LockDown Browser. You should see a list of your existing quizzes, both published and unpublished.
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Respondus LockDown Browser
Respondus LockDown Browser® is a custom browser that locks down the quizzing environment within Canvas. When students use LockDown Browser to access an assessment, they are unable to print, copy, go to another URL, or access other applications. Students are locked into an assessment until it is submitted for grading.
Respondus LockDown Browser is a client application that is installed to a local computer. The Windows edition and Mac Edition of the browser is based on Google’s open source Chromium framework. Students do NOT need Google’s Chrome browser installed; nor will this version affect a Chrome browser that’s already installed.
LockDown Browser is not intended to replace the browser used by faculty or students within Canvas. LockDown Browser is only intended for use by students while taking assessments that have been prepared for use with LockDown Browser.
Respondus Monitor
Respondus Monitor™ © is a companion product for LockDown Browser for higher education institutions that enables institutions to protect the integrity of non-proctored, online exams. Students use their own computer and a webcam to record assessment sessions, all without leaving the institution’s learning management system.
Getting Started Videos
System Requirements for Respondus LockDown Browser
Operating Systems
- Windows: 10, 8, 7. Details
- Mac: MacOS 10.12 or higher.
- iOS: 11.0+ (iPad only). Must have a compatible LMS integration. Details
Memory
- Windows: 75 MB permanent space on the hard drive
- Mac: 120 MB permanent space on the hard drive
Browser Requirements
LockDown Browser is a client application that is installed to a local computer. Both the Windows edition and the Mac edition of the browser are based on Chromium, Google’s open source framework. Students do NOT need Google’s Chrome browser installed; nor will this version affect a Chrome browser that’s already installed.
System Requirements for Respondus Monitor
- Windows: 10, 8, 7. Details
- Mac: OS X 10.12 or higher.
- iOS: 10.0+ (iPad only). Must have a compatible LMS integration. Details
- Web camera (internal or external) & microphone
- A broadband internet connection
Instructors
Instructor Quick Start Guides
Watch the Overview Video
Learn How To Prepare An Exam
Information to Add to Your Syllabus
The sample wording can be used in your course to explain that students must use LockDown Browser and a webcam (Respondus Monitor) for their online tests.
Install Respondus Lockdown Browser Canvas
Instructor Training Webinars
Register for a free training webinar on LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor.