Download NMSU’s installer for Respondus Lockdown Browser. Read over the information provided for your selection and click the Download Installer link. When the File Download Installer dialog box opens, select Run to open the Respondus Lockdown Browser Installer. Click the Install button to install Lockdown browser to your computer’s desktop. (A) Download and install Respondus LockDown Browser. (B) Test their Respondus LockDown Browsers before attempting graded quizzes in course sites. Click 'Join this Course' at the top right of the screen. Click 'Enroll in Course.' (This is not a graded course! It's just for helping students with Respondus!) Download Respondus.
Used in conjunction with the Canvas Quizzes tool, Respondus offers two products to increase the integrity of online exams. Lockdown Browser is a custom browser that allows you literally lock down the online testing environment within the learning management system, preventing students from moving away from the testing browser to another browser or application on their machine. Respondus Monitor, integrated in Respondus Lockdown Browser, provides additional exam integrity by monitoring student activity during an exam session. Using the student’s web camera, Monitor is a fully automated proctoring solution that enables students to take online exams at any time without pre-scheduling an exam session.
Respondus Lockdown Browser prohibits the tester’s ability to navigate away from the testing environment or to open any other windows or applications during testing. Many instructors find this very helpful in maintaining online assessment integrity. While in the Lockdown Browser, testers view the assessment full screen and cannot minimize the window. The assessment also cannot be closed out until it is submitted for grading. Print, Print Screen, and screen capture functions do not work while the assessment is open and testers are unable to copy and paste anything to/from the assessment. Respondus Monitor increases exam integrity by providing a report to let instructors know if the student left the camera view or if another person came into the view.
Lockdown Browser and New Quizzes. When you access a quiz or exam created as a Quizzes.Next (New Quizzes), Canvas will open a new browser and prompt you to download Respondus Lockdown Browser. Download and install Respondus Lockdown Browser. Return to your Canvas course and launch your quiz or exam again. The version of Lockdown Browser available in Rutgers Canvas is different than the version from other institutions; each download file is tied to an institution. If you need to use Lockdown Browser to take an exam or quiz in both Rutgers Canvas and another institution as part of a partnership program, then you will need to install two versions.
Some features of LockDown Browser & Monitor are:
- Assessments are displayed full-screen and cannot be minimized
- Assessments cannot be exited until submitted by users for grading
- Task switching or access to other applications is prevented
- Printing functions are disabled
- Copying and pasting anything to and from an assessment is prohibited
- Right-click menu options are disabled (Windows); key + click options are disabled (Mac)
- URLs cannot be typed by the user while links in questions that point to other servers don’t compromise the “locked” testing environment
- Hundreds of screen capture, messaging, screen-sharing and network monitoring applications are blocked from running
- The browser automatically starts at Rutgers login page for Canvas
- No advanced scheduling required
- And many other features…
Rutgers has an enterprise license for Respondus LockDown Browser & Monitor.
Instructors should note that this tool does not restrict students from using other internet-enabled devices (tablets, smartphones, etc.) to search the web or Canvas site. Students should have administrator rights to install, update and run applications on their computer.
Available for student-owned Chromebooks and MS-Windows and Mac computers. Download required.
For more information and a complete list of features you can visit the Respondus Lockdown Browser page for more information.
Additional Resources:
- Respondus Knowledgebase
- For Students
- Video: Preparing an Exam for Use with LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor
- Can a Chromebook be used with LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor? (Higher Ed)
- Important: Read the Known Issues.
- For Instructors
- Register for a free training webinar on LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor.
- Video: Preparing an Exam for Use with LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor
- Can a Chromebook be used with LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor? (Higher Ed)
- Important: Read the Known Issues.
- For Students
Download Respondus Lockdown For Students
