Respondus Lockdown Chromebook
Respondus Lockdown Chromebook is an exam proctoring device that creates an inhibited test-taking environment and discourages cheating by prohibiting printing, copying, or accessing different URLs during assessments. Students cannot print copies, change URLs during an exam session and cannot copy material off of other students’ devices during assessments.
To use this tool, instructors need only enable it for each exam in Canvas and then direct their students to download the Respondus Lockdown browser extension.
Features
Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor suite enables institutions to administer non-proctored, online exams without proctors. It creates an easily customized testing environment in Blackboard which prevents students from printing, copying, going to another URL, or accessing other applications – over 100 million exams are administered annually using Respondus Lockdown, while paper usage decreases significantly; both Windows and Mac computers can use Respondus with its Chromebook extension now being made available; it works seamlessly with existing versions of browser and is easy to install.
Installing the extension can be done on any Chromebook running a version of Chrome that supports extensions. Simply click on the RLDB download link from Blackboard, select “Add to Chrome,” log into Chrome, open a test that requires RLDB + Monitor and take it; if your instructor enabled Chromebook testing within your exam settings it should launch at its proper time automatically.
Once a test is over, students are instructed to power down or sign out from LockDown Browser mode using either their physical power button or software shutdown feature. In cases of physical power button malfunction, software shutdown feature can also be used.
Students looking to take an exam that requires Respondus Lockdown Browser on a managed Chromebook should follow these instructions:
Before beginning their quiz, students should make sure they have installed and unlocked the latest extension for their program. Furthermore, it’s essential that they sign into their school domain to enable downloading of extensions – otherwise their Chromebook will report an inability to do so and won’t allow them to begin the quiz.
If they’re having difficulty installing the extension, they should contact their school or district IT and seek assistance. In the meantime, they can take their quiz by logging into Blackboard and clicking on the title of a test that requires RLDB + Monitor. In case their browser was reported by Google as not responding, try clearing their cache and restarting Chrome before continuing; if that does not work follow these help article steps to complete it successfully.
Integrations
Respondus Lockdown Chromebook is an exam proctoring application designed to provide a safe environment for students taking tests. This feature prevents access to any other websites or applications on the computer during an exam and requires two-factor authentication in order to gain entry. These measures help prevent cheating during tests while guaranteeing a controlled setting for test taking.
Students needing to use this application must possess a Chromebook that is compatible with it as well as Google Chrome browser on their device. Once Chrome is launched, students need to navigate directly to the course where an exam using Respondus Lockdown Browser needs to take place and click on a link provided to download software and then add to Chrome using “Add to Chrome.” Once installation has completed, students may return back to their exam and begin taking it.
Students participating in an exam will not be permitted to print, copy or navigate away from a URL on their computer during testing, as well as certain keyboard functions (including “Enter” and the “Back” buttons) being disabled by the app. Furthermore, webcams will not be enabled during this phase – meaning students cannot be photographed or recorded outside the classroom environment.
Once an exam has concluded, students will be instructed to press their physical power button in order to turn off their device and sign out of browser mode. If their device doesn’t feature such an option, rebooting may be required in order to exit its applications.
The application provides online assessments that can be integrated with Blackboard, Canvas, D2L Brightspace, and Schoology platforms. However, certain features of the application are unavailable on Chromebooks such as Quiz passwords, “Allow access to specific external web domains”, calculator and spreadsheet functions as well as support for Help Center functionality.
Pricing
Some eLearn assessments require students to use Respondus LockDown Browser, a special Web browser which creates an ideal test-taking environment by restricting printing, copying, going to another URL and accessing other applications during tests. Respondus Monitor, a free tool designed specifically to work alongside this LockDown browser to verify student identity and reduce cheating attempts is also an additional resource that works with Respondus Lockdown Browser to verify student identities and help prevent cheating attempts.
Students can access LockDown Browser on any PC or Mac they own, with additional setup by instructors required for iPad usage. On college-owned or managed Chromebooks, however, Lockdown Browser will automatically be installed during an assessment requiring it. Students can check if their installation went through by visiting the WGTC Official Lockdown Browser Download Link which takes them directly to Google Chrome Web Store; then when logging into Okta/Blackboard via Chrome they will see its icon appear prominently in the upper-right corner.
If you have a Chromebook, be sure to have the most updated Respondus Lockdown browser plugin, which is available through WGTC Chrome Web Store. On an iPad, the Respondus 4.0 app may be found in Apple App Store; older versions no longer supported.
Respondus provides faculty with various support options, including help manuals, quick start guides and training opportunities. For more information visit Respondus Technical Support website.
Instructors using eLearn for course delivery can use Respondus plugin for Chromebook compatibility in their course settings and disable it during individual exams, setting number of attempts allowed and whether an exam can be retaken as desired. Respondus works well with D2L, Brightspace and Schoology but unfortunately not Moodle at this time.
Requirements
Respondus Lockdown browser is a secure web browser designed for online assessments. It secures test environments so students cannot print, copy, navigate to another URL or access applications outside the test environment – making it ideal for classroom or supervised environments and also preventing cheating attempts via apps like Google Search and messaging services like WhatsApp Messenger.
LockDown Browser now supports exams delivered in Canvas, Blackboard Learn, D2L Brightspace and Schoology (except Schoology ). In addition, the extension supports Respondus Monitor as an automated proctoring system if your school or district purchased this add-on; otherwise please reach out to your dedicated client success manager for assistance.
LockDown Browser for Chromebooks opens a browser window automatically on student devices for quizzes or exams, with Respondus Monitor activated; Respondus monitor will prompt students to log into an account at their institution’s campus network before prompting them to verify their identity if necessary – failure to do so results in “Google can’t open this page” errors which prevent exam from launching properly.
Students wishing to install the Chromebook extension should visit the UToledo LockDown Browser installation link and choose their operating system version before heading back into Chrome Web Store to locate and add “UToledo LockDown Browser.
Once installed, the extension is ready for use. Students can access any quiz or exam in their course by clicking a link, which will cause their browser to activate as an assessment begins. They will be able to exit it once they have finished taking it.
Students can access a list of limitations and known issues associated with LockDown Browser and Monitor Chromebook beta on Respondus knowledgebase. To minimize these, instructors are advised to utilize default settings when activating this extension for Blackboard classes; additionally, instructors must give students access to Quit Password so that they may exit it when necessary.