View the Respondus Monitor Student Guide; Respondus LockDown Browser for students. Respondus LockDown Browser™ is a secure browser for taking exams in Canvas. It prevents you from printing, copying, going to another URL, or accessing other applications during an assessment.
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Overview
Respondus LockDown Browser is a secure browser tool that prevents students from accessing external resources during proctored assessments administered in testing centers and computer labs (it is installed on Windows computers in the STCs). While taking assessments using LockDown Browser, students are unable to print, copy, go to other web pages, or access other applications. Once students start their assessments, they are locked into them until they submit them for grading. LockDown Browser is available for use in Canvas.
The Respondus Lockdown Browser is not a browser that you can just go out to Google, search for, and download. If you are a student, you would normally get a unique URL from your instructor to download the browser to your computer. It's a specific version of the browser that's tied to your school's Canvas environment and your course(s). Once the Respondus LockDown Browser LTI app has been set up in your school's Canvas environment, you should be able to add it to your course navigation by following the steps outlined in this Guide: How do I manage Course Navigation links? For example, my button is called 'LockDown Browser'. LockDown Browser® & Respondus Monitor® Student Quick Start Guide Canvas Edition WHAT IS RESPONDUS LOCKDOWN BROWSER? USING WITH A WEBCAM (RESPONDUS MONITOR) LockDown Browser is a locked browser for taking quizzes in Canvas. It prevents you from printing, copying, going to another URL, or accessing other applications during an assessment.
For information about proctoring fully online assessments, see About online proctoring at IU.
Lockdown Browser For Students Canvas
LockDown Browser displays assessments in full-screen windows; students cannot exit or minimize their assessment windows, switch tasks, or access other applications until they submit their assessments for grading. Additionally, LockDown Browser blocks or disables:
- Print, Print Screen, and capturing functions
- Copying and pasting content to and from assessments
- Messaging, screen-sharing, virtual machine, and network monitoring applications
- Right-click menu options and function keys
- Browser menus and toolbar options (except for Back, Forward, Refresh, and Stop)
Instructors need to edit the exam settings to allow iPads to access Respondus LockDown Browser. (Chromebooks can now access LockDown Browser with no instructor intervention.) Android tablets cannot use Respondus LockDown Browser.
Instructors: Set up LockDown Browser for use with a quiz in Canvas
- Create a quiz in Canvas. For more about quizzes in Canvas, see the Quizzes documentation in the Canvas Instructor Guide. If your quiz includes many high-resolution images and you are delivering it in a lab environment (computer classroom or the IUPUI Testing Center), choose Show one question at a time when setting up your quiz in Canvas. LockDown Browser does not cache images, and may fail to display images if many students request the same quiz at the same time on the same network subnet.
- In the course navigation on the left, click LockDown Browser. (If you don't see LockDown Browser, it may be hidden; to display it, use the instructions in How do I manage Course Navigation links?)
- Next to the quiz title, click the menu icon ( ), and then select Modify Settings.
- Select Require Respondus LockDown Browser for this exam.
- If students will be using their own devices, under 'Advanced Settings', choose Allow students to take this exam with an iPad (using the 'LockDown Browser' app from the Apple App Store).
- Set other options, if desired.
- Click Save & Close. Do not enable Respondus Monitor for your quiz; enabling Respondus Monitor will make your quiz inaccessible to your students. Although Respondus Monitor options appear on the LockDown Browser settings page, this companion service is not included as part of IU's institution-wide license for Respondus LockDown Browser.
Students: Use LockDown Browser for a quiz in Canvas
- Download and install LockDown Browser from the Respondus Download LockDown Browser page.
- When installation is complete, launch LockDown Browser. It should redirect automatically to the IU Canvas home page.
- If prompted, log in with your IU username and passphrase. Navigate to the appropriate quiz, and then click Take the Quiz.
- When you are finished and ready to submit the quiz for grading, click Submit Quiz.
Get help
For more about LockDown Browser, see Respondus Instructor Resources.
At IU, if you need help setting up or using LockDown Browser, contact your campus Support Center.
Canvas Instructure Learning Management System
- Henderson's supported learning management system
- Login - Logging in – Log in with your standard username (everything before the ‘@’ symbol of your HSU email address) and whatever password you set up. If you haven’t set up a password yet, you’ll need to follow the “Forgot Password?” link on the login page before following the steps it provides.
- Student App - Download and use the Canvas Student App for iPhone or Android.
- Student App - Android FAQ for Canvas
- Student App - iOS FAQ for Canvas
Respondus Lockdown Browser Student Download Canvas Free
3rd party LMS – Some professors may choose to use a publisher’s LMS like McGraw Hill or Cengage. These are not supported through Henderson. You will need to contact your professor or a representative with that company if you need assistance with that technology.
Student account services, computer login, grades (myHenderson)
Microsoft Services (email, storage, etc.)
Student email - provided through Office 365
Microsoft Office 365 - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more free to students
OneDrive - Data storage
Screen capture
TechSmith Relay/Knowmia – Henderson's official screen capturing and video recording system for all faculty, staff, and students with a Henderson email address (@reddies.hsu.edu or @hsu.edu). Make recordings that can easily be shared through Canvas while also giving you access to track views, include questions during the video, and even do some minor editing. It can also be used outside of Canvas, but all users must use a Relay/Knowmia account to create or view content.
- Login - or go to henderson.techsmithrelay.com. Use your Henderson email address to sign up and sign in. You should NOT be asked for a keycode. If you are, please open a support ticket here.
- TechSmith Fuse (mobile App) (this link has the download for Android and Apple products plus tutorials).
YouTube – You are welcome to record using whatever recording program you want and upload the recording to your own YouTube channel (using a personal Google account).
Virtual meeting spaces
Zoom – This creates a video conferencing session that can invite people with or without a zoom account. Some faculty will choose to use Zoom. Be sure to log in with the preferred link your professor provides.
- Login - provided by your professor
Google Meet – Part of Henderson's Google Suite for Education account. Some faculty will choose to use Google Meet. Students do not need a Google account to attend a Google Meet.
- Making a Hangouts Meet - a link should be provided to you by your professor
BigBlueButton – Built into Canvas as Conferences and designed to be a virtual classroom. Recordings are available for 14 days.
- Login (through Canvas)
- BBB's Help page
Online Proctoring
Respondus Lockdown Browser - LockDown Browser 'locks down' the browser on a computer or tablet. Students are unable to copy, print, access other applications, or visit other websites during an online exam.
- Login - online available in Canvas
- 24/7 Live Chat support – Respondus Monitor has live chat support (with real people) that can be accessed at any time.
Respondus Monitor - Respondus Monitor is a fully automated proctoring solution that enables students to take online exams at any time of the day or night, without pre-scheduling. Students use a webcam to record themselves during an exam. Respondus Monitor MUST be used with LockDown Browser.
- Students will check out webcams at the Huie Library to use on the 2nd and 3rd floors and the 4 computers in the small Huie Library classroom.
Online Plagiarism & Writing Assistance
Grammarly - Grammarly is a grammar, spelling, and context checker designed to assist students and faculty with assorted writing projects. Grammarly provides a Chrome plug-in that provides real-time writing assistance. Grammarly has a plagiarism checker.
Contact
- Phone: 870.230.5678
- Support Portal: Help.Hsu.Edu
- email: HelpDesk@hsu.edu or freshdeskautomatedemail@hsu.edu