Respondus LockDown Browser

What is Respondus LockDown Browser?

LockDown Browser is a locked browser for taking quizzes on Canvas. It prevents students from printing, copying, going to another URL, or accessing other applications during an assessment. If a Canvas quiz requires that LockDown Browser be used, students will not be able to take the quiz with a standard web browser.

LockDown Browser can only be used for taking Canvas quizzes. It cannot be used for other areas of Canvas.  It is not available on Chromebooks, but local students may borrow a laptop from the Galvin Library.

Best Practices for using LockDown Browser

If you plan to use LockDown Browser for online quizzes or exams, take a few minutes to review these tips to help minimize issues and valuable time—not to mention added stress—on exam day for both you and your students:

• Let students know ahead of time that you're planning to use Respondus LockDown Browser. Set them up for success—encourage them to download it well ahead of time. Share CLI's  student webpage for downloading and using Respondus in your Canvas course shell.
• Build a short and simple non-graded 1-question quiz on Canvas using Respondus LockDown Browser for students to test their system ahead of time and make sure it's set up properly. If students haven't used it before, a practice/test quiz lets them know what to expect as well as test their system before it counts.
• Remind students that other apps, especially streaming apps, running in the background at the same time as LockDown Browser may cause interference and not allow them to proceed.
• Should all of the above fail and a student still experiences an issue using LockDown Browser during a quiz or an exam, consider allowing them another attempt once tech issues are resolved.

Add LockDown Browser to Your Course Shell

Create a Quiz using Lockdown Browser in Canvas

In order to use LockDown Browser in your Canvas course, first, you need to create the Quiz in the course and then link it to LockDown Browser:

STEP 1: Create the Quiz in the Course

1. Open your course in Canvas.
2. Go to Quizzes on the navigation menu.
3. Click on the "+Quiz" button on the upper right.
4. Fill in the details of your Quiz and click "Build".
5. Start building your Quiz by adding different types of questions to it. Use the blue plus icon in the middle to add them.
6. When you're done, click on the "Return" button on the upper right corner of the screen.
7. Now you should be able to see the Quiz under Quizzes.
8. Click on the no-sign to publish the Quiz if it is ready to be taken by the students.

STEP 2: Link the Quiz to Respondus LockDown Browser

1. Open your course in Canvas.
2. Go to LockDown Browser on the navigation menu.
3. On the Dashboard tab, you should be able to see the Quiz that you just created.
4. Click on the drop-down next to it and go to "Settings".
5. Check "Require Respondus LockDown Browser for this exam".
6. Check "Require Respondus Monitor (automated proctoring) for this exam" if you need proctoring for the exam.
7. Check any additional startup sequence and recording options as you wish.
8. After you're done with the settings, click "Save + Close".

Now the students can see your LockDown Browser Quiz in your course by going to Quizzes on the navigation menu. That will force them to use LockDown Browser for the Quiz.