LockDown Browser + Monitor

• LockDown Browser can also be downloaded directly from the unique Respondus LockDown Browser URL for Montclair State University
• Students who attempt to take a Canvas quiz which requires LockDown Browser from any other browser will be directed to download LockDown Browser

Note: Faculty do not need to download and install LockDown Browser application to require it for their quizzes.

LockDown Browser integrates with the Canvas Learning Management System. Faculty can create quizzes that can only be accessed using LockDown Browser. For more information about implementing, using, installing, and finding LockDown Browser, please consult the documentation below:

As of November 2018, LockDown Browser is now a default menu item. If you do not see LockDown Browser in your course menu, use the following steps to enable it.

1. Navigate to your course in Canvas in the left menu.
2. Click Settings.
3. Click on the Navigation tab.
4. Click on the cog adjacent to LockDown Browser and select +Enable.
   
5. Click Save.

1. After you have created your quiz(zes), navigate to LockDown Browser from your course menu.
2. Select a dropdown box next to the quiz for which you want to enable LockDown Browser.
3. Click Modify Settings from the dropdown.
4. Select the radio button for “Require Respondus LockDown Browser for this exam.”
5. Click the Save and Close button – your students will now be required to use Respondus LockDown Browser on your exam.

The iPad option for LockDown Browser can be enabled on a quiz-by-quiz basis. Instructions for both faculty and students are listed below:

• Can an iPad be used with LockDown Browser? (Instructions for Faculty)
• Can an iPad be used to take a LockDown Browser exam? (Instructions for Students)

Note: LockDown Browser is not compatible with other mobile devices.

LockDown Browser can now be used jointly with Zoom. In order to activate Zoom for usage with your LockDown Browser quiz, follow these steps, which are also indicated in the step-by-step screenshot below:

1. Click on LockDown Browser in your course menu
2. Select a dropdown next to a quiz
3. Select Settings from the dropdown
4. Select Require Respondus LockDown Browser for this exam
5. Under proctoring, select Allow instructor live proctoring for this exam (via Zoom, Teams, etc.)
6. Select Zoom as your video conferencing system
7. Set a start code
8. Click Save + Close

Additional instructions are available under How to Conduct Live Proctoring. These instructions state the following:

• Provide students the instructions for downloading and installing LockDown Browser
• Convey to students that LockDown Browser and a video conferencing system will be used for online exams. (Important: Schedule a practice exam where everything can be tried by the class in advance.)
• Locate the LockDown Browser Dashboard in the learning system, select “Require LockDown Browser for this exam,” select “Allow” live proctoring for this exam …” and then supply a “Start Code” (which prevents students from starting the exam early).
• Use your normal process to create a meeting for the video conferencing system (Zoom, Teams, etc.). Distribute the meeting information to students prior to the exam.
• At the scheduled time, take attendance and confirm you can see and hear all students in the video conferencing system. When ready, provide the Start Code to students to commence the exam.
• Remind students the video conferencing system will continue to run in the background, enabling you to see and hear them during the exam. However, they will be unable to access the system during the exam. It is up to you to ensure students stay in the video conference during the exam.
• Note: An iPad doesn’t allow you to run a video conferencing app and LockDown Browser at the same time. Consider these alternatives: 1) Have the student use a different device altogether (Windows, Mac, Chromebook), 2) have the student use a second device for the video conferencing itself, or 3) allow the student to shut down the video conferencing system on the iPad when it’s time to start the exam.

1. On the LockDown Browser Dashboard, you will see all of your Canvas Quizzes, published and unpublished, and whether they require LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor.

   

   By default, a newly created Quiz with LockDown Browser required will NOT require Monitor.

2. To enable Monitor for a quiz, select the dropdown arrow on the left of your quiz, then select Settings.
3. Next, select “Require Respondus Monitor (automated proctoring) for this exam”.

   

4. Click the Save + Close button – your students  will now be required to use Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor on your exam.

1. From the LockDown Browser Dashboard, select the left-hand dropdown menu then select ‘class results,’

   

2. Along with the student’s information and quiz score will be a ‘Review Priority’ ranging from LOW, MED, and HIGH. The priorities are generated automatically by Monitor’s recording analyticsNOTE: Flags do not directly correlate to cheating, there will be MORE false positives than true positivesDISCLAIMERS: The Respondus website hosts more information and disclaimers regarding Monitor’s accuracy
3. Click the ‘+’ button to the left of a student’s name to review their Monitor results

   

4. Here you will be able to view the student’s recording as well as the number of flags (warnings of suspicious behavior) detected by Monitor
   • Check ‘Milestones’ to view specific timestamps in relation to the student’s progress in the quiz (Exam Start, Question 1 answered, End of Exam, etc.)
   • Depending on your Quiz settings you can also review student pretest verification photos, video clips (Student, Photo, Environment video, etc.)
   • You can leave also leave notes for yourself as well as check students off as “reviewed” to help stay organized

Launching a quiz with Monitor is an identical process to launching a regular LockDown Browser Assessment

1. Launch LockDown Browser on your device (install LockDown Browser beforehand)
2. On launch, you should see a dropdown menu next to “connect to:” YOU MUST select “Montclair State University Canvas” or you will not be able to sign in
3. Log into Canvas as you normally would
4. Navigate to your course’s quiz and begin the quiz
5. Proceed through the Monitor Startup Sequence (note that the number of steps may vary depending on your instructor’s settings)

   

6. Take your assessment

• Remember, any alerts from Monitor will be reviewed by your professor, so as long as you honestly take the assessment as is intended, there should be absolutely no issue
• Try to focus your gaze as much as possible on your computer screen so that the webcam can maintain facial recognition