Enable Respondus Lockdown Browser for a Blackboard test
- Erin Warner
This article is for instructors. Looking for student information? View this article: Lockdown Browser Information for Students
To use Respondus Lockdown Browser with Blackboard Learn exams, exams must first be created and deployed. For assistance with these steps, see Creating Tests in Blackboard.
Instructions
After creating and deploying a test, go to the menu on the left. Under Control Panel, open Course Tools, select Respondus Lockdown Browser.
Click on the action link (arrow button) beside the exam name and choose Settings.
Choose Require Respondus Lockdown Browser for this exam.
Other Settings options for Lockdown Browser include:
Test Password (Optional): a password that must be entered before a student can begin the exam
Advanced Settings include:
Lock students into the browser until exam is completed
Allow students to take the exam with an iPad (not recommended for high-stakes exams)
Allow access to specific websites
Enable a calculator
Enable printing
Optional: Require/don’t require Respondus Monitor.
Enter the desired settings and choose Save and Close.
Your Lockdown Browser Dashboard will now show the Lockdown Browser status of your exams.
We Recommend
Including Lockdown Browser Information for Students in your syllabus or Blackboard course.
Creating a practice test that requires Lockdown Browser so that students can avoid technical issues with higher stakes exams.
Creating a copy of the exam that does not require Lockdown Browser in case of technical issues.