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Proctoring an Exam in Canvas using Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor.

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This article provides faculty with steps to set up and enable Respondus Browser and Monitor for a quiz or exam in Canvas. Watch the video from Respondus called: Preparing an Exam for Use with Respondus Monitor and LockDown Browser to learn more about setting up your Canvas quizzes with Respondus' academic integrity tools. Access the following page to download and install LockDown Browser for California State University - East Bay.

See how students will experience LockDown Browser in the article Taking a Canvas Quiz with Respondus Lockdown Browser.


1. Add Respondus to Your Course Navigation Menu

Canvas courses may come with the Respondus LockDown Browser option listed in the Course Navigation menu. If you don't see it there, it may be disabled in the course's Navigation settings. If this is the case for you, follow steps 1-4. Jump to step 5 if Respondus is already displayed for you in Global settings.

1.1. Access Your Navigation Settings

Select Settings in the Course Navigation menu at the bottom left.

Click Settings in the Course Navigation menu at the bottom left.

Click on the Navigation option.

Click on the Navigation option.

1.2. Make Respondus LockDown Browser visible in the Course Navigation menu.

(1) Drag Respondus from the disabled section below to the enabled, visible list above. Additionally, you can (2) select the three dots to the right of an item and choose Enable to movie it to the top list of viewable links for students.

Make Respondus visible in the Navigation menu.

Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Save.

Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save.

2. Configure Respondus LockDown Browser Settings for a Quiz in Canvas

2.1. Select the Respondus Lockdown Browser option in your Course Navigation.

The Respondus LockDown Browser tab can be found in the Course Navigation to the left in Canvas.

Click the Respondus Lockdown Browser option in your Course Navigation

2.2. Enable Respondus for your selected exam or quiz.

 (1) Click the green drop down menu button to the left of the exam you'd like to link. (2) Next, click Settings from the drop down menu.

 [1] Click the green drop down menu button to the left of the exam you'd like to link. [2] Next, click Settings from the drop down menu.

Choose Require Respondus Lockdown Browser for this exam option.

Choose Require Respondus Lockdown Browser for this exam option.

2.3. (Optional) Add Respondus Monitor

If you are not using the Respondus Monitor option for webcam proctoring, skip to Section 2.4.

If you would like to use the Respondus Monitor option for webcam proctoring, follow the steps below in Section 2.3.

Choose Require Respondus Monitor for this exam option (if proctoring your exam in an online environment).

Choose Require Respondus Monitor for this exam option (if proctoring your exam in an online environment).

(1) Read the pop-up, then (2) click Continue.

[1] Read the pop-up, then [2] click Continue.

2.3.1. Review the Respondus Monitor Settings page.

(1) Decide which steps to apply for this test. (2) Click, Save + Close to continue.

Review the Settings page. [1] Decide which steps to apply for this test. [2] Click, Save + Close to continue.

Make sure your settings follow current California State University, East Bay guidelines for webcam proctoring.

2.4. Review that your exam or quiz is now Respondus enabled.

Check for green text denoting that (1) Lockdown Browser is required, and (2) Respondus Monitor is enabled for proctoring - this lets you know your exam has been successfully linked with Respondus' software.

Review that your exam or quiz is now Respondus enabled. Check for green text denoting that [1] Lockdown Browser is required, and [2] Respondus Monitor is enabled for proctoring - this lets you know your exam has been successfully linked with Respondus' software.

3. Add Directions for Students

If you use Classic Quizzes, instruct your students to open LockDown Browser before logging into Canvas to take the quiz.

If you use New Quizzes, instructor you students to open a standard browser (for example, Chrome) to log into Canvas and access the quiz. They will be prompted to open LockDown Browser from a popup.

Regardless of quiz type (Classic or New), students will need to have installed the California State University, East Bay version of LockDown Browser to their device before taking a quiz that requires Respondus LockDown Browser.

Image of 1 classic quiz with note to open LockDown before taking and 2 new quiz with note to access from a standard browser and open LockDown from popup

4. Check Respondus LockDown Browser Student Data

After students have taken a quiz, view and grade their results in Canvas SpeedGrader (read Section 1.1 and 1.2 of this article on Grading Classic Quizzes in Canvas to learn how to access SpeedGrader).

To access Respondus LockDown Browser test-taking data, go to the Respondus LockDown Browser from the Course Navigation Menu.

Click on the Respondus LockDown Browser link in course navigation

Find the quiz and select the arrow to its left.

Click on the drop down box to expand Respondus options for this exam

Choose Class Results from the dropdown menu.

Image Click Class Results from the Quiz's Respondus menu

Respondus provides basic information about each student's quiz attempts: last name, first name, review priority, date, score, reviewed, and notes.

Image of class results with roster and columns for last, first, review

If Respondus Monitor is enabled, screenshots from the initial webcam check and a webcam video from when a student was taking the quiz will also be available. To access these, select the plus sign next to a student's name.

 Image of class results with the plus icon on the left of a student's name highlighted

Select the play arrow to view webcam footage.

Image of expanded view for a student with priority for review high 1 flag and the play arrow for the webcam video highlighted

Review the Respondus Monitor: Understanding Proctoring Results article learn why a video might be flagged; sometimes innocuous factors can cause flagging. Follow FERPA guidelines when viewing student videos.

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