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Respondus LockDown Browser

On Campus: Use Respondus LockDown Browser in the Computer Labs

LDB is installed on all computers in each of the open labs (Holman Library, TC, and Kent) on campus

Follow the instructions below to start the LockDown Browser:
  • Click on the LockDown Browser 2 Lab Shortcut Link (shown in the image below) which is on the Desktop of each computer. This link will open LDB and direct you to Canvas where you will log in and navigate to your quiz.

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Image of the lockdown browser lock logo and an arrow pointing to it
Image of the lockdown browser lock logo and an arrow pointing to it (click on image to enlarge)
Image of the lockdown browser lock logo and an arrow pointing to it (click on image to enlarge)
 
  • If you don't see the above logo for LockDown Browser, you can always search for it in the start menu by typing in LockDown as shown below

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Image of the desktop showing how to search for the lockdown browser using the start menu's search box
Image of the desktop showing how to search for the lockdown browser using the start menu's search box (click on image to enlarge)
Image of the desktop showing how to search for the lockdown browser using the start menu's search box (click on image to enlarge)
 

Starting a Quiz

Follow the steps below to access your quiz in the LockDown Browser:

  1. Open Respondus LockDown Browser first
  2. The LockDown Browser will direct you to Canvas
  3. Log in to Canvas and navigate to your quiz
  4. Click on your quiz
  5. The quiz should open in the LockDown Browser

Using Respondus LockDown Browser (LDB) in the open labs to access the Hawkes Math website

Hawkes Math requires the use of a specific Respondus LockDown Browser version that will open the custom Hawkes testing webpage. Look for the icon "HawkesLDB" on your desktop:


Hawkes Lockdown Browser desktop icon
Hawkes Lockdown Browser desktop icon (click on image to enlarge)
Hawkes Lockdown Browser desktop icon. Click on image to enlarge.

Off Campus: Use Respondus LockDown Browser

Downloading Respondus LockDown Browser (LDB) to a personal or home computer

There are two ways you can download the LDB onto your personal or home computer.

  • The first, and most common, is to download the browser directly from a link that is posted in your Canvas course.
  • The second is to access the browser from a general Canvas Orientation before you need it; that is, if you do not yet have access to your specific course in Canvas.

Follow the instructions written here, or view the images attached below.

Option 1: Download LDB from your course within Canvas
  • From within Canvas, go to the course where you are needing to take the quiz and click on the quiz that requires LDB.
  • When you click "Take Quiz" you will be prompted to download LDB if it is not already installed on your personal computer.
  • The answer to any prompt is "Yes" and LDB will download and create a link on your computer desktop. This process of downloading only needs to be done once, as LDB will remain on your computer.


Image of Canvas, showing to click on 'take quiz' that will allow you to download the LDB software
Image of Canvas, showing to click on 'take quiz' that will allow you to download the LDB software (click on image to enlarge)
Image of Canvas, showing to click on 'take quiz' that will allow you to download the LDB software. Click on image to enlarge.

 

  • Following the installation, simply click the link for LDB from your desktop. LDB will open and direct you to Canvas where you will log in and navigate to your quiz.

 

Option 2: Download LDB from the "My GRC Backpack" orientation course in Canvas

If you need to take a quiz with Respondus Lockdown browser and want to install it in advance, you can access the program in the Canvas Orientation class "My GRC Backpack" that all GRC students have in Canvas, if a practice test is not available in their other Canvas class(es). The browser can still be loaded from the actual class quiz page at the time you take the quiz.

  • After logging into Canvas from the Green River website, look for the course listed "My GRC Backpack"
    • Note: if you do not see this course on your Canvas dashboard, you can click on the menu to the right and choose "All courses" to see a list of all the courses you are or have been enrolled in. The "Canvas Orientation" course should be listed there.


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thumbnail of the My GRC Backpack course in Canvas
Thumbnail of the My GRC Backpack course in Canvas (click on image to enlarge)
Thumbnail of the My GRC Backpack course in Canvas. Click on image to enlarge.
  • Once you are in the "My GRC Backpack" Canvas orientation course, go to the "Modules" section and look for the section called "Respondus" as shown in the image below.


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image of the module in Canvas showing the option to download LDB
Image of the module in Canvas showing the option to download LDB (click on image to enlarge)
Image of the module in Canvas showing the option to download LDB. Click on image to enlarge.
  • Click on either the first quiz option to download the Lockdown Browser or choose the second option if you need to use both the LockDown Browser and be recorded by a webcam.

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