Features

The Respondus LockDown Browser is a custom web-browser that can help secure test-taking. When students use the LockDown Browser to access a Canvas Quiz, they are unable to print, copy-and-paste, visit other websites, access other applications, or close a quiz until it is submitted for grading. Quizzes created for use with the LockDown Browser cannot be accessed with standard browsers.

Please note that the LockDown Browser only locks the single computer or device a student uses to access the Quiz. This is intended for proctored, in-person tests, where a proctor can ensure students are not using a second device to access additional information or websites.

Instructional Uses

Secure Test-taking for Proctored Tests

The LockDown Browser adds a layer of security to in-person, proctored tests, for example in-class exams. 

Getting Started

If you have not used the LockDown Browser before, you can start with our Instructor Quick Start Guide.

The LockDown Browser is not enabled by default. You must submit a request to have it added to your Canvas course.

Remember that students will need to download and install the LockDown Browser on their computer or device. If they do this at the start of a test, it often causes delays and cuts into necessary test-taking time. For that reason, instructors need to schedule a practice-test using LockDown Browser before hand and remind students to not delete the browser afterwards.

Resources for students include:

• Student Quick Start Guide

• Install Directions for the LockDown Browser

Getting Help

If you’d like to discuss how best to use LockDown Browser in your courses, or if it is suited to your courses, please feel free to request a consultation with the LSA Learning and Teaching Consultants.

If you experience technical issues with the LockDown Browser, you can submit a request for help to Respondus. 

If you have external students added to your course who are using gmail.com addresses instead of umich.edu, they may have trouble logging in due to Google's security protocols. If you have such students, please be prepared with a paper copy of the test, in case of such issues.

Who can use this service?

• Faculty
• Researchers
• Students