Respondus

Respondus LockDown Browser

Respondus LockDown Browser is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within Blackboard. When students use LockDown Browser they are unable to print, copy, go to another URL, or access other applications. When an assessment is started, students are locked into it until they submit it for grading. (Supports Windows and Mac OS X 10.3.9+.)

Why use Respondus LockDown Browser?

• Increase security of online quizzes and exams.
• Ensure students are focused on your assessments, and not distracted by other applications.

Use the link below to download a copy. Students will need to install the browser to access and take secured exams in Blackboard. Printable guides that can be added to your Blackboard course are also available below.

• Download Respondus LockDown Browser
• LockDown Browser Guide for Instructor (Video)
• LockDown Browser Guide for Students (PDF)
• LockDown Browser Student Support FAQ 
• Tips for Using Respondus LockDown Browser (PDF) 

Respondus

Respondus is for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Blackboard. Exams can be created offline using a familiar Windows environment, imported from a MS Word document or moved from one Blackboard course to another. Fort Hays State University has obtained a campus-wide license for the Respondus software.

Why use Respondus?

• Easily create quizzes for Blackboard or for print.
• Retrieve a quiz from a Blackboard course.
• Import questions you created with MS Word.
• Quickly distribute a quiz to multiple Blackboard courses.
• Use questions from publisher test banks.

Fort Hays State University has obtained a campus-wide license for the Respondus software. Use the link below to download a copy for you.

•  Download Respondus (For faculty only)
  Note: This is a password-protected access, you need contact to Grace Zhou at CTELT for the login information.
• Respondus User Guides for Instructors (MS Word format)
• Respondus Quick Start Guide for Instructors (PDF)

Online Training (Demos)

The following demonstration movies are available for Respondus LockDown Browser and Respondus. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the movies.

Respondus LockDown Browser
Respondus LockDown Browser has been loaded as a building block in Blackboard, which makes the much easier for the faculty to set up a Blackboard test for use with Respondus LockDown Browser.
- Introduction to LockDown Browser
- Preparing an exam for use with Respondus LockDown Browser
Screenshot Sequence: This set of screenshots show how to enable a test for Respondus LockDown Browser from within Blackboard.

Respondus 4.0
- Creating and Formatting Questions
- Publishing an  Assessment to Blackboard
- Importing questions
- The Respondus Exam Wizard
- Randomizing Exam Questions
- Downloading Publisher Test Banks

If you have questions regarding Respondus and LockDown Browser, please contact CTELT at 785-628-4194.

Information about the Respondus software and the Respondus Test Bank Network (a free service that allows instructions to download publisher test banks) is available at http://www.respondus.com