Lockdown Browser for Assignments that are Tests

[DavidKetter]

From a mathematics perspective, adding functionality for Lockdown Browser on open source "assignments" is a major need. At our high school of 2000 students, this functionality is greatly needed. So our Algebra I and Geometry classes use Savvas as an assignment and teaching platform. All Savvas assignments and quizzes are presented to students as Assignments. A quiz in Savvas is viewed as an assignment in Canvas and is not treated differently. We also teach community college courses that use Delta Math and MyOpenMath for assignments and tests/quizzes. Again, unfortunately, the tests are just view as another assignment. For Delta Math and Savvas, we use external tool to map assignments and quizzes into Canvas. For MyOpenMath, we import a cartridge into Canvas for all the assignments and quizzes. If we test through Canvas, Lockdown Browser is not available. Two possible solutions:

1) Enable Lockdown Browser for tests/quizzes managed within Canvas as Assignments.

2) Allow External Tool within Quizzes. (Not sure how to handle the quizzes imported into Canvas from cartridges. 

With the big push of offering concurrent enrollment and using open source systems like Delta Math and MyOpenMath, this lack of functionality is opening up a system that is now prone for cheating since CE curriculum is designated by the college of the CE. This is also a problem with districts that use a purchaced, common system like Savvas.  

Also looking for work arounds.

[mzimmerman · Accepted solution]

Hi @DavidKetter 

Respondus LockDown Browser is only supported for use on tests within specific LMSs and publisher sites where they have developed an integration.   

1) Some external tools, such as ALEKS and Pearson MyLab, do have their own integrations with Respondus LockDown Browser.

2) Linking to an external tool from within a Canvas test to use LockDown Browser is specifically NOT supported, and may either not function properly or not be able to guarantee that it is properly secured.

There are LockDown Browser integrations with lots of tools and many tools have their own "secure browser" solutions, but trying to use LockDown Browser (or any similar security tool) in a way that it was not designed for is generally not a good idea and is usually not supported by the maker.