Lock Down | Proctorio (2024)

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What is the difference between lock down and LockDown? ›

“Lockdown”, written as one word is noun - “The country entered a further lockdown in July”, for example. Nouns don't have tenses. There's a reason there's no past-tense form of “cat” or “hamburger”. “Lock down”, however, written as two words is a phrasal verb.

It's not difficult for students to find ways to cheat with the Respondus lockdown browser. This proctoring tool can not detect the use of secondary devices (mobile phones, tablets, other computers, or laptops), it can't prevent the use of paper notes, and it doesn't understand other people near the examinee.

Lockdown Browser is a customized browser setting that prevents any form of digital or on-screen cheating during an online exam. A lockdown browser runs full screen on the system. Hence, a student cannot move out of the window or access any unauthorized application without permission.

Final answer: The Respondus Lockdown Browser prevents online test-takers from accessing other resources by locking down their computer. Additional features such as Respondus Monitor employ w_ebcams to observe student behavior, flagging potential cheating instances for review.

an emergency situation in which people are not allowed to freely enter, leave, or move around in a building or area because of danger: Police imposed a lockdown in the building until the shooter could be stopped.

Depending on the severity of the nearby threat, you may end up implementing either a soft lockdown or a hard lockdown. Soft lockdowns typically occur when there's a nearby or external threat outside of the school, while immediate threats to the school trigger hard lockdowns.

You may be required to use LockDown Browser with a webcam, which will record you during an online, nonproctored exam. (The webcam feature is sometimes referred to as “Respondus Monitor.”) Your computer must have a functioning webcam and microphone.

Respondus will record student movements and will automatically flag the exam if a student leaves the view, if their eyes wander, or if another person comes into the screen.

Once the exam begins, a "Recording" icon will appear at the top right of the screen. Don't attempt to exit the exam until you're finished.

Students are unable to open any browser other than the LockDown browser on the device they are using. This disallows them from searching for answers online while taking the exam. Also, students are not allowed to open other applications unless the professor specifically and selectable permits them to.

What causes you to get flagged on LockDown Browser? ›

For example, if a student leaves the computer for a bit, or if a different person appears in the webcam recording during an exam, it will get flagged for the instructor.

Another privacy concern that irks many people is whether the LockDown browser is a screen and audio recorder. The LockDowm browser does not record you or your sound without the instructor instructors, but you will be notified of it before doing so. You can also see the recording symbol whenever the camera is in use.

with Respondus Monitor, an automated proctoring system that uses a student's webcam to record and analyze the examination environment. Proctoring results are available to the instructor after the exam is complete.

Screen recording is only available for exams that use both LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor. Screen recording is supported for Windows, Mac and Chromebook. There are currently no plans to offer screen recording for iPad users. Institutions with managed devices will need to use LockDown Browser version 2.1.

On August 22, U.S. District Court Judge J. Philip Calabrese ruled that the lockdown software browser violated the 4th Amendment.

Think of it from the perspective of yourself inside a building. If you are on “lockdown”, you are “locked down” inside the building. During a lockout, occupants barricade and/or lock exterior doors. Once again, think of it from the perspective of yourself in the building.

Lockdown - Quickly secure all staff, students, and visitors in rooms away from immediate danger. Lockout - Exterior doors are locked. Used in a potentially dangerous situation outside of building. "Lockout" is a term that may be used in combination with "lockdown."

A lockout secures the perimeter (doors and windows) of a building to minimize exposure to a safety threat outside, such as criminal activity in the area. During a lockout, no person (parent, student, staff member, guest, etc.) may enter or leave the building and classes will proceed as usual (to the extent possible).

When Lockdown Mode is enabled, your device won't function like it typically does. To reduce the attack surface that potentially could be exploited by highly targeted mercenary spyware, certain apps, websites, and features are strictly limited for security and some experiences might not be available at all.