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3 Tips for Using the Respondus Lockdown Browser

Faculty can use the Respondus Lockdown Browser for online examinations hosted by Blackboard Ultra to ensure students are not using other online tools while taking their exam. Here are some best practices to follow: Please provide a mock test before the real exam. This gives an opportunity for you and your students to become familiar […]

Gradebook: Managing Grades

Tip: Modify grades within a specific assessment and avoid modifying grades within the Gradebook itself. In the Gradebook, overall grades should be displayed in one of the following colors: green, lime green, yellow, orange, or red. If no grades have been added, nothing will be displayed. Note that if you modify “Overall Grade” directly: the […]

Do not update a test while students are taking it

Making updates or corrections to questions while students are active in a test may lead to the corruption of student responses. Please avoid adjusting test content while the test is underway. Corruption is particularly noticeable in tests that include fill-in-the-blank style questions. You may be able to recover lost answers by the following: From the […]

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