LockDown Browser (a custom browser that locks down a computer during online exams) and Respondus Monitor (an automated proctoring system for non-proctored exam environments. Respondus Monitor is a software-based video proctoring service that can be used when students take a test in Blackboard or Canvas. Respondus Monitor tracks and records suspicious behavior such as using … Read more
One of our colleagues brought this neat feature to my attention and I was her “test subject”. With Microsoft 365 you can create a form (quiz) within your PowerPoint, students can download and click on the “quiz”, answer the questions and submit to you. See the link below for instructions and contact this office if … Read more
You are enrolled as a student in the Canvas Kiosk of Information (formerly BB Kiosk). There is a lot of information there but this course can give you the real feel of being a student. There is information on Canvas and other technologies we are all using now, Teams, WebEx, Polling, Mediasite. There is a … Read more
As we make plans to return to classrooms I have been asked about Mediasite Live Recordings and students viewing synchronously how might they best ask questions without having to run a simultaneous webconferencing session. The Teams app will be available in the general classrooms, open Teams either on the classroom computer, a separate computer or … Read more
But not with clickers but any device using Responseware. Now that first summer session is over and we are halfway finished with 11 week summer session why not try something different. Some tips while doing this via a webconference you can allow students to send private chats and then you can review the questions at … Read more
Where will my Mediasite recordings go when Blackboard is no longer available? The answer is all recordings that are done using either the Classroom Lecture System or Desktop Recording live in the Mediasite server, it’s own entity separate from Blackboard and Canvas. You can review all your Mediasite recordings, both classroom and desktop by going … Read more
You can specify Respondus Monitor for use with any Canvas or Blackboard quiz. First create the quiz, then specify Respondus Monitor in the Respondus options. Recommendations Add information to your syllabus about using Respondus Monitor. Require that students first take a low-stakes practice quiz using Respondus. This ensures their computer and other devices are properly … Read more
To videos, if they have a narration or you want to add one, click record now on your PowerPoint, make sure you have microphone on and so your students don’t forget what you look like click video on as well. When complete, export as video, once exported it can be uploaded to My Mediasite or … Read more