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The Safe Exam Browser can work with Moodle to control what a student can do when in Moodle.  It must be installed and enabled under the Experimental settings in Moodle.  It is offered under a Mozilla Public License and uses C++ and JavaScript.  
The Safe Exam Browser can work with Moodle to control what a student can do when in Moodle.  To use it, it must be enabled in ''Settings > Site administration > Development > Experimental > Experimental settings''. This adds the choice 'Require Safe Exam Browser' to the 'Browser security' field on the quiz settings form.
 
It must be enabled via the site administration block, ''Administration > Miscellaneous > [[Experimental]]''.


The Safe Exam Browser is offered under a Mozilla Public License and uses C++ and JavaScript.


==Features==
==Features==
Safe Exam Browser is a customised web browser that must be downloaded an installed on the computer that the student uses to attempt the quiz. The restrictions placed on students are similar to those in pop-up window case, but because Safe Exam Browser is software running on the student's computer, it can do a much more effective job of restricting their actions. If you select this option:  
Safe Exam Browser is a customised web browser, available for Windows and Mac Operating Systems,  that must be [http://www.safeexambrowser.org/news_en.html downloaded and installed] on the computer that the student uses to attempt the quiz. The restrictions placed on students are similar to those in pop-up window case, but because Safe Exam Browser is software running on the student's computer, it can do a much more effective job of restricting their actions. If you select this option:  


* Students will only be able to attempt the quiz if they are using Safe Exam Browser.
* Students will only be able to attempt the quiz if they are using Safe Exam Browser.
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* Surfing to other web sites is prohibited.
* Surfing to other web sites is prohibited.


==Requirements==
==Chrome OS and Safe Exam Browser==
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP
Safe Exam Browser is only available for Windows and Mac. Chromebooks run a particular variant of Linux, so SEB is not avaialble there. It would be a lot of work to make a version of SEB for Chromebooks. In order to lock everything down, SEB has to do a lot of operating-system-specific things. This is why it is only avaiable for certain systems.
 
See [https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/3273084?hl=en this article] about three ways of using chromebooks for student assessments: Chromebooks are a secure platform for administering student assessments, and when setup properly, these devices meet K-12 education testing standards. With Chromebooks, you can disable students’ access to browse the web during an exam in addition to disabling external storage, screenshots, and the ability to print.
 
See [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=278747 this forum thread] about Secure Quiz using Chromebook Kiosk App and User Agent.
 
==Securing a Moodle Quiz on an iPad==
* The Safe Exam Browser only works on Windows and Mac OS X, See [http://www.safeexambrowser.org/ safeexambrowser.org] for details.
* The Respondus LockDown Browser which carries out similar controls however also works on iOS. See [https://www.respondus.com/products/lockdown-browser/ https://www.respondus.com/products/lockdown-browser/] for details.
* See [http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2014/10/01/securing-a-moodle-quiz-on-an-ipad/ this blog] by [https://moodle.org/user/profile.php?id=281671 Gavin Henrick] about Securing a Moodle Quiz on an iPad.


==See also==
==See also==
*[http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=1982  Safe Exam Browser] is a Modules and plugins database page that has downloads and more information.
 
*Discussions: please create or find a discussion topic in the [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=44  Contributed Code forum]
*[http://www.safeexambrowser.org/ Safeexambrowser.org]
*[http://www.safeexambrowser.org/ Safeexambrowser.org]
*MDL-19145 Moodle extension for Safe Exam Browser tracker issue
* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=111732 New open source online-exam software available (with moodle-extension)] forum discussion


 
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Latest revision as of 17:58, 9 February 2015

The Safe Exam Browser can work with Moodle to control what a student can do when in Moodle. To use it, it must be enabled in Settings > Site administration > Development > Experimental > Experimental settings. This adds the choice 'Require Safe Exam Browser' to the 'Browser security' field on the quiz settings form.

The Safe Exam Browser is offered under a Mozilla Public License and uses C++ and JavaScript.

Features

Safe Exam Browser is a customised web browser, available for Windows and Mac Operating Systems, that must be downloaded and installed on the computer that the student uses to attempt the quiz. The restrictions placed on students are similar to those in pop-up window case, but because Safe Exam Browser is software running on the student's computer, it can do a much more effective job of restricting their actions. If you select this option:

  • Students will only be able to attempt the quiz if they are using Safe Exam Browser.
  • The browser window will be fullscreen (without any navigation elements).
  • The window cannot be closed until the test is submitted.
  • Shortcuts keys such as Win, Ctrl+Alt+Del, Alt+F4, F1, Ctrl+P, Printscreen, are disabled.
  • Copy and paste, and the context menu, are disabled.
  • Switching to other applications is disabled.
  • Surfing to other web sites is prohibited.

Chrome OS and Safe Exam Browser

Safe Exam Browser is only available for Windows and Mac. Chromebooks run a particular variant of Linux, so SEB is not avaialble there. It would be a lot of work to make a version of SEB for Chromebooks. In order to lock everything down, SEB has to do a lot of operating-system-specific things. This is why it is only avaiable for certain systems.

See this article about three ways of using chromebooks for student assessments: Chromebooks are a secure platform for administering student assessments, and when setup properly, these devices meet K-12 education testing standards. With Chromebooks, you can disable students’ access to browse the web during an exam in addition to disabling external storage, screenshots, and the ability to print.

See this forum thread about Secure Quiz using Chromebook Kiosk App and User Agent.

Securing a Moodle Quiz on an iPad

See also

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