Yes. Blackboard leverages Respondus Monitor and LockDown Browser to prevent and detect cheating during online exams and SafeAssign plagiarism checker to identify plagiarized content. Respondus Monitors accesses the computer's webcam and microphone to record the exam environment while recording the computer screen.Mar 30, 2022
Blackboard cannot tell if you switch tabs if you have opened it on a normal browser.May 6, 2021
As an instructor, you can see when your students opened, started, and submitted tests and assignments with the Student Activity report. In general, this feature looks and functions the same whether you're working in an Original or Ultra course.
But these features are limited: professors can only see the last time a student logs into Blackboard and which students download files from their Blackboard pages. Many professors who use Canvas don't use the student analytics features, but said they would once they are acclimated to the learning management system.Oct 10, 2017