Blackboard cannot see if you have opened other tabs on your computer if a secure testing browser is not installed on your computer . Blackboard alone cannot detect anything in your computer since the browsing ability is limited to that open tab only.
Then, can blackboard tell if you switch tabs?
The most usefull answer is, blackboard cannot tell if you switch tabs if you have opened it on a normal browser. It can only detect if you are working on a proctored test or using a lockdown browser. With a proctor software, Blackboard can detect the switching of tabs or cursor movements away from an active tab.
A inquiry we ran across in our research was “Can canvas detect new tabs opened on Blackboard?”.
Can Blackboard or Canvas Detect Switching to Open Tabs Ideally, Canvas cannot detect if a student opened new tabs in a web browser or opened a new application or web browser during a quiz or test. However, if proctored, Canvas will monitor and prevent student’s browser activity.
Can blackboard detect what I am doing on my computer?
Blackboard alone cannot detect anything in your computer since the browsing ability is limited to that open tab only. However, If you are taking a proctored test, the Blackboard can detect that you have opened other tabs.
You might be thinking “How does blackboard detect if a computer is being used by students?”
Since instructors can use computer webcams to determine the student’s identification, the computer, its IP address, and the owner will be linked by Blackboard. Because of this, if the computer is used by another student to do an online test, it will automatically detect the action and flag it.
However, on normal logins, Blackboard cannot record the user. Once you access the exam or test through the special browser, the microphone, and the webcam are automatically launched. Concerning the microphone, Blackboard records sounds and voices while you are doing the test. This is because someone may be giving you answers.
Does blackboard detect plagiarism?
Secondly, Blackboard will detect cheating if the software is used in combination with proctoring software. What this means is that Blackboard by itself cannot detect cheating if the test is multiple-choice. This is because multiple-choice tests do not have text that can be analyzed for plagiarism.