Respondus LockDown Browser and external links and files

Respondus has posted a blog entry on how to use external links and files in a quiz that  requires the use of their LockDown Browser:

Respondus LockDown Browser: Using External Links and Files

Ted videos

Videos from Ted.com can be posted inside your course offering in one of two ways: as a quicklink or embedded.

• To link a Ted.com video as a quicklink, copy the URL of the Ted.com page that has the video. In Desire2Learn, add a quicklink and select the URL category. Paste the link copied from Ted.com into the "Url" field on the Link Details section of the Insert a Quicklink dialog box. Click Insert (if necessary) and then Save.
• To embed a Ted.com video, click in the "Embed this video" field and copy the code there. In Desire2Learn, click on the Insert Stuff button on the Advanced formatting toolbar of a text box. Then click the Enter Embed Code button on the Select Media dialog box. Paste the embed code in the "Embed Code" box and click Next. Click Insert and then Save.

Character limit for various text fields

The various identifying fields inside Desire2Learn have limits on the number of characters (including spaces) allowed:

Tool	Item	Field	Limit
News	Item	Headline	400
Content	Module and Topic	Title	150
Discussions	Forum and Topic	Title	250
Discussions	Message	Subject	150
Dropbox	Folder	Name	128
Quizzes	Quiz [Properties and Submission Views and Reports]	Name	256
Quizzes	Quiz [Restrictions]	Password	20
Quizzes	Question Library  [Sections and Random Sections]	Name	256
Quizzes	Question Library [Questions and Information]	Title	256
Quizzes	Question Library [Question Images]	Description	1791
Grades	Grade Item and Category	Name	127
Email	Compose New Message	Subject	256
Attendance	Register and Session	Name	128
Attendance	Session	Description	128
Calendar	Event	Title	128
Chat	Chat	Title	150
Chat	Chat	Message	400
Checklist	Checklist and Item	Name	128
Groups	Category and Group	Name	128
Groups	Group	Code	50