Blackboard Technical Requirements

The following are the minimum technical specifications needed to work with Blackboard: 

  •  Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP or compatible operating system: Mac OS X.
  •  Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher, Netscape, Mozilla, Safari and other web browsers may not fully support all features of Blackboard.  Javascript enabled and cookies accepted.   Browser guide
  •  56K modem, broadband or DSL connection
  •  64 MB RAM (higher preferred), 1GB free disk space
  •  Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat Reader

Wimba Technical Requirements

 Wimba Participant Software Requirements

  • Windows 2000+, Mac OSX 10.3+ or Linux (not all features may be supported with Linux)
  • 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended)
  • IE 6.0+, Netscape 7.0+, Mozilla 1.0+, Safari 1.2+ (Browser must be Java and JavaScript enabled)
  • Internet access at 56k or above

Wimba Hardware Requirements

A soundcard with speakers and microphone or a headset with a mic is required for 2 way communication with Wimba Live Classroom.  If you will be using video, recommended cameras are listed at http://www.wimba.com/technicalsupport/ under Wimba Classroom>System Requirements.

StudyMate Technical Requirements

  • Windows 98 or higher.

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher.

  • 32 MB RAM (higher preferred), 5 MB free disk space

  • Marcromedia Flash Player version 7.0 or higher

Additional Recommended Free Software

Windows Media Player

PowerPoint Viewer 2003

QuickTime

RealPlayer