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What are the technical requirements to run Blackboard?

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What are the technical requirements to run Blackboard?

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Any recent computer with Windows or Mac operating systems and a high speed Internet connection should enable students to use Blackboard’s features successfully. Cookies, Java, ActiveX, and pop-ups all need to be enabled in your Web browser. Typically, the latest versions of Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox are certified to be fully compatible with Blackboard’s features. However, this is not always the case. The Web site below contains information on which browsers are best suited for using Blackboard. http://kb.blackboard.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=25368489 Software requirements vary from course to course, but typically include media players, Adobe Flash, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Office or Microsoft Office file viewers. Many of these are free downloads available from their respective Web sites.