Technical Requirements
Blackboard
We are proud to use Blackboard as our online learning platform. More organizations (K-12, higher education, government, and companies) use Blackboard than any other online learning platform worldwide.
High-speed internet access is recommended to access Blackboard and the online courses.
System Requirements
Windows
• Intel® Pentium® III or equivalent processor
• Microsoft® Windows® Vista; Windows XP Professional, Home Edition, or Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 2; Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4; Windows 2003 Server
• 128MB of RAM (256MB recommended for complex forms or large
documents)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0, Firefox 1.5 or 2.0, Mozilla 1.7, AOL 9
Macintosh
• PowerPC® G3, G4, G5 or Intel® processor
• Mac OS X 10.4.3 to 10.4.9
• 128MB of RAM (256MB recommended for complex forms or large documents)
• 170MB of available hard‐disk space
• Safari 2.0.2 or newer
Plug-in requirements:
• Adobe Acrobat Reader - required (version 5 or newer)
• Adobe Flash Player - required (version 7 or newer)
• Adobe Shockwave Player
• Windows Media Player
• Apple Quicktime Player
• RealNetworks RealPlayer
Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro
Adobe Connect is the Web conference tool that Jeffco's 21st Century Virtual Academy uses to deliver engaging live "classroom" sessions to our students. Its interactive white board, instant messaging feature, desktop and application sharing, and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) makes it a great tool to help teachers and students connect. Find out what the technical requirements are to run Adobe Connect. High-speed internet access is the recommended way to access Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro.
