System and technical recommendations for Moodle Not all items are required to have a successful experience in your online course. Be sure to talk with your instructor about any special technology requirements for your course.

1. You should be comfortable and confident with basic computer tasks such as email, attaching files, using the internet, word processing, and managing your hard drive.
   
   
2. Try to have a resource person to help you with basic computer help, if you get stuck.
   
   
3. Have a computer system in your own home (exceptions made for International students without electricity).
   
   
4. PCs must have an XP, Vista or Windows 7 operating system. Mac operating system 9.1+ and OS X
   
   
5. Computers should have at least 1 GB RAM, and sufficient hard drive space to hold files.
   
   
6. Internet connection such as Cable/DSL/Satellite. Dial up connections will work but some high-bandwidth items may be very slow.
   
   
7. Speaker and microphone. If you are a language learner, a set of headphones with a microphone is recommended.
   
   
8. Scanner or fax may be needed for some courses
   
   
9. A printer
   
   
10. Additional software and hardware may need to be purchased for some courses. Be sure to check your teacher to find out if you need additional software. See the items listed below.

Software and Plugins Needed

1. You should have your own email address, not shared with someone else. Not all email addresses are created equal. Certain addresses are not recommended due to the way their spam blockers work. These include Hotmail, Yahoo! and Earthlink.

2. This system is best viewed through a modern web browser, such as Internet Explorer 8 or higher, Mozilla Firefox 3 or higher and other similar browsers. Some features may not work with all browsers such as Safari, Opera or Netscape. Do not view though AOL.

• Download the current UCE standard Microsoft Internet Explorer
  
  
• Download Mozilla Firefox
  

3. Many of the documents that are used in courses use Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf).

• Download the Adobe Reader

4. Some of the documents that are used in courses will be from the Microsoft Office suite.

• If you do not have Word, you can download a Word viewer
• If you do not have PowerPoint, you can download a PowerPoint viewer
  

5. We accept documents saved as .doc (MS Word) or as .rtf (Rich Text Format)

• If you don't have MS Word Open Office allows you to view and edit MS Office files, and is available free for Windows and for non-Windows computers. Be aware the download my take upto an hour. Your teacher may have a copy of these files you can install on your computer.
  

6. Many courses have multimedia animations created using Adobe Flash that require you to have the Flash Plugin on your computer (You probably have it already if you have a modern machine)

• Download Flash Player
  

7. In order to view some animations you will need Shockwave

• Download Shockwave

8. Most courses will require the use of a media player, Microsoft Media Player, Quicktime or Real Player. ( get the latest versions)

• Download Microsoft Media Player 11
  
  
• Download Apple Quicktime Player
  
  
• Download Real Player

9. Courses require the most recent version of Java installed.

• test your version and download here.