Honors World History Student and Parent Manual Spring 2014 Spring 2014 | Página 8

ONLINE TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS
Students will need regular access to a computer and Internet service. See the specific technical
requirements below.
COBB COUNTY VIRTUAL ACADEMY REQUIREMENTS
Component

Required

Recommended

Operating
System

PC – Windows XP, Vista, or 7*
MAC – OS 10.5 - 10.7
Mobile devices are not supported

PC – Win XP - 7 (32-Bit)

Internet
Speed

56K modem with Internet Access

Cable or DSL

Component
Word
Processor
Browser

Required
Microsoft Word or compatible
PC - Firefox, Internet Explorer 9, IE 8, Chrome
Mac - Firefox, Safari 4.0 - 5.1, Chrome (Stable Channel)

Email
Address

The email account must accept attachments and blind-copied emails. Gmail is
preferable so students my access Google Docs.
Latest version of the Java JRE plug-in (very important so that everything in the
system works properly!)

Software
(free downloads)

Microsoft Office Viewers (for viewing and printing Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and
Visio files)
Adobe Acrobat Reader (for viewing and printing PDF files)
Flash Player (for viewing animations or using interactive content)
QuickTime (for viewing QuickTime video)
Shockwave Player (for viewing animations or using interactive content)
Windows Media Player (for viewing streaming video or listening to streaming audio clips)
Windows Media Player Plugin for Firefox (for viewing WMV files in Firefox)
Flip4Mac (for viewing windows media files on your mac)
Real Player (for viewing streaming video or listening to streaming audio clips)

Peripherals

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Students twill need to have an inexpensive headset with microphone or . During
the student tutorial, students will complete a wizard that checks their computer
for all the components needed to participate in Wimba Classroom and use
Voice Tools.