Blackboard Technical Information

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Blackboard Technical Information

Supported Platforms

• PC:  Windows XP, Vista, or 7
• Mac:  OSX 10.2, 10.3, 10.4

Supported Web Browsers

• Internet Explorer 7 or later, 8 preferred  (see below) 
• Firefox 3.5 or later
• Safari 4 or later
• Chrome 4 or later

 Required Plugins and Apps

• Java plugin (PC or Mac)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Flash Player
• Microsoft Word, Excel, and/or PowerPoint may also be required, depending on the course requirements

Other Information

• SAIS Student Computer Recommendations

**A note about Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer has strict security settings that may prevent links to external web resources (e.g. Course Readings) from opening immediately.  If this occurs, you will be prompted to allow non-secure items to be displayed.  This prompt appears differently in different versions of Internet Explorer.

Internet Explorer 7
Click Yes to display nonsecure items

Internet Explorer 8
Click No to display the link properly.

You may also permanently change Internet Explorer's security settings to displayed "Mixed Content".
     1.  From the tool bar at the top of the browser window, choose Tools
     2.  Select the Security tab
     3.  Click the Custom Level button
     4.  In the Miscellaneous section, change the Display Mixed Content setting to "Enable"

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For more information, contact
Nathan Kreps, Manager of Academic Technology
1740 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Room 414
Washington, DC 20036
202.663.5652
nkreps@jhu.edu

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