Minimum Technology Requirements
Computer (PC or Mac) Requirements
· Browser: Firefox (http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/) or
http://support.blackboardcollaborate.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=8336&task=knowledge&questionID=2890
· Connection: IP network connection up and down (broadband, LAN, wireless) with 1 mbps upload/download (to test
http://www.bandwidthplace.com); ISP's only refer to download speeds when selling service. The real key is finding out the upload
speed of the service. 2Mbps is plenty for download, but it's doubtful the upload speed would be very high. 384Kbps is the minimum
upload speed requirement for Jabber. 512Kbps is preferred.
· Free Disk Space: 20MB
· Graphics Card: OpenGL version 1.2. Hardware support for DirectX 8
· Headphone: recommended (speakers work but can cause feedback)
· Java: version 7, update 45 (http://www.java.com/en/)
· Memory: 512MB RAM
· Microphone: most work
· Operating System: Windows SP2, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7, Mac OS X 10.6 (ensure latest security update installed)
· Processor: 2 GHz Core 2 Duo
· Sound Card: most standard sound cards (full-duplex, 16-bit)
· Video Camera: most work, but these are recommended –
o Apple iSight (usually built-in)
o Cisco TelePresence PrecisionHD USB
o Cisco VT III
o Creative Live! Cam Socialize HD 1080
o Lenovo Thinkpad cameras
o Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910
o Logitech HD Webcam C310
o Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000
o Microsoft LifeCam Studio
o Microsoft LifeCam HD 6000
BlackBoard Collaborate info:
Canvas Big Blue Button info:
Cisco/Jabber info:
Computer (PC or Mac) Requirements
· Browser: Firefox (http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/) or
http://support.blackboardcollaborate.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=8336&task=knowledge&questionID=2890
· Connection: IP network connection up and down (broadband, LAN, wireless) with 1 mbps upload/download (to test
http://www.bandwidthplace.com); ISP's only refer to download speeds when selling service. The real key is finding out the upload
speed of the service. 2Mbps is plenty for download, but it's doubtful the upload speed would be very high. 384Kbps is the minimum
upload speed requirement for Jabber. 512Kbps is preferred.
· Free Disk Space: 20MB
· Graphics Card: OpenGL version 1.2. Hardware support for DirectX 8
· Headphone: recommended (speakers work but can cause feedback)
· Java: version 7, update 45 (http://www.java.com/en/)
· Memory: 512MB RAM
· Microphone: most work
· Operating System: Windows SP2, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7, Mac OS X 10.6 (ensure latest security update installed)
· Processor: 2 GHz Core 2 Duo
· Sound Card: most standard sound cards (full-duplex, 16-bit)
· Video Camera: most work, but these are recommended –
o Apple iSight (usually built-in)
o Cisco TelePresence PrecisionHD USB
o Cisco VT III
o Creative Live! Cam Socialize HD 1080
o Lenovo Thinkpad cameras
o Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910
o Logitech HD Webcam C310
o Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000
o Microsoft LifeCam Studio
o Microsoft LifeCam HD 6000
BlackBoard Collaborate info:
Canvas Big Blue Button info:
Cisco/Jabber info: