Technology System Requirements

General Information:

* American Online (AOL or AIM email addresses) and Netscape do not work with your online courses andcannot be used. No course mail messages or other system generated emails can be forwarded to AOL, AIM or Netscape. Safari is not supported-it will not work in the course environment. If you use a Mac you will need to purchase Windows 7 for Mac.

All users are required to have, at a minimum, the computer requirements listed below to successfully work within the online environment. Whether they use a PC or Macintosh, a user’s computer must meet or exceed thefollowing specifications. The academy does not provide these items.

PCAplus Virtual Academy utilizes the Angel Learning Management System, which is owned by Blackboard. This system has unique setup requirements that allow students to work more efficiently and with less system errors. The recommended browsers are Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. Both teachers and students should make sure they pass ANGEL system checks to work smoothly with the ANGEL system. If requirements change, we will send alerts via system banners in Angel and update this page.

ANGEL System Requirements

Students, please ensure that your computer has passed the ANGEL system check that appears on the ANGEL home page. Although your ANGEL session may display correctly, you may encounter glitches in certain areas of your course if all the requirements are not met. You will need to run the system check on every computer you use to access ANGEL.

If your system does NOT meet the requirements outlined in the ANGEL system check, follow the steps below:

  1. Determine which browser and version you are using.
  2. In Internet Explorer, select Help from the menu bar and clickAbout Internet Explorerfrom the menu. You will see the version of Internet Explorer displayed in theVersionfield.
  3. In Firefox, selectFirefox, then About Mozilla Firefox. The version number is located on the Firefox image that appears.
  4. If you have anymarks appearing on your system check nugget, click on the next to the system requirement you have not met for instructions on how to update your computer.

/ Ajax / / / Acrobat Reader 7
/ Cookies / / / Flash Player 9
/ Java / / / Quicktime Player 5
/ Javascript / / / Windows Media
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