Learning Technology and Alternative Delivery

Software Plug-Ins

Software Plug-Ins

Some online courses use specific applications and/or plug-ins. You may need one or more of the plug-ins below. Internet Explorer will generally automatically download any plug-in required by a particular page.

Browsers

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Internet Explorer
Firefox
Safari
Browser Plug-ins
Windows Media Player . Some online courses may stream video in Windows Format.  

Accessibility

RealPlayer. Some courses use streaming video. To view the video within a web page, you should download RealOne plug-in, which is free.

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QuickTime. Some courses use Quicktime video to deliver multimedia content.

Shockwave. Shockwave is used in some online courses for interactive quizzes, animations, and activities.

Flash. Flash is used in some online courses for interactive quizzes, animations, and activities.

Acrobat Reader.   Adobe PDF documents are used in some online courses and websites at Valencia Community College.

Microsoft Word Viewer
View, navigate, and print Microsoft Word Documents.

Software Commonly Used in Online Courses
Microsoft Office Professional 2007 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access)
Open Office (Free Office Productivity Suite)