This browser works better than Internet Explorer with Blackboard

A newly updated Mozilla browser that works well with Blackboard. One of the preferred browsers

This browser works well with Blackboard, super fast and fully featured

Internet Explorer is not the preferred browser for online learning and Blackboard. Make sure your updates are always up to date.

A free version of the entire MS OFFICE suite of products. These are NOT the actual software, but an open source copy that can be read and used with the MSWORD products.

GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software suitable for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. Many people find it extremely useful in creating logos and other graphics for web pages (all of the graphics on this web page were created using GIMP). The GIMP has many of the tools and filters you would expect to find in similar commercial offerings, and some interesting extras as well.

A free word processing program similar to Microsoft® Word. It is suitable for a wide variety of word processing tasks

You need to run the latest version of Java to view certain features in Blackboard. Click on the JAVA logo below to download

Makes things move and you need it! It is mandatory on Blackboard

Your computer should be using the latest security upgrades and versions for compatibility

An App that allows you to work in Blackboard from your IPHONE or IPAD.

To view PDF documents.

An absolutely necessary download for using the online learning system.

This free download allows users to view and print Power Point

allows users to view and print Excel

This free download allows users to open, view and print Word documents. The viewer does not allow the user to edit a file.