WHAT IS BLACKBOARD / BROWSER & PLUG IN REQUIREMENTS

Blackboard is Rhode Island College Learning Management System which allows you to post course material and course activities such as tests, assignments, chats, discussions, blogs, journals, and more. Since Blackboard is web-based, you will be able to access the blackboard courses anywhere you have access to the internet.

Browser Information

Blackboard Supported Browsers and Operating Systems

Browser Compatibility Checker for Blackboard - link provided by UWE

Browser Setting Guide

Enabling Javascrip

Enabling Cookings

Enabling Popup Windows

Plug Ins

Acrobat Reader
Windows Media Player
Quicktime
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Shockwave Player
Sun Java Runtime Environment 6 (Update 13 or higher) (Note: Required to use BB 9)

OS/Hardware Requirements

PC Support

OS/Hardware - minimum requirements

Windows XP or later
Pentium 4 processor
1 GB of RAM
Ethernet Port
Sound card with speakers
T1, DSL, cable, or satellite high-speed connections

Macintosh Support

Hardware - minimum hardware requirements

MAC 10.5 (Leopard) or later
Intel Core Duo with a 2.0 GHz processor (or greater)
Ethernet Port
2 GB RAM (or greater)
Sound card with speakers
T1, DSL, cable, or satellite high-speed connections