Recommended PC Configuration:
- PC with a Pentium 600 MHz or higher
- Windows 2000/XP
- 256 MB Ram
- 20 GB Hard Drive
- 56 kbps modem or faster
- CD-ROM and/or CD-RW drive
- Sound card with speakers
- Screen resolution set to 1024x768
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Recommended Mac Configuration:
- PowerMac G3 or higher
- Mac OS X (10.3) or higher
- 20 GB Hard Drive
- 256 MB Ram
- 20 GB Hard Drive
- 56 kbps modem or faster
- CD-ROM and/or CD-RW drive
- Sound card with speakers
- Screen resolution set to 1024x768
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Preparing Your Computer Settings
Students can access the WebCT platform through a web browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer. Most of the WebCT software you will use resides on a WebCT server (a central host computer). However, you will also use other applications that reside on your own computer, such as word processing or presentation programs.
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Internet Requirements:
- Netscape Communicator version 4.5 or higher
- Internet Explorer (IE) version 4.0 or higher
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Note to AOL Users:
If you use America Online (AOL) for Web access, you will need the AOL version 4.0 or higher client and the Internet Explorer 5.0 browser.
Do not use earlier versions of the AOL client with earlier versions of Internet Explorer as you will have difficulty accessing many of WebCT features.
If you have an older version of the AOL client, you will need to connect through AOL, minimize the AOL client to maintain the connection and use one of the required browsers outside of the AOL client. |
Since Edison does not provide technical assistance to students of any kind, you will need to contact AOL© using one of the following telephone numbers to request assistance to any problems that you may have with the courses.
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- Screen name or Password Problems: 1-888-265-8004
- General problems (Windows): 1-888-265-8006
- General problems (Macintosh): 1-888-265-8007
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Before you call be sure that you have written down exactly what the problem is in detail so that you will be able to explain to the technician exactly to enable them to assist you.
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1. Adjust Browser Settings to enable Java and JavaScript |
| Browser |
Instructions |
| Netscape Communicator (Navigator 4.05 and higher) |
- Select Edit & Preferences
- Select Advanced.
- Make sure the Enable Java and Enable JavaScript boxes are checked
- Click OK
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| Internet Explorer 4.0 and higher |
- Select Tools & Internet Options
- Select the Advanced tab
- Locate Microsoft VM
- Make sure the Java console enabled and Java logging enabled boxes are checked.
- Click OK
- Restart your computer if you checked the Java console enabled box.
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| 2. Set the cache to always reload a page |
| Browser |
Instructions |
Netscape Communicator
(Navigator 4.05 and higher) |
- Select Edit & Preferences
- Click on the + sign next to Advanced to see more options
- Select Cache
- Select the Every Time radio button at the bottom
- Click OK
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| Internet Explorer 4.0 and higher |
- Select Tools & Internet Options
- Select the General tab
- Select Settings from Temporary Internet Files
- Select the Every Visit to the Page radio button.
- Click OK
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| Before you enroll in an online course, you should be comfortable demonstrating the skills listed below. |
| 1.0 Computer Operation Skills |
2.0 Internet Skills |
- Start up and shut down your computer system and peripherals
- Identify and use icons, windows and menus
- Point, click, double-click and click and drag with mouse
- Use pull-down menus
- Select, open, move and close a window
- Scroll up/down and left/right
- Start an application and create a document
- Name, save, retrieve and revise a document
- Name a document
- Save a document using the save and save as command
- Use printing options
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- Connect to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider
- Use electronic mail
- Access and use resources on the World Wide Web
- Use browser software
- Navigate to a specific Web site
- Navigate to a search engine site and perform a specific search using Boolean techniques
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