Hardware

• Windows: Windows 98, ME, NT, 4.0, 2000, or XP and above, and a DSL Internet connection or better**
• Macintosh: Mac OS X and a DSL Internet connection or better**
• Linux*: Ubuntu or other modern Linux OS capable of running Firefox and a DSL Internet connection or better**

** Dial-up connections are not capable of streaming video, in some courses there are streamed video feeds from 3rd party and Global Classroom hosted sources. If you are having trouble viewing course resources please contact your teacher for an alternative way to view the information.

* Individual courses may require the installation of proprietary software on Linux machines, based on needs of the instructor/course.

Browsers

• Firefox is the recommended for all platforms. Free download: http://mozilla.com/firefox
• Opera, Safari, and Google Chrome will now show the built-in html editor for Moodle.
• Internet Explorer can potentially cause running errors and neglects to show important icons in the editing view for teachers and administrators.

Pop-up configuration
Some of the Moodle courses use pop-up windows, therefore you will need to disable pop-up blockers in your browser. Some blockers may be turned off on Windows by right clicking an icon on the system tray, next to where the clock resides.

Firefox

1. Go to Tools > Options.
2. Click Content tab.
3. If Block pop-up windows is checked, then click Exceptions button near it.
4. Type globalclassroom.us.
5. Click Allow, click Close, click OK.

Internet Explorer's Built-In Popup Blocker

1. Go to Tools: Popup Blocker. At this point you can either just turn the pop-up blocker off, or continue with the settings below.
2. Select Popup Blocker Settings.
3. For Address of Web site to allow, type https://www.globalclassroom.us:444
4. Click the Add button.
5. Click the Close button.
6. Close and restart Internet Explorer.

Netscape 7.1 or 7.2

1. If you are using Netscape 7.1 or 7.2, select Popup Windows.
2. Either uncheck Block unrequested sites and skip to step 5 or continue with the steps below.
3. Click the Allowed Sites button.
4. Enter globalclassroom.us in the text field. Click Add.
5. Click OK.

Yahoo! Toolbar

1. Go to your Moodle course
2. Click the Yahoo! Toolbar Pop-Up Blocker button.
3. Click Always Allow Pop-Up From...
4. Click globalclassroom.us.
5. Click the Allow button.
6. In response to the Always allow pop-ups from globalclassroom.us dialog box, click the OK button.
7. Click the Close button.

Google Toolbar

1. Go to your Moodle course.
2. Once you have entered the course, in the Google Toolbar click the button which shows the number of pop-ups that have been blocked. The button will now say "Popups okay."

Free downloads

	Win	Mac
Firefox	Download	Download
Internet Explorer 8	Download
Netscape	Download	Download
Opera	Download	Download
Adobe Reader	Download	Download
Flash Player	Download	Download
Shockwave Player	Download	Download
Windows Media	Download	Download
RealPlayer 10	Download	Download
QuickTime Player	Download	Download
PowerPoint Viewer	Download	Download
Excel Viewer	Download
Word Viewer	Download
Visio Viewer	Download
Works 6.0 Converter for Works and Word Users	Download
PowerPoint '98 Viewer		Download
Microsoft Word 97, 98, and 2000 Converter		Download
Opera	Download	Download