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Download Various Plugins
Some Blackboard courses use browser plug-ins. To view portions of these sites, you may need one or more of the plug-ins below. Browsers will generally automatically download any plug-in required by a particular page.
Be careful that you only
install trusted plug-ins that are necessary for the course content.
Malicious plug-ins can be dangerous to your computer.
| Name of Plugin |
Used for |
| Windows Media Player |
Playing video and audio |
| Real Player |
Playing video and audio |
| QuickTime |
Viewing QuickTime video |
| Shockwave |
Viewing Animation and interactive content
Macromedia Shockwave is used in some Blackboard courses for interactive quizzes, animations, and activities. |
| Flash |
Viewing Animation and interactive content
Macromedia Flash is used in some Blackboard courses for interactive quizzes, animations, and activities. |
| Adobe Reader |
View, navigate, and print Adobe PDF files across all major computing platforms |
| Java Sun MicroSystems |
Running applications and applets that use Java technology
Java is required for some Blackboard components. Some Blackboard courses use Java technology in course content. |
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