Online Course Policies & Procedures

5. Technical Requirements

5.3. An up-to-date internet browser and related plugins

Supported browser versions include:

  • Firefox 4+
  • Internet Explorer 8+ (IE 10 required for drag and drop of files from outside the browser into Moodle)
  • Safari 5+
  • Google Chrome 11

 

It is recommended that you use Firefox as your browser when working in Moodle. You can download and install the Firefox web browser by going to the following link: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/.

Google Chrome is another compatible browser that has the added benefit of a built-in spellcheck function. You can download and install the Chrome web browser by going to the following link: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95346?hl=en

Certain functionality in Moodle is dependent upon browser plug-ins. Be sure you have the following plugins/add-ons installed and that they are up to date:

  • Java
  • Adobe Flash Player
  • Adobe Reader
  • Apple Quicktime