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Using Blackboard

Blackboard^® is Education Queensland's flexible eLearning and online communities system for students and staff. Blackboard can be used for delivering online courses or establishing online communities.

Blackboard is a course creation service that enables teachers to add an online component to traditional classes or teach an entire course on the Web. You can quickly and easily create your own course website to bring your learning materials, class discussions, and tests online.

For participants it provides you with online access to the course or community you are participating in. You can participate at your own pace.

Minimum system configurations to use Blackboard 7.2
Windows^® (PC)	Macintosh
Intel of AMD Processor Minimum memory: 256MB RAM with at least 100MB free 56k modem (Broadband connection recommended)	PowerPC or Intel Processor Minimum memory: 256MB RAM with at least 100MB free 56k modem (Broadband connection recommended)
Operating system
Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista	Mac OS 10.3 Mac OS 10.4 Mac OS 10.5
Screen resolution
Minimum: 800x600 Recommended: 1024x768 or greater
Browsers
IE 6 (SP1) IE 7 Firefox 2 * IE 8 and Firefox 3 are NOT compatible	Firefox 2 Safari 2/3 (10.4) Safari 3 (10.5)
Browser settings
Javascript supported Cookies enabled Pop-up blockers disabled Java enabled *[Java 1.5.x required for collaboration tools]** Active X enabled

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