Advisory



Access to Ecology online requires a user name and password. This internet course site was designed for use with MS Internet Explorer 7 or higher (The interactive study lessons will not run properly with other browsers). There are several aspects that must be set correctly in order for the material to work properly. Set your internet browser for the following:
Maximize your browser (use F11 to maximize window)
Turn off or minimize the text and icon items of your browser menu.



This internet course site uses electronic documents, digitized sound and video, and interactive study lessons. Thus, the following plug-in modules are required. Some Internet functions involve DHTML coding and require at least version 7 of Internet Explorer.

Internet Explorer
Acrobat Reader
Neuron
Windows Media
Real Audio/video
Sun Microsystems

Required computer system configuration

Computer System 

 

Required Settings
Computer type

 

 


 

 Windows XP, Vista, or 7
> 1 Gb RAM
Course material optimized for the TabletPC

Apple OS computers are not supported

 
Monitor size 17" (15" only if high resolution as indicated below). A LCD flat panel of 15" or larger is suitable if set at least to the resolution listed below.
 
Resolution

Desktop setting

 1024 X 768 minimum

Small fonts or Normal size (96 dpi)
(Do not use the desktop setting of "Large fonts")
 
Color setting 65,000 (16-bit) minimum
Internet access Broadband Internet service required (T1 cable, wireless Internet, DSL line, or cable MODEM). Downloading time for course materials will be slow with a 56 kbps MODEM
 
Browser Internet Explorer 7 or higher
 (The interactive study lessons will not run properly with other browsers). You must have a current version of JAVA installed on your computer: Sun JAVA engine.

Note. See "Tips" section for additional assistance on the correct settings for Internet Explorer.

 
Assessments
(quizzes & examinations)

 

 The Blackboard courseware system will be used for all quizzes, examinations, and grades.  Be sure the JAVA software version is current and the pop-up blockers are turned off.
 
Browser plug-in Neuron
1. Select "Save" to a folder on your computer
2. Unzip the folder, then run and install Neuron
3. Set Neuron to "Unsecure" mode
 
Multimedia Sound card and speakers, Windows Media Player 11, RealAudio/Video
 
Note! If your browser does not close after the lesson ends, use ALT F4 to close the Internet Explorer window after you have closed the lesson. Depending on the network speed and your internet connection, the lesson can take a few seconds to a several minutes to load (a white screen will be followed by a Neuron logo, and then a loading screen). After the lesson has started, all sections of the lesson should execute with minimal delay.

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