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eLearning

System Requirements

Currently, Gadsden State eLearning recommends using the Firefox browser for Blackboard courses.

Blackboard™ Learn Release 9.1 Service Pack 9 is tested with a variety technologies. 

Certified: fully tested and supported. 
Compatible: partially tested but should function properly. 
Unsupported: either impossible or not tested. 
Provisional: Future technologies considered supported by Blackboard Support.

Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

  Internet Explorer® 9 Internet Explorer 8 Firefox (Final Release Channel) Firefox 3.6 Chrome (Stable Channel)
Windows® XP (32-bit)
Unsupported
Compatible
Compatible
Compatible
Compatible
Windows Vista® (32-bit)
Certified
Compatible
Certified
Compatible
Compatible
Windows Vista (64-bit)
Compatible
Compatible
Compatible
Compatible
Compatible
Windows 7 (32-bit)
Certified
Compatible
Certified
Compatible
Certified
Windows 7 (64-bit)
Compatible
Compatible
Compatible
Compatible
Compatible

 

Apple® Mac OS® Operating System

 
Safari® 5.1
Safari 5.0
Safari 4.0
Firefox (Final Release Channel)
Firefox 3.6
Chrome (Stable Channel)
Mac OSX 10.5 "Leopard®"
Unsupported
Compatible
Compatible
Compatible
Compatible
Compatible
Mac OSX 10.6 "Snow Leopard®"
Certified
Certified
Compatible
Certified
Compatible
Certified
Mac OSX 10.7 "Lion®"
Certified
Unsupported
Unsupported
Certified
Unsupported
Certified

 

  • Blackboard strives to make all its products as accessible as possible. JAWS for Windows 11 and 12 were used during accessibility testing.
  • Internet Explorer 8 and Internet Explorer 9 are only supported in Standards Mode.
  • Chrome support: due to the auto-update feature of Chrome, support is based on the version available at the time of testing - release docs will note version tested.
  • Firefox 8 and Mac OS are not compatible with the drag and drop functions on Blackboard Learn.
  • Firefox support: due to the auto-update feature of Firefox, support is based on the version available at the time of testing - release docs to note version tested.
  • Technologies not supported:
    • Internet Explorer 6, 7
    • Firefox 1.x, 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5
    • Safari 2.0, 3.x (or any version on Windows)
    • Mac OSX 10.3, 10.4 "Tiger"
    • Java 5, although it may continue to work
  • Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" will no longer be supported with the release of 9.1 Service Pack 10.