A Springboard for your BSN LI Course
  • Live classroom link to attend the synchronous sessions
  • Class syllabus and teacher contact information
  • Interactive class content
  • Wimba Voice tools to record speaking in the language
  • Assignment area to hand in and receive assignments electronically
  • Grade Center to monitor progress

 

Necessary Hardware and Software

To get the most out of your experience with the Language Institute Blackboard© course, make sure you have access to the necessary equipment and software:

 

Hardware

Flatbed scanner

Printer

 

Software

 

 

 

Web browser Windows - Internet Explorer 6 or better or Firefox
  Macintosh - Firefox preferred
Productivity software Microsoft Office, Open Office or program capable of opening and saving in Word (.doc), Excel (.xls) and Powerpoint (.ppt) formats
Java 1.5 or above  
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Shockwave Player
Quicktime 7  
Windows Media Player Macintosh - Flip4Mac components for Quicktime for the Mac


Logging into Blackboard course

Account information will be given to the school approximately 2 weeks before the course starts.

 

Download directions (Updated 6/30/2009) for logging into your BSN Language Institute Blackboard course and live class session.

 

If you have any questions or are in need of your Blackboard username and password, please contact our Help Desk.

 

Test Your Computer for Wimba Voice Tools

Please test your computer with the Wimba voice tools wizard to make sure your computer is ready to start listening and recording.

 

Wimba Voice Tools Testing Wizard

 

Before using the wizard, make sure you have your headset with microphone connected correctly to your computer.