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 - Safari

Browser Plugins - Helper Programs

Java 1.5 or above
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Shockwave Player
Quicktime 7

• Windows Media Player - PC

Mac - Flip4Mac components for Quicktime for the Mac

 

Productivity software

Microsoft Office

Open Office (Win/Mac/Linux) or program capable of opening and saving in Word (.doc), Excel (.xls) and Powerpoint (.ppt) formats

iWork (Keyote + Pages + Numbers) programs on the Mac will open and save to these formats

 

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.