Technology Requirements

  • Dependent on district partnership agreements, MacBook Air laptops may be available for student use during active enrollment.

    Any software or hardware that is required in addition to the items mentioned above is listed at the end of the course description. This may include application software, which should be purchased and installed, or software included in text books that should be installed, but at no additional cost.

Hardware:

    • Windows Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10
      • CPU: 2.0 GHz processor
      • Speakers or headphones and microphone
      • 4GB of RAM
    • Macintosh OS 10.10 or higher
      • Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz (Standard for late 2008 MacBooks)
      • Speakers or headphones and a microphone
      • 4GB of RAM

Software:

    • Current versions of Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox web browsers
    • Adobe Acrobat Reader 11 or newer
    • The most recent version of following Plug-ins*:
      • Adobe Flash plugin
      • Shockwave for Director plugin
      • QuickTime Plug-in
      • Java Plug-in
      • Silverlight Plug-in
    • Macintosh computers: GarageBand
    • Windows computers: Audacity (free download)

     

    One of the following:

    • Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint (Email BVA Info for academic discount options)
    • LibreOffice for Macintosh or Windows, free download*
    • Google Docs is available to all students via their school-provided e-mail account.