The following downloads are recommended for Blackboard use.

Microsoft Internet Explorer
(needed only if you don not have IE version 4.0 or higher.)

Adobe Acrobat Reader
(for view .PDF files)

Microsoft Word Viewer
(needed only if you do not own MS-Word or compatible word Processing Software)

Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer
(needed only if you do not own MS-PowerPoint)

Java Virtual Machine
(only needed to use the Virtual Classroom Feature)