Title: Technology
Course: RITA MC - ITNW 1354 > Section: Start Here

Canvas runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, & Android or any other device with a modern web browser.

Compatible browsers

- Mozilla Firefox
- Chrome
- Safari

Other Browser Requirements

- Adobe Flash
- Javascript Enabled

Operating Systems

- Windows XP SP3 and newer
- Mac OSX 10.6 and newer
- Linux - chromeOS

Mobile Operating System Native App Support

- iOS 7 and newer
- Android 2.3 and newer

Computer Speed and Processor

- Use a computer 5 years old or newer when possible
- 1GB of RAM
- 2GHz processor

Internet Speed

- Along with compatibility and web standards, Canvas has been carefully crafted to accommodate low bandwidth environments.
- Minimum of 512kbps

For more information, visit Which browsers does Canvas support?

Minimum Skill Requirements

An Internet connection is necessary to participate in discussions and assignments, access readings, transfer course work, and receive feedback from your instructional associate and/or professor. For web-based courses, students should have a basic working knowledge of computers and Internet use as well as access to a computer with a broadband (DSL, cable, satellite) Internet connection. Other requirements for each course are listed in the university catalog.

At a minimum, you must have Microsoft Office 2003, XP, 2007 or Apache OpenOffice. Microsoft Office is the standard office productivity software utilized by faculty, students, and staff. Microsoft Word is the standard word processing software, Microsoft Excel is the standard spreadsheet software, and Microsoft PowerPoint is the standard presentation software. Apache OpenOffice will open MS Office-created files and can save documents and spreadsheets in MS Office formats. Copying and pasting, along with attaching/uploading and downloading documents for assignments, will also be required.

For this course, the ability to download and install programs such as Python and follow instructions regarding programming are also required.

Software

You will need a text editor (Aptana Studio 3 (Links to an external site.)recommended) to complete the assignments for this course to create websites and pages and an FTP application (FileZilla (Links to an external site.) recommended) to upload/transfer your files in this course.

Software & Tech Skills help.

Ways and Tools to help you learn in this course:

- Summative assessments - You will have a midterm exam, a final exam, and a final project.
- Peer Learning - I encourage you to interact with your peers when completing assignments. Use the discussion forums to discuss any successes, issues, etc. that you encounter while working on your web pages.
- FAQ - See the Get Help discussion.
- Your Instructor
- Office Hours - Are held online based on the needs of the students. Please contact me to schedule online office hours. I will do my best to accommodate the needs of everyone.

Hardware Specific to this Course:

It is strongly suggested to purchase a 8GB flash Drive to save your course work on. This will help you to keep your latest files with you at all times.

The Flash Drive can be purchased at Amazon online or Best Buy.