REQUIRED TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNICAL ABILITY FOR MATH 127 ONLINE

This course involves Web-based activities and the use of multi-media and specific software components. Please read more about required technology and technical ability below.

ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE SEMESTER ...

  1. you must have access to a desktop or laptop computer with the Windows or Mac operating system installed.

  2. NOTE: iPads, Chromebooks, MS Surface RTs, and similar devices are NOT SUPPORTED by the media we are using. It is up to you to have the appropriate hardware.
  3. how to operate your Web camera, computer microphone and speakers, computer printer, and a scanner or cell phone camera.
  4. you must have Internet access in place! Both PC and Mac owners must use the latest version of the Chrome Internet browser!
  5. You must have the newest Adobe Acrobat Reader version installed and know how to use it to access pdf files.
  6. you must have a word processing program installed and know how to use it (especially copy, cut, paste). 
  7. you must know how to navigate the MyOpenMath (MOM) learning management system we are using in this course.
  8. should you ever want to talk to the instructor face-to-face, the free-of-charge software-based conference room called Zoom will be used. Download the "Zoom Client for Meetings" at https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting.
  9. should you want to send some work to the instructor, you must have a scanner or a cell phone scanner app (e.g., Adobe Scan) and you must know how to operate it.
  10. you must take some exams with the online proctoring service called ProctorU. Go to http://profstewartmath.com/General/FAQ_ProctorU_Process127.html to find out more about the requirements.
  11. you must have a valid e-mail account and you must know how to send and receive e-mails; send and open file attachments; and print messages.
  12. you must know how to do the following: