System Specifications
For Lesson Authoring (instructor)- Version 6 SoftChalk
Important: Please note The Flash Player 10 or higher requirement.
- Windows 7
- Supported Web Browser, including IE 5.5 or higher, Netscape 6.x or above, Mozilla/Firefox
- Java Runtime 6 (1.6.0_02) or higher
- Flash Player 10 or higher
- 1 Gigabyte RAM recommended
- Windows Vista
- Supported Web Browser, including IE 5.5 or higher, Netscape 6.x or above, Mozilla/Firefox
- Java Runtime 6 (1.6.0_02) or higher
- Flash Player 10 or higher
- 1 Gigabyte RAM recommended
- Windows XP
- Supported Web Browser, including IE 5.5 or higher, Netscape 6.x or above, Mozilla/Firefox
- Java Runtime 1.5 or higher
- Flash Player 10 or higher
- 1 Gigabyte RAM recommended
* SoftChalk Version 6 might work in Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000 but these operating systems are no longer officially supported
- Macintosh OS X 10.4.11 or higher
- Supported Web Browser, including Apple Safari 1.2 or higher, Firefox
- Java Runtime 5.0 or higher
- Flash Player 10 or higher
- 1 Gigabyte RAM recommended
*Macintosh OS X less than 10.4.11 will NOT work as these lower versions do not run Java 5.For Lesson Viewing (student)
- Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP, VISTA, Windows 7
- Supported Web Browser, including IE 5.5 or above, Netscape 6.x or above, Mozilla/Firefox
- Flash Player 10 or higher
- Macintosh OS X
- Supported Web Browser, including Apple Safari 1.x or higher, Firefox
- Flash Player 10 or higher
Note: Because students use their browser to view lesson content, no additional RAM or disk space is required beyond that required for their web browser.
Supported Media Types
The following media types are supported within SoftChalk
- Images: gif, jpg, png
- Audio: wav, au, mp3, mp4, aiff, ram
- Video: avi, mov, mpg
- Other: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Flash — most any file can be linked into a lesson.