As long as you have Internet access, you can take courses with FLVS. While it is possible to take courses with dial-up connectivity, it will take longer for pages to load. You might want to print a few lessons and work offline. You can then save and upload work when you are finished. If you have questions or need help, please go here http://help.flvs.net

Browser Plug-ins (all are free downloads)

Sun Java 1.4.2 JRE or higher Sun Java 3D 1.3 or higher - Required in some courses Adobe Flash 9.0 or higher Acrobat Reader 7.0.9 or higher

PC Minimum Requirements

• Pentium III (500 MHz minimum, higher recommended)
• Minimum of 10 GB free HDD space
• Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
• Microsoft Office, Open Office, or Google Docs
• 512 MB RAM
• 12x CD-ROM (CD/DVD Recommended)
• Display setting 1024x768 resolution
• Printer required
• Internet Explorer (web browsing software) - version 8.0 or higher (Click here to download)
• Mozilla Firefox (web browsing software) - version 2.0 or higher (Click here to download)
• Adobe Flash 9.0 player (Click here to download)
• Adobe Reader (Click here to download)
• Students need a method to save work to a removable disk (CD, thumb drive, external hard drive)
• Audio: Sound card with speakers, microphone or headset
• 128k internet connection. (A broadband connection is recommended)
  America Online and KOL are not recommended!

Macintosh Minimum Requirements

• Power Mac G3 (350 MHz
• OSX
• Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, iWork
• Students need a method to save work to a removable disk (CD, thumb drive external hard drive)
• 256 MB Ram
• Minimum of 10 GB free HDD space
• 12x CD ROM (CD/DVD Recommended)
• 128k internet connection. (A broadband connection is recommended)
• Display setting 1024x768 resolution
• Printer required
• Safari browser (Click here to download) or Firefox (Firefox 4 requires Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6 and an Intel processor) (Click here to download)
• Flash 9.0 player (Click here to download)
• Adobe Reader (Click here to download)
• Audio: Speakers and microphone or headset
  America Online and EarthLink are not recommended!