Recommended Plug-Ins, Readers and Converters
Below is a list of freely distributable plug-ins, readers and converters recommended for Blackboard and used by instructors at UMW. Click on the logo or the link to download.
| Adobe Acrobat Reader is free software that lets you view and print Portable Document Format (PDF) files. | |
| Macromedia Web Players | Macromedia Flash, Shockwave and Authorware Players are free downloads that allow playback of rich-media files. |
| Windows Media Player | Microsoft Windows MediaT Player enables audio and video for the Web. Available for both Windows and Mac. |
| Quick Time | Apple Quick Time enables media authoring and play back of high-quality audio and video. |
| Microsoft Office Converters & Viewers | Microsoft Office converters and viewers allow the sharing of files created by different versions of Word, Excel, Access and Power Point applications. Students who do not have Microsoft Office installed on their computer may download the free applicaton to view and print documents and presentations created by instructors at UMW. |
| Real Networks RealPlayer | Play online audio and video content. |
| Portaportal | Portaportal is a web-based bookmarking utility that lets you store links to your favorite web sites online. |