{"id":292,"date":"2015-08-03T15:56:53","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T19:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/moodleevolution\/?p=292"},"modified":"2015-08-07T18:23:25","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T22:23:25","slug":"moodle-2-8-technical-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/moodleevolution\/2015\/08\/03\/moodle-2-8-technical-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Moodle 2.8 Technical Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To get the best performance from Moodle at Butler, please follow these technical recommendations.<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"recommended-browsers\">Recommended Browsers<\/h1>\n<p>The following browser versions are recommended for accessing Moodle at Butler University.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 387px;border-color: 1\" border=\"1\" width=\"658\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Firefox <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/new\/\">(DOWNLOAD)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong> Internet Explorer<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/internet-explorer\/download-ie\">(DOWNLOAD)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Chrome<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/intl\/en\/chrome\/browser\/desktop\/index.html\">(DOWNLOAD)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Safari<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/safari\/\">(DOWNLOAD)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Use <strong>Firefox 25<\/strong> or later to access Moodle.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Use <strong>IE10<\/strong> or later to access Moodle.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Use <strong>Chrome 30<\/strong> or later to access Moodle.<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Use <strong>Safari 6<\/strong> or later<br \/>\nto access Moodle.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Additionally, you must configure your browser settings in the following ways.<\/p>\n<ul id=\"draft_check_box_list_0\">\n<li>Enable Cookies<\/li>\n<li>Enable Javascript<\/li>\n<li>Do not block pop-up windows<\/li>\n<li>Do not enable Compatibility View in Internet Explorer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.moodle.org\/dev\/Moodle_2.8_release_notes#Browser_support\">Moodle docs<\/a> for more information<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"mobile-support\">Mobile Support<\/h1>\n<p>Butler&#8217;s Moodle site has a responsive design that adapts its display when you use a mobile device. You don&#8217;t need to download an additional app for your phone or tablet, just browse to the Moodle site with your device&#8217;s Internet browser.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.moodle.org\/28\/en\/Mobile_Moodle_FAQ\">Moodle docs<\/a> for more information<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"screen-reader-support\">Screen Reader Support<\/h1>\n<p>Moodle supports the following screen reader configurations.<\/p>\n<table class=\"nicetable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Browser<\/th>\n<th>Screen reader<\/th>\n<th>Minimum version<\/th>\n<th>Recommended version<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-AU\/internet-explorer\/download-ie\" rel=\"nofollow\">Microsoft Internet Explorer<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomscientific.com\/products\/fs\/jaws-product-page.asp\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jaws<\/a><\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Latest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/en-US\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mozilla Firefox<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nvaccess.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">NVDA<\/a><\/td>\n<td>2014.1<\/td>\n<td>Latest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.moodle.org\/28\/en\/Accessibility#Screen-reader_support\">Moodle docs<\/a> for more information<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"support-for-media-embedding\">Support for Media Embedding<\/h1>\n<p>Moodle supports the following audio and video file types.<\/p>\n<ul id=\"draft_check_box_list_1\">\n<li>YouTube (displays videos hosted on youtube)<\/li>\n<li>Vimeo (displays videos hosted on vimeo)<\/li>\n<li>.mp3 &#8211; MPEG Audio Stream, Layer III<\/li>\n<li>.flv &#8211; Flash video<\/li>\n<li>.f4v &#8211; Flash video<\/li>\n<li>.swf &#8211; Macromedia Flash animation File (Adobe, Inc.)<br \/>\nNote: Only used in trusted texts as it has potential security issues<\/li>\n<li>.ogg &#8211; HTML 5 audio<\/li>\n<li>.acc &#8211; HTML 5 audio<\/li>\n<li>.mp3 &#8211; HTML 5 audio<\/li>\n<li>.webm &#8211; HTML 5 video<\/li>\n<li>.m4v &#8211; HTML 5 video<\/li>\n<li>.ogv &#8211; HTML 5 video<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.moodle.org\/28\/en\/Media_embedding\">Moodle docs<\/a> for more information<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To get the best performance from Moodle at Butler, please follow these technical recommendations. 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