Minimum Technology Setup
Workstation
Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7
IE 8.x or higher 512 MB RAM 300 MB free hard drive space 1.6 MHz Pentium 4 |
Mac OS 10.5 or later
Safari 4 or higher or Firefox 4 or higher 512 MB RAM |
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The required streaming rate of the videos is 62.5 KB/S for each student. The following calculations are based on how many students will be concurrently using Ascend, not how many student licenses you have. For example, if 5 students are streaming at the same time, the required streaming rate is 5 * 62.5 KB/S = 312 KB/S. If 25 students are streaming at the same time, the required streaming rate is 25 * 62.5 = 1562.5 KB/S or about 1.5 MB/S.
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Video Hosting on a Server
| Package | Grades | Storage Requirements |
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Upper Elementary |
3 to 6 |
10.6 GB |
Middle School |
5 to 8 |
7.6 GB |
Elementary/Middle |
3 to 8 |
10.6 GB |
Junior High School |
6 to 9 |
14.3 GB |
High School |
6 to 11 |
14.3 GB |
Required Plug-ins
Java 1.6.0_25 or higher
To properly view the questions and instruction, install Sun Microsystems Java. Note: If using Mac OS X, Java is already installed; therefore skip this step.
Adobe Reader 8.0 or higher
To properly view the printable study guide pages and objective summaries, install Adobe Acrobat Reader.
To install Acrobat Reader, click here.
Adobe Flash Player 10.1 or higher
To properly view the interactive simulations, install Adobe Flash Player.
To install Adobe Flash Player, click here.
Tablets Supported
Pads with iOS 4 or higher
Nook Tablet with Android 2.3 or higher
Most tables running Android 2.3 or higher
*Some explorations cannot be displayed on tablets and will have to be viewed on a standard computer.
Specific Web and IP Addresses



