Hardware & Software

As long as you have Internet access, you can take courses with Marion Virtual School or FLVS. While it is possible to take courses with dial-up connectivity, it will take longer for pages to load. A high speed Internet connection is highly recommended. If you have questions or need help, please go here http://help.flvs.net

Student Learning on a Computer

Browser Plug-ins (all are free downloads)

  • Java SE 7 Update 51
  • Adobe Flash Version 11 or higher
  • Acrobat Reader 7.0.9 or higher
  • Microsoft Silverlight (recommended)

Browser plugins allow interactive content to play within your browser window - videos, etc. These are used to access content within Educator, the learning management system.

PC Minimum Requirements

  • Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 operating systems; *Note: All support for Windows XP has ended.
  • Microsoft Office, Open Office, or other compatible office suite
  • 1 GB RAM (memory)
  • 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)
  • Safari browser (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), or to online storage (i.e.., One 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)
  • 1 GB Ram
  • High Speed Internet Access (Cable, DSL, Satellite, 4G network)
  • 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!