Operating System PC Windows 7 or higher. (Some distributions of Linux which support Flash 11+ have been successful, but it is not officially supported.)
MAC Apple Mac OS X 10.10 or higher (Some distributions of Linux which support Flash 11+ have been successful, but it is not officially supported. Mobile iOS (newest), Android (newest), and Blackberry 6 are all supported within the main Illinois Virtual School website. However, some linked content may not support mobile devices. IVS recommends all mobile device users have access to a computer as well. Note: A Flash enabled browser, such as Photon, Puffin, or Skyfire, will be needed. Hardware 2.33GHz AMD ‐or‐ Intel® Core™ Duo 1.83 GHz (PC) Intel Core Duo 1.33 GHz (MAC) 1024 MB of RAM or higher Speakers or Headphones Microphone 1024 x 768 or greater display resolution Document Imaging Option* *Some courses may require students to scan/fax/image handwritten assignments to send to their instructor
Internet Access 256 kbps per concurrent user ** 460 kbps per concurrent user for world language courses** **A slow Internet connection will affect the performance of multimedia elements found in IVS courses
Plug‐Ins, Additional Software and Settings Recent Versions of: Adobe Acrobat Reader, Flash Player***, Windows Media Player, Quicktime, Word Processing Software, Sun Java (PC), Java for MAC (MAC) Javascript: Enabled Cookies: Enabled Pop‐ups: Enabled ***Adobe Flash Player settings to allow microphone use are required for world language courses
If enabled, firewall, pop‐up blocking and content filtering software must allow access to the following sites:
*.ilvirtual.org *.education2020.com *.aventalearning.com *.ucopenaccess.org *.apexlearning.com *.education2020.us *.aventalearning.net *.k12hsn.org *.apexvs.com *.pglms.com *.aventaschool.com *.middil.com *.edgenuity.com *.explorelearning.com *.montereyinstitute.org *.edgenuity.us *.speechstream.net *.sascurriculumpathways.com
Browser Support Windows Mac Mobile Chrome (latest) Chrome (latest) Google Chrome (latest) Internet Explorer 10 or 11 Safari (Latest) iOS Safari 5.1 or higher Firefox (latest) Firefox (latest) Android 4.0 or higher Blackberry 6 Puffin 3.0 or higher Skyfire 5.2 or higher Photon 4.0 or higher