Pearson Connexus Technical Compatibility
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For the best experience Pearson Connexus in Pearson Connexus follow the directions Technical Compatibility below to set up browser compatibility Allowing Flash Content in Your Browser The Pearson Connexus® catalog contains more than 1000 courses. Most courses run on without issues if users change their settings to enable Flash. Enable Flash with Chrome The easiest option is to enable Flash within Chrome. Please note you may have to repeat the steps to enable Flash each time you restart your device or close the browser window, so you might want to copy and paste them into a note for reference. Only allow Flash to run on websites that you trust • Open the Chrome browser on your computer • Go to the web page within the course containing the Flash video or game • To the left of the web address, click Lock or Info site information • At the bottom, click Site Settings • In the new tab, to the right of Flash, click the Down arrow and then Allow • Go back to the site and reload the page. More set up instruction can be found here The Puffin Browser: An Alternative to Repeatedly Enabling Flash The second option is to download the Puffin web browser from the Google Play Store. Flash- based courseware should work in the Puffin browser without enabling Flash each time you open your browser. Downloading the Puffin browser might require email registration. Pearson does not act as administrator for personal or district computers; if you have difficulty downloading Puffin, please contact your school’s administrator. Note: Some Flash audio will not play in lessons. Technical Support: 844-597-3224 • go.pearson.com/OnlineLearning Using Browsers Other Than Google Chrome Other Browsers Firefox • Go to Adobe's Flash Player download page and download the Flash installer. Caution: Adobe's download page may include a checkbox for optional software (such as Google Chrome or McAfee Security Scan) that is selected by default. If you do not clear the checkbox before downloading, that software will be installed on your computer when you open the Flash installer • When the download has finished, close Firefox. Click the Firefox menu Fx57Menu and selectExit • Open the Flash installer file you downloaded and follow the instructions. More set up instruction can be found here Edge Enable Flash on Edge • Use the following steps to allow Flash content in Microsoft Edge: • On your computer, open Microsoft Edge. • On the top right-hand corner, click the icon. • Click Settings near the bottom of the menu that appears • Click View advanced settings under the Advanced Settings header • Toggle Use Adobe Flash Player to On Allow Flash content for a website • In Microsoft Edge navigate to the website that is missing Flash content • On the top right-hand side of the address bar you may notice icon • Click icon which will display a flyout Adobe Flash content was blocked • Click Allow once to allow Flash content to run on that page for just one time. More set up instruction can be found here Safari • Open Safari, and choose Safari > Preferences. • Click the Websites tab and scroll down to the Plug-ins section. Locate the Adobe Flash Player • entry. • Click the check box to enable Flash Player. • Select a setting to use for Flash Player when you visit other websites • You can configure Flash for individual websites (domains). Select a website listed in this window and choose Ask, Off, or On. • Exit Preferences after you finish configuring Flash Player. • Refresh the browser. More set up instruction can be found here Technical Support: 844-597-3224 • go.pearson.com/OnlineLearning.