Plugins are small programs which are loaded together with a larger application and enhance its capabilities. Your browser can play music, view movies and display special files and characters but you must first download and configure software enhancements.

Sun Microsystems Java Virtual Machine
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

Quicktime
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

Adobe Acrobat Reader
http://get.adobe.com/reader/

Adobe Flash Player
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Adobe Shockwave Player
http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/

Real Player
http://www.real.com/
Look for the button that says, "RealPlayer - Free"

Windows Media Player
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/

InterAct Math Plug-in
http://www.interactmath.com/asp/wizardframe.htm

TestGen
http://wpslive.pearsoncmg.com/cmg_student_testgen_1/0,5658,2569286-,00.html

Train and Assess: Authorware Web Player
http://www.phgenit.com/plugin/awarewebplayer/download/32bit/Authorware_Web_Player.exe

Other Useful Downloads

We have found the following programs to be particularly useful for online courses.

Open Office: Writer
Download Open Office
A free Microsoft Word alternative that allows you to view and create word processing documents in the Microsoft Word format.

Open Office: Impress
Download Open Office
A free Microsoft Power Point alternative that allows you to view and create your own multimedia presentations in the Microsoft Power Point format.

Open Office: Calc
Download Open Office
A free Microsoft Excel alternative that allows you to view and create spreadsheets in the Microsoft Excel format.

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
In Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft added new Open XML formats to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007. Files that are created in the Open XML format are not readable by earlier versions of Microsoft Office (such as Microsoft Office 2003, or Microsoft Office 2000). The above compatability pack download will enable users on earlier versions of Microsoft Office to open, edit, save, and create files in the new Open XML format.