{"id":1427,"date":"2020-08-27T11:05:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T16:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/helpdesk\/?page_id=1427"},"modified":"2020-08-27T11:06:04","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T16:06:04","slug":"basic-technology-requirements-for-online-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/helpdesk\/students\/online-learning\/basic-technology-requirements-for-online-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic technology requirements for online learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Basic technology is required for learning in the online environment.<\/p>\n<h3>Laptop or desktop computer<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>MAC with OSX 10.11 or later \/ Windows 10<\/li>\n<li>Extended warranty recommended for laptops and all portable devices<\/li>\n<li>Webcam for synchronous activities<\/li>\n<li>Headset\/Speakers for synchronous activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Internet Access:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimum 4 mbps recommended<\/li>\n<li>10 mbps down \/ 1 mbps up recommended for synchronous activities and if multiple users in same house (e.g. Netflix and Zoom running at same time)<\/li>\n<li>Test your internet speed on speedtest.net or fast.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students unable to obtain IT resources due to financial hardship or other accessibility need should reach out to Student Services as a limited number of laptops are available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/student-services\/student-emergency-funding-loans\/\">BU Laptop Loan Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basic technology is required for learning in the online environment. Laptop or desktop computer MAC with OSX 10.11 or later \/ Windows 10 Extended warranty recommended for laptops and all portable devices Webcam for synchronous activities Headset\/Speakers for synchronous activities Internet Access: Minimum 4 mbps recommended 10 mbps down \/ 1 mbps up recommended for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"parent":1428,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1427","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/helpdesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/helpdesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/helpdesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/helpdesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/helpdesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1427"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/helpdesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1434,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/helpdesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1427\/revisions\/1434"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/helpdesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/helpdesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}