Software Information (Download)
The following software plug-ins are free. Please click the link to read a description and go to the appropriate download page.

Acrobat Reader [1]
Audacity [2]
Flash Player [3]
Java [4]
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer [5]
Office 2000 HTML Filter [6]
Quicktime Player [7]
Real Player [8]
Secure Browser [9]
Shockwave Player [10]
Windows Media Player [11]
WinZip [12]

Back to the AII Main Page [13]

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ACROBAT READER

Adobe® Acrobat® Reader is free, and freely distributable, software that lets you view and print Portable Document Format (.pdf) files.

http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html [14].

AUDACITY 

Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

FLASH PLAYER

The Macromedia® products: Shockwave® and Flash are commonly used plug-ins for entertaining, engaging, and rich-media playback on the Web. Macromedia Web Players display content such as interactive multimedia product demos and training, e-merchandising applications, and rich-media multiuser games.

http://www.macromedia.com/software/downloads/ [15].

JAVA

The latest version of Sun's Java is required for more advanced technology features.

java.sun.com/webapps/getjava/BrowserRedirect?locale=en [16].

MICROSOFT VIEWERS

Microsoft® Viewers are needed by any computer user wanting to view a file created by one of the MS Office® Suite products, but do not have the application. Microsft converters allow a user to convert one file format to another. Visit the Microsoft website to find the most recent viewer and converter:

http://office.microsoft.com/Assistance/9798/viewerscvt.aspx [17]

MS PowerPoint® Viewer 97 (PowerPoint 95, 97, 2000, and 2002) - 2789kb
This program allows users who do not have PowerPoint to view (but not edit or create) PowerPoint presentations. It is only available for Windows users. Download File [18].

Macintosh® Viewers and Converters
There are a number of viewers and converters created for macintosh users for use with Microsoft products. Go To Mac User Page [19].

Office 2000 HTML Filter
The Microsoft® Office® HTML Filter is a tool you can use to remove Office-specific markup tags embedded in Office 2000 documents saved as Hypertext Markup Language (HTML): office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/Msohtmf2.aspx [20].

QUICKTIME

Apple® QuickTime® adds over 200 digital media capabilities to your Mac or PC. Besides letting you enjoy MP3 music, QuickTime supports key standards for web streaming as well as every major file format for images-including JPEG, TIFF, BMP, PICT, PNG, MJPEG, GIF and Flash.

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/index.html [21].

REALPLAYER

RealPlayer® Basic is a plug-in that plays online audio and video content, music, and entertainment

http://www.real.com/realoneplayer.html [22].

SHOCKWAVE PLAYER

The Macromedia® products such as Shockwave® and Flash and commonly used to view rich-media playback on the Web. Macromedia Web Players display content such as interactive multimedia product demos and training, e-merchandising applications, and rich-media multiuser games.

http://www.macromedia.com/software/downloads/ [23].

WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER

Microsoft® Windows® Media Player contains a set of digital media components that displays news, information, and entertainment in audio and video format.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/ [24].

WINZIP

Winzip allows you to create Zip files on Windows machines. You might find it useful when uploading package files or downloading bulk student assignments. Note: Winzip is built in to Windows XP, so if you have XP, you don't need Winzip.

You can download an evaluation copy of Winzip here: http://www.winzip.com/download.cgi?home [25].

Other Resources

Free sign language interpreter software is available to educational institutions and to individuals at: http://www.signtelinc.com/products-free.htm [26]