Online Resources

Software for Course Access

FirstClass: This is a stand-alone desktop application for access to course materials, discussion boards, and faculty conferences. For text instructions please click here. For FirstClass technical specifications, please visit their website and select your operating system from the list.

Skype: Skype will be used for live chats, support, and community building. It also supports audio and video conferences. http://www.skype.com

Web Access to Course Materials

If you prefer to access your course materials through a web browser or your web-enabled mobile phone, you may go to one of the following. Please Note: Quizzes and tests are only available through the FirstClass Client at this time.

Desktop or Laptop: http://online.swiha.edu
Mobile Phone: http://m.swiha.edu

Open Source Productivity Software

Open Office: Open Office is an OpenSource suite of applications that reads and writes in Microsoft formats. It includes a document editor, spreadsheet developer, database builder, presentation software, and drawing software. http://www.openoffice.org/
Adobe Acrobat: Adobe Acrobat is a standard electronic document format. Please download from http://get.adobe.com/reader/
GIMP: GIMP is an open source image manipulation program equivalent to Adobe Photoshop. It can be downloaded from http://www.gimp.org/
Audacity: Audacity is an open soruce audio manipulation and recording software. It can be downloaded from http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/