Technical Support
Flash
In order to play the interactive games on the site, you'll need the FREE Flash player version 8 or higher.
You can get the Flash player for FREE from the people who make it, Adobe (formerly Macromedia).
If you're having trouble with the Flash player, check out these troubleshooting tips.
You can also see which version of the Flash player you have.
Video
In order to view the video clips on our site you will need ONE of the following FREE video players:
Quicktime (version 6 or higher)
The QuickTime player is a FREE "plug-in" for your browser that allows you to watch video on our site.
QuickTime comes installed on all Macs, buy if you're on a PC or you need to upgrade your current version, you can get the latest version of the QuickTime player for FREE from the people who make it, Apple. (Note: there is a FREE version and a PRO version. You just need the FREE version.)
If you're having trouble with the QuickTime player, check out these troubleshooting tips.
Windows Media Player (version 9 or higher)
The Windows Media Player player is a FREE "plug-in" for your browser that allows you to watch video on our site.
Windows Media Player comes installed on all PCs running Windows, but if you're on a Mac or you need to upgrade your current version, you can get the latest version of the Windows Media Player player for FREE from the people who make it, Microsoft.
If you're having trouble with the Windows Media Player player, check out these troubleshooting tips.
PDFs are documents that can contain text, images, video, animations, links and more. In order to view PDF files you need a PDF reader.
If you're on a Mac running OS X, you already have a PDF reader called "Preview".
If you're on a PC or an older Mac you'll need to download and install a PDF reader, like Adobe Reader.
If you're having trouble with the Adobe Reader, check out these troubleshooting tips.