The author tried to provide some suggestions from his limited experience, but mostly tried to establish connections between students that had similar experiences. Those who were eventually successful gave suggestions to those who were not. As students discussed their successes and failure, they began to talk to one another about their trouble-shooting experiences. From all appearances, it seemed that getting Shockwave to work was more voodoo than science. Some said they couldn't get to work in Safari on the Mac but were able to get it to work on Safari on Windows. Some said that they were not able to get it to work in Firefox but were successful once they switched to Google Chrome. Some said they were not able to get it to work in Explorer but were able to get it to work once they switched to Firefox. Some said they eventually were successful but had to repeat the installation process.
The remaining 40% reported very mixed results. Upon returning from the weekend, informal polls indicated that the program worked flawlessly and effortlessly for approximately 60% of the students.
#ADOBE SHOCKWAVE INSTALL CHROME WINDOWS 7#
Windows 7 internet browser that was used - Firefox, Chrome, Explorer, etc.) and we will discuss it.
#ADOBE SHOCKWAVE INSTALL CHROME SOFTWARE#
Come in with information (computer platform - e.g., Apple, Windows system software version - e.g. Make notes about what browsers you tried. (c) If it doesn't work on one browser, try another browser. If it doesn't work the first time, try it a second time. Part of the instructions included: (a) Make sure the plug-in is installed. After explaining and demonstrating the program to his classes, he gave his first MOP assignment.
During the first month of the 2011-2012 school year, the author tested the newest version of MOP with four of his classes. Either the Shockwave Player fails to install, partially installs, or installs in a manner that components from previous versions interfere with the recently installed versions. In instances in which the Minds On Physics Internet Modules fails to work, the problems are almost always traced back to the Shockwave Player installation. Follow all on-screen directions until installation is complete. Installation of the plugin is usually a very automated process. Shockwave Player is freely distributed by Adobe and is available for downloading at the Adobe website. The Minds On Physics Internet Modules use the Shockwave Player plugin.