DWC Educational Technology

Getting Ready to Use Angel 

Introduction
Here are some things you can do to get ready to use Angel.

Getting Familiar

  • Take the Tour of Angel. (Requires audio.)
     

  • Visit the Sample Angel Course. You can navigate around in it and get used to Angel. To do that:
      • Type Sample Angel in the Keyword Search field and click Search

      • Then Click the course title. The course will appear.

                 

System Requirements 

  • You must use either Internet Explorer 7.0 or Mozilla Firefox 2.0 as a browser to access Angel. Earlier versions of either browser do not work.

  • Mac users: You may not use Safari as your browser with Angel. Download a free copy of Mozilla Firefox 2.0 at http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html and use that for accessing Angel.

  • Turn off any popup blockers for the Angel website. Popup blockers will prevent you from seeing and using some functions in Angel.

  • If you want to use the Whiteboard or Chat function on a computer that has a firewall installed, either at home or at work, you will have to make sure that port 5222 is open. (Email Angelweb Support. for directions.
     

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