Web Browsers & Flash problems: Google or Internet Explorer?

Greetings!  Welcome back!  This is the first blog of the year!  The purpose of this blog is to share ideas and develop a professional learning community of teachers with technology.

What web browser is best?  Google Chrome works much better than Internet Explorer.  Some applications don't work at all with Internet Explorer such as You Tube.  There are times when flash programs work better with other browsers like Internet Explorer and Firefox but the majority of sites work best with Google Chrome.

To make Google Chrome your default web browser, the option arises when opening Chrome as a pop-up box to make it your default browser.  Otherwise, click the three vertical dots in the top right corner...in Settings, choose the option of making Chrome your default browser.  Doing so will allow Chrome to open when clicking on a link from MS Word or Groupwise.

What can you do about the Flash problems?  Google has its own embedded flash and some websites have not yet updated their system to make it flash compatible.  If you encounter a problem where the flash isn't working, a work-around solution is to click on the word "Secure" to the left of the URL bar (http://.... line).  Select "Site Settings" and scroll down to the Flash setting and choose "Allow" on the drop-down menu.  When Flash does not work for Chromebooks, the best solution is to log in as a "Guest" user and adjust the "Secure" settings to allow flash for the website that has flash problems.  Ideally, websites and Google need to fix this issue as it is frustrating!

Feel free to comment and add to any blog entries as the comment area is open for all!  If you have questions, please e-mail me: kevinsturt@sd28.bc.ca   I wish you all the best for a new school year!