Instructional Technology: Did You Know
Breeze Online Conferencing Software -- Adobe Flash Player version 10 conflict

Breeze is a web communications system created by Macromedia. Breeze can be used on the web for distance communications; it allows you to deliver live communication with synchronized audio and video, as well as text chat. Other features include the transfer and sharing of files, display of PowerPoint presentations, collaborative whiteboard, quizzes, polls, surveys, application sharing, and online content storage. Meetings can also be recorded and archived for later viewing.

Instructors interested in using Breeze need to have an account created for them to be able to access this online program.
Existing Users
It is possible that you (and your students) may not be able to access Breeze due to a conflict with the latest version of Flash Player (browser plug-in).

Our version of Breeze Online Conferencing software requires the use of Flash Player version 9.  If you are unable to connect to Breeze, please check your systems version of Flash by following the steps below (Windows instructions please contact us for Mackintosh):

1.    Click:  Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.

2.    Click on Adobe Flash Player and then on Click here for support information.

A small window will open listing the version of Flash Player installed on your computer.  If you have Flash Player version 10.x installed, in order to use Breeze you will have to remove this version and install Flash Player version 9.x.  Please follow the steps below:

1.    In the Add or Remove programs window, click the Remove button for the Flash Player.

2.    Follow prompts to uninstall the player (make sure your browser is not using Flash: close browser if needed).

3.    Once the Flash Player version 10 is uninstalled, please follow this link to install Flash Player version 9:
http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/installers/archive/fp9_archive.zip

4.    Click Open -- follow prompts for the installation procedure.   Once the installation process is complete, your access to the Breeze Online Conferencing software will be restored.

If you utilize Breeze for student conferencing, please make them aware of this issue and provide them with a copy of these instructions.  For more information and workshops on Breeze please contact Jeannine Burgess 561-868-3257 or via email burgessj@pbcc.edu