On Monday, December 29 and Tuesday, December 30 the SUNY Oswego ANGEL Learning Management System and Community Groups will be unavailable while the system is upgraded from version 7.1 to 7.3. The system is expected to be available again for logins starting Wednesday, December 31.

Once the upgrade has been completed, all faculty using ANGEL for the winter session and spring 2009 semester will be working in their course shells in version 7.3. To get a sneak peek of the new version prior to the upgrade, you can sign up for a sandbox account on ANGEL Learning's web page at www.angellearning.com.

You'll notice improvements in assessments, discussions, and the HTML editor. New features for integrating podcasts, blogs and wikis have also been integrated. This upgrade will require users to use Internet Explorer version 7 and FireFox version 2 web browsers. If you have an older version of one of these web browsers, you will need to upgrade. Instructions for determining your web browser's version, along with instructions for upgrading to the required browsers are available in both html and pdf formats.

1. Check Browser Version Internet Explorer HTML | PDF ( 592KB) Firefox for PC HTML | PDF ( 307KB) Firefox for Mac HTML | PDF ( 172KB)

2. Upgrade Web Browser Internet Explorer HTML | PDF (1180KB) Firefox for PC HTML | PDF ( 401KB) Firefox for Mac HTML | PDF ( 705KB)

3. If you need assistance, contact the CTS Help Desk at 312.3456 or email: help@oswego.edu

Multiple training opportunities will be available in the month of January that will review what has changed in addition to the new features of version 7.3. Training dates will posted on the main ANGEL page under Announcements.