If your like many of us working with with students in adaptive situations, and have come to rely on a few favorite websites, there might be trouble ahead. Adobe Flash Player which runs many of our favorite switch interactive websites and games will no longer be supported by Adobe after December 2020.
I had heard of Adobe stopping support of Flash Player last year, but didn't think much of it until this year when I bought a new laptop to be able to work from home. I tried to visit one of our favorite sites, Ian Bean.uk, to make sure it ran smoothly prior to a morning class, and was shocked to find the games we rely on wouldn't open.
After a quick Google search, I learned that I could still allow Flash to open simply by providing permission each time I logged to Google Chrome. That's fine for now, but come January 2021, I'll need a new plan.
I found an app in Google Web Store that simulates Flash for thousand of programs. You will need to use Google chrome in your classroom for this to work. But will it include the programs we use daily only time will tell? Hopefully our online sites are working on updates to their flash code requirements.
I had heard of Adobe stopping support of Flash Player last year, but didn't think much of it until this year when I bought a new laptop to be able to work from home. I tried to visit one of our favorite sites, Ian Bean.uk, to make sure it ran smoothly prior to a morning class, and was shocked to find the games we rely on wouldn't open.
After a quick Google search, I learned that I could still allow Flash to open simply by providing permission each time I logged to Google Chrome. That's fine for now, but come January 2021, I'll need a new plan.
I found an app in Google Web Store that simulates Flash for thousand of programs. You will need to use Google chrome in your classroom for this to work. But will it include the programs we use daily only time will tell? Hopefully our online sites are working on updates to their flash code requirements.