Support: IT Admin Support
Answers to the most common questions are given below. If you have additional questions, our Math Media Educator Support Team is ready to help.
MathXL for School Browser Check or Installation Wizard
To complete online assignments in MathXL for School, students log into their course through a supported web browser. In order to view and complete assignments in MathXL for School, users must work within the MathXL® Player—a specialized tool that displays algorithmic math exercises and allows students to enter math notation in their answers. Depending on the course, students need either Adobe® Flash® or a Pearson proprietary MathXL® Player browser plug-in installed on their computer.
To install the MathXL Player (and any other standard Internet plug-ins, such as QuickTime® and Flash®, needed to display multimedia course content), teachers and students use the MathXL for School Browser Check or Installation Wizard, depending on their course. These tools are configured to install only the plug-ins and players needed for an individual course (based on the textbook used).
Lab Administrator Guide
For information on installing plug-ins and players across all the computers in a lab, please contact Product Support to receive a copy of the MathXL Administrator Guide. This guide, written specifically for lab and IT administrators, covers the following topics:
- Background information on MathXL
- System requirements
- Installing plug-ins and players in computer labs
- Testing your installation
- Troubleshooting
- Licensing
MathXL for School Administrator Guide (HTML)
MathXL for School Administrator Guide (PDF)
System Requirements
Most MathXL for School courses support either Windows® or Macintosh® operating systems and a supported version of Microsoft Internet Explorer®, Firefox®, or Safari®. Other requirements vary, depending on the textbook in use for the course.
