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On December 4, 2012 the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium released its Technology Strategy Framework and System Requirements Specifications.


From the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium announcement:

This framework provides two levels of technology specifications: minimum requirements for existing devices and recommended guidelines for new purchases. Students using technology that meets only the minimum specifications may experience periods of slowness during the assessment, while technology consistent with the recommended guidelines will likely result in a more fluid testing experience.

In addition to the hardware and bandwidth requirements, eligible devices must also have a 10” class screen, a mechanical keyboard, headphones, wired or wireless Internet access, and administrative tools to temporarily disable features, functionalities, and applications that could present a security risk during test administration. The technology specifications apply only to the Smarter Balanced assessments and should not be considered minimum specifications to support instruction, which may require additional technology.


Operating System

Minimum Smarter Balanced Requirements for Current Computers[1][2][3]

Recommended Smarter Balanced Minimum for New Purchases

Windows

Windows XP (service pack 3)Pentium 233 MHz processor128 MB RAM52 MB hard drive free space

Windows 7+1 GHz processor1 GB RAM80 GB hard drive

Mac OS X

Mac OS X 10.4.4Macintosh computer with Intel x86 or PowerPC G3 (300 MHz) processor, 256 MB RAM, 200 MB hard drive free space

Mac OS X 10.7+1 GHz processor1 GB RAM80 GB hard drive

Linux

Linux (Ubuntu 9-10, Fedora 6)Pentium II or AMD K6-III 233 MHz processor64 MB RAM52 MB hard drive free space

Linux (Ubuntu 11.10, Fedora 16)1 GHz processor1 GB RAM80 GB hard drive

iOS

iPads 2 and 3 running iOS6

iPads running iOS6

Android

Android based tablets running Android 4.0+

Android based tablets running Android 4.0+

Chrome OS

Chromebooks running Chrome OS (v19)+

Chromebooks running Chrome OS (v19)+

Please visit the link below for complete text of the announcement:

http://www.smarterbalanced.org/news/smarter-balanced-releases-technology-strategy-framework-and-system-requirements-specifications/


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