Minimum System Requirements

Windows XP/2007/Vista
800 x 600 monitor with more than 256 colours
Display Resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 or 9.0; Google Chrome; Firefox 2.0 or 3.0
Adobe Acrobat Reader
JavaScript and cookies must be enabled

In addition, you will need an Internet connection with sufficient bandwidth. Most Politics Teacher videos will download best with a downstream bandwidth of at least 1Mbps. For the smoothest playback, we recommend a downstream bandwidth of at least 1.5Mbps for our larger videos (10Mb+).

You can test your downstream bandwidth on another site, such as www.speedtest.net. Click the green triangle on the map to initiate a speed test (if none of the triangles are green, select one close to your geographic location). Once complete, your downstream bandwidth is displayed in the Download box near the top of your screen.

Tip: If you wait until an entire movie downloads, indicated when the play bar at the bottom of the movie playbar turns green you should be able to watch it without hiccups or interruptions. If you're not a member yet, we suggest viewing some of our free movies to see if you're happy with the speed and performance before you subscribe. Learn more about our free content.

The problem may be caused by the browser's zoom. The zoom has to be set to 100% for the site to be displaying correctly.

Otherwise, if you are not using the browser 'Google Chrome' using the Goelogle Chrome' browser may help. Click on the icon on the left to download 'Google Chrome'.