When a site or web app isnt working as you anticipated it to, two weeks earlier in my Practical Ed Tech Newsletter I described six things to attempt. Based upon click-through, that was my most popular newsletter of the year! For those who have not seen it, the handout from that edition of the newsletter is included below. Feel complimentary to share it with your buddies. (Click on the image to view it completely size).

These are the six things to attempt:

1. Is it you or is it the site? A simple method to find out is to visit downforeveryoneorjustme.com then get in the URL of the website youre attempting to utilize. If youre familiar with the Windows command terminal you can also attempt pinging the address of the website youre attempting to use. Heres a brief video about both of those things.

This isnt as typical as it utilized to be, but in some instances of a website not working appropriately the cause can be traced to using an obsoleted variation of a web browser. If youre utilizing an older version of an internet browser, not just will some websites not work properly, you are likewise opening yourself up to more prospective security risks.

3. Do you have cookies allowed? Lots of sites need cookies in order to use you the very best possible experience.

Are you using a pop-up blocker? It is not uncommon for a website to use a pop-up window for account log-ins.

5. Have you enabled electronic camera and or microphone gain access to? Youll require to make sure your electronic camera and microphone are available if youre trying to utilize a web-based video or audio editing tool.

6. Restarting your computer system simply may be the thing that fixes your issue if none of the actions above have solved the issue. You might be shocked how often that works. When they respond to the phone, its the factor IT help desks ask you to do that.

2 weeks earlier in my Practical Ed Tech Newsletter I detailed six things to attempt when a site or web app isnt working as you anticipated it to. Based on click-through, that was my most popular newsletter of the year! An easy way to find out is to visit downforeveryoneorjustme.com then enter the URL of the website youre trying to use. If youre familiar with the Windows command terminal you can also attempt pinging the address of the site youre trying to use. If youre attempting to use a web-based video or audio modifying tool, youll require to make sure your video camera and microphone are available.