Customer requirements
Below is information listing hardware, software, telecommunications and other requirements for all Amplify products. These include Amplify CKLA™, Amplify ELA, Boost Reading, Boost Lectura, Amplify Science, Amplify Demos Math, the mCLASS® applications, mCLASS Intervention, and Desmos Classroom. Customers are responsible for meeting these requirements in order to use our products.
School year 2024–2025 requirements
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iPad® 7+ |
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PC |
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Chromebook |
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Mac® |
The following devices are recommended for optimal performance and experience:
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iPad |
iPad Air® 3 |
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Chromebook™ |
Acer Chromebook 314 |
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Mac |
MacBook Pro® |
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Interactive Board |
A Google certified EDLA device, such as the SMART RX Series |
The following devices are not supported due to known sub-optimal performance from older hardware or complicated settings:
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Microsoft |
Surface Tablet® |
We will provide active support of our applications on the following devices for the full school year listed below.
Device final support year
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iPad 6 |
2024–2025 |
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iPad Air 3 |
2025–2026 |
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iPad 5 |
2022–2023 |
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iPad Air 2 |
2021–2022 |
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iPad 2 |
2018/2019 |
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iPad 3 |
2018/2019 |
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iPad 4 |
2018/2019 |
Network environment
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Wireless access points: |
802.11g/n/ac compatible. |
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User devices: |
Connect to Amplify servers via ports 80 and 443. |
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Latency: |
No more than 165 ms during peak utilization. |
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Connection speed: |
2 mbps per device during peak usage (10 mbps recommended). Boost Reading requires a connection speed of 10 mbps per user for optimal performance. |
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URLs: |
For the complete list of URLs to allow, please visit https://amplify.com/allowlist/. |
Requirements
mCLASS assessments are optimized for most touchscreen devices using Chrome™ or Safari® web browsers. The teacher-led, observational assessments are best conducted using touchscreen but will function using a laptop and mouse as well. Please check our device support lifecycles and purchase recommendations lists below prior to purchasing.
mCLASS Express uses speech recognition software to analyze students’ oral reading. For the most accurate results, use a wired dual-ear headset with a boom microphone that extends in front of the student’s mouth. Avoid headsets with active noise cancellation (ANC) unless that feature can be disabled. Bluetooth headsets are currently incompatible with our speech recognition technology and should not be used.
Boost Close Reading is currently not supported on iPads.
Due to its smaller screen, the iPad Mini is not supported.
Amplify curriculum applications require the ability to project from the teacher’s device.
Desmos Classroom browser support also includes Firefox and Edge.
For Amplify ELA Mobile Solos the following devices are recommended for optimal performance and experience:
iPhone XR and later running iOS 15+ and Safari
Galaxy 10 and later running Android 11+ and Chrome