Getting Started With PLATO Learning Environment

Launching lessons

1. Download and install plug-ins

PLATO® lessons require plug-ins to be installed in order to launch and run successfully. Always choose “yes” when you are prompted to download and install a plug-in from PLATO Learning. Many lessons will not run unless you have the appropriate plug-ins installed.

In order to download and install plug-ins successfully, you must have administrator privileges to your computer. (Log in to your computer as an administrator user. A parent or guardian may need to do this for you.)

Download plug-ins now

2. Disable or configure all pop-up blockers

Before you launch lessons, you must make sure any pop-up blockers you have on your computer are either turned off or configured to accept content from PLATO. If you don't turn off or configure your pop-up blockers, you won't be able to launch lessons.

How to disable or configure pop-up blockers

3. Launch the PLE login page and login

Open PLE by navigating to http://ple.platoweb.com in your web browser. You should see a page that looks like this:

Your instructor should have provided you with three key pieces of information to enter on this page. If you do not have some or all of this information please contact your instructor.

Account Login - This is your account name and may be an abbreviation of your school.
PLATO Name - This is your username.
Password - This is the password that has been assigned to your account.

If you enter any of this information incorrectly you may receive an error message. Visit the PLE Troubleshooting Wizard to get information on how to resolve these errors.

4. Launch your lessons

Once you are logged in you may see the notice that you do not have any assignments due:

Elementary Interface
Middle School Interface
Secondary Interface

To locate your assignments click on the "lesson" or "assignments" button at the top of the page. Here, you can find your assignments by class.

4. Get additional help

If you are unable to launch or locate your assignments refer to the below resources to get the help you need:

PLE Troubleshooting Wizard

PLE Top 20 Knowledgebase Articles

Online Support

If you have any issues with downloading or installing plug-ins, or with launching lessons or running courseware after installing plug-ins, visit the PLATO® Support Center (http://support.plato.com) for help. The PLATO Support Center provides step-by-step instructions to help you diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve issues that are common to many users.

To search for a resolution to an issue, just go to http://support.plato.com and enter your search words in the search engine powered by Google™.