Student Response Network is developed by Parallel Divergence Software (Stu Hasic). I like to write software in my spare time. You can see some of the other stuff I do at these two websites:
StuHasic.com – My other software and my interactive brain teaser site
ParallelDivergence.com – My blog where my random thoughts pour out into articles
Other than that, I work pretty hard in the public education sector and much of my software is targeted at schools. As for Student Response Network, well developing this has been a whole lot of fun. Very challenging for me because I’ve used programming techniques that I’ve never applied before and together with Stu’s QuizBoxes! it’s probably another application I’ve made that is likely to have worldwide appeal. That’s why this site was developed to go with it. I hope after a short while to be able to say that Student Response Network is really making a difference in classrooms around the world.
Feel free to tell me of your experiences with Student Response Network in the comments box below.
Stu.
Hi Stu,
stumbled over your page during my research into Student Response Systems and have to say extremely impressed. I am a lecturer in Technologies for Primary Education at University of Dundee. Could you advise me how much it would be to purchase this to use with students in the hope they will develop this further with children whilst on placements?
Regards,
Sharon
By: Sharon Tonner on February 22, 2009
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Hi Sharon,
Details are on the Order page: http://studentresponsenetwork.com/order/
If you want it for use in just one computer lab, it’s US$65. If you’d like to be able to use it in any number of computer labs at one campus, it’s US$129.
By: paralleldivergence on February 22, 2009
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I would like to know if this product works across a segmented VLAN? We have had issues with other software that could not locate computers in other VLANS.
Thank you,
Donna
By: Donna Phillips on March 4, 2009
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Hi Donna. The program works typically in a computer lab or with wireless notebooks. The key requirement is that the “client” PCs are able to “see” the server (or presenter’s) PC. It may require unlocking a port (typically 3128, but can be set to any other port), but I don’t see why it won’t work. Download the trial and test it until you are satisfied one way or the other. Let us know what you find out.
By: paralleldivergence on March 4, 2009
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Hi Stu
We have wireless MacBooks. I see that there is a Mac client download, but I can’t see a download for a Mac server. Does this mean that the server has to be on a PC?
Thanks
Fran
By: Fran Berry on April 20, 2009
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Hi Fran, yes, the SRN Server Module requires a Windows 2000, XP or Vista computer for the host (or teacher’s) PC. Clients can be any mix of Windows, Apple OSX and Linux desktops or laptops – wired and/or wireless.
By: paralleldivergence on April 20, 2009
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Thanks for the quick reply, Stu! We have a great MacBook program working here at Matthew Flinders through Active Directory on a Windows Server. I have just run the server software on my Windows partition from my MacBook and the client software on the student MacBook and it worked perfectly first go! I think I will be throwing my 25 clickers in the bin!!
By: Fran Berry on April 20, 2009
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Any chance you are considering writing iPhone or Blackberry apps that could be used in place of purchased clickers? A student could be asked to purchase the app as a part of their classroom book expenses and would carry it with them to use in class?
I like what Turning Technologies has done with their ResponseWare product and their portable apps to go with it but like the look and feel of your product better.
By: Chad Criswell on August 6, 2009
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Hi Chad. Yes, an iPhone/iPod Touch app is on the cards and should be ready within two months. It will require an 802.11 wireless access point to work though, (not via phone system). Final costing for the app is still being determined. Schools wishing to head down the iPod Touch path will need to buy the app from Apple’s AppStore as well as purchasing the server module here. Remember, SRN Server will work in tandem with other students responding using Linux/OSX/Windows desktops, notebooks or netbooks!
By: paralleldivergence on August 6, 2009
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Are the iPhone/Ipod Touch apps available?
By: Fre on December 21, 2009
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Hi Fre, Yes! The iPod Touch/iPhone app is finished. Check the Downloads page for more info.
By: paralleldivergence on December 21, 2009
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Hi Stu,
Last year I purchased the SRN for my school and am wondering about how to get the new and improved upgraded version.
By: Gayle Monsma on January 14, 2010
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Hi Gayle, I’ve sent you an email with details for obtaining the upgrade at a discounted price.
By: paralleldivergence on January 15, 2010
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I would love to see a corporate and/or online version which executive committees could use for conference calls. Can it be altered to be used with a cloud server to be used in this sense? I don’t want to go as far as to have to use Adobe Connect Pro for conference calls just to have access to the hand-raise feature. Thoughts?
By: Steve Grant on February 23, 2010
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Hi Steve,
SRN will work across a Wide Area Network, but not necessarily across the Internet. Providing your distributed clients can “see” the SRN server computer via IP address, SRN will work. Download the trial and see what you can/can’t do with it.
By: paralleldivergence on February 24, 2010
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Hi Stu,
We run macbooks at our school with VMware. Although when we run the server it gives the ip address of the virtual machine and not the ip address of the macbook. This causes the clients not being able to connect. e.g. vm ip 192.168.0.1 macbook ip 10.87.224.139
Is there any way around this? Will you be making a mac compatible SRN Server?
By: Matthew Nieto on May 6, 2010
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Hi Matthew. At this stage, there are no plans to produce an OSX-version of the SRN Server (or teacher) module. With VMware, it is possible to tell the virtual ethernet port (in Windows) to be on the same IP address range as the Mac network. This is a VMware function, not related to SRN. Here are some notes: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1005778 – In the end, the server should be able to ping a client and the client should be able to ping the server’s IP. If that works, then so will the software. I do know of schools that have SRN working with Bootcamp and someone also made it work with Parallels. You should be able to sort it out with VMware.
Here is some more info relating to Ubuntu, but it may still apply. http://www.thirdbit.net/articles/2008/03/04/dhcp-on-vmware-fusion/
By: paralleldivergence on May 6, 2010
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Hi Stu,
We’re looking at adding an SRN-style piece of software for a professional training environment. Problem is, we would need to have up to 300 clients at once. Do you have any plans to administer on that large of a scale in the near future?
By: Jim on May 7, 2010
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I’d love to get a little more information about the SRN app. Specifically how it could be used for a large conference of roughly 450 people.
Any additional information would be helpful. Particularly, how the polling can be limited to a specific group, screen shots, how data can be retrieved.
Thanks
By: Ned Sweet on May 7, 2010
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Hi Jim and Ned – Since you both asked just about the same question, I can let you know that in the short term, there are no plans to extend the number of clients beyond 50 – the current program is designed mainly for use in a classroom. In 2011, it is intended to redevelop the software to produce an application (probably with a different name) for much larger groups.
By: paralleldivergence on May 7, 2010
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