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SRN version 2.1 is NOW AVAILABLE!
- Now including Free-Text Response - Better Reporting -
- Streamlined Interfaces – Up to 50 concurrent clients -
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Student Response Network Trial Software:
Student Response Network v2.1 is available for an unlimited free trial period. The only restriction is that the server module can only support up to five (5) simultaneous client connections. This is sufficient to test the effectiveness of the solution. If you only have five students in your class, or only five computers in your network, it’s yours – free – you’ll never need to buy it. But if you need more connections, you’ll need to read the Order page.
SRN Trial – v2.1 from c|net
- SRN Trial – v2.1 alternate mirror
The Trial release of Student Response Network is supplied in ZIP form (0.99MB). Just download it to your desktop then open it. Inside are two folders: SRNClient and SRNServer. There is also a Readme file with further instructions.
The fully registered version of Student Response Network can cater for a class of up to fifty (50) simultaneous client connections. If you have any questions about the download process, ask them below.
Download Alternate SRN Clients (including FreeText):
NOTE: While SRN Server is a Windows-only application (i.e. the Presenter/Teacher’s computer mus be running Windows), there are alternative SRN Client applications that can be used by participants. Currently there are clients for Windows, Apple OSX and Linux as well as an Apple iPhone/iPod Touch client , but development is proceeding on with plans for clients for other mobile and handheld devices.
The links below are all standalone (portable) applications for various operating systems. Just right-click (or Option-Click on the Mac) the desired client and Save it to your Desktop or any other folder. They are ready to run with Student Response Network v2. The iPod Touch/iPhone Client is available from the Apple AppStore.
- Windows SRN Client – Win 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 – 185KB (v2.0)
- Apple OSX SRN Client – Universal – 10.2 or later – 3.6MB (further details)
- Linux SRN Client – x86-based Linux distributions with GTK+ 2.8 or higher – 1.4MB (further details)
- Apple IpodTouch / iPhone Client - OS 3.1.3 or later (further details) - NEW!!
Need a Printable Brochure for Student Response Network?
Just click here
SRN Question Template Options:
Here are some free downloads you can use with various applications to create your own SRN Question slides for use in class. Just right-click the desired template link and choose Save to Disk:
- Microsoft Powerpoint (see example)
- Microsoft Word (see example)
- ActivStudio Flipchart (see example)
- SMART Notebook v10 (see example)
- SMART Notebook v10 Gallery Images (see example)
Any comments? Just add them below.
What an amazing and simple bit of software. We have been underutilizing our computer classroom for years and with one simple download, I see the type of stuff we could have been doing. I’ve just ordered the full version of SRN and can’t wait to try it out with my students. Thanks!
By: Jean Trilby on January 7, 2009
at 12:20 pm
I downloaded the SRN Trial about two hours ago and have been playing with it on my home network (3 PCs). I must say I’m very impressed and can’t wait until school resumes next week to give it a go with my students (if the snow lets up)
By: Erich Van Dien on January 8, 2009
at 12:02 pm
Sounds great but will have to wait till I go back to school as my home computer is a Mac!
By: Jane Lowe on January 10, 2009
at 4:22 am
Hi Jane. I’m hoping to have a Mac client ready by the end of the month, but you’ll still need a Windows PC to behave as the server for SRN.
@Erich: Snow! Don’t have much of that in sunny Sydney, Australia, so I can’t relate. Let me know how it goes.
@Jean: Thanks for your order. I’m sure the students will love it! I’ve just posted some new templates for PPT and Word that you can use.
By: paralleldivergence on January 10, 2009
at 4:38 am
Stu, I tried it at home and it looks fantastic. Unfortunately our main lab at school is Mac so I would really love to see the Mac client soon.
You never cease to amaze me,
Ian
By: Ian Gay on January 11, 2009
at 12:02 am
Any plans for a server app to run on a Mac?
By: Sue Sheffer on January 30, 2009
at 3:19 pm
Hi Sue. There are no current plans to make an OSX version of the SRN Server application. If you have an all Mac computer setup, you could introduce a Windows notebook or even netbook to run the server module with all your Mac clients.
By: paralleldivergence on January 30, 2009
at 9:45 pm
Hi Stu,
Well done – looks great. Will try it tomorrow.
However when I try to download the ActivStudio Flipchart or the Smart Notebook file I get a file called SRN_Question_Template.zip
When I unzip the file there a a list of files the computer will not recognise.
Have I missed something???
Thanks
Don
By: Don Nethercott on March 9, 2009
at 6:05 am
Hi Don. Glad you like the look of it. I assume you have Promethean ActiveStudio software v3 installed in order to open the ActivStudio flipchart? And you have Smart Notebook software v9 in order to open the Notebook file?
By: paralleldivergence on March 9, 2009
at 9:37 am
We have about 100 students in a one-to-one laptop environment and are in the process of ordering this application. Is there a limit of 40 students in the school using the application at any one time, or is it just limited to 40 in one classroom at a time?
By: Gayle on April 8, 2009
at 12:53 am
Hi Gayle. If you buy a single server licence, you can run the SRN Server module on on server. That server is capable of running to up to 40 clients at any one time.
If you buy a campus-wide licence, you can install SRN Server on as many teacher computers as you like at your school campus and run them simultaneously. Each of those SRN Servers can connect up to 40 SRN Clients.
Typically, you run one SRN server with up to 40 clients per room. It is not possible to connect more than 40 clients to the one SRN Server. Hope that clarifies.
By: paralleldivergence on April 8, 2009
at 3:48 am
I really like this product. I’ve tried to get clickers, but they’re just too expensive.
My question is – is there any way to keep a tally, yet still hide the tally so the students can’t see it? I like to use this with different skills in reading and content areas. I’d like it to keep a tally of how many questions a student is getting correct (for me to use at a later time), but I don’t like that the students can see it. Is there any way to “hide” this from the students?
By: Jim on May 11, 2009
at 2:16 pm
Hi Jim, Glad you like it. Good question about hiding the scoreboard – some students may not appreciate it if it is obvious they are not going well. Here’s the way I would do it.
1) Enable your question type and ask your question.
2) When all students have responded, click the button to show the Results bar chart
3) Uncheck the “Show Clients” option to hide the client list
4) Discuss, then select the correct option on the bar chart (the scoreboard will be updated, but won’t be visible)
5) Close the bar chart
6) Check “Show Clients” to re-show the student list in alpha order.
That should do it for you.
By: paralleldivergence on May 11, 2009
at 11:42 pm
HI Stu, love you software, great ideas. Could you possibly put up the Visual Basic file for your software up so developers could edit and fiddle with it?
Thanks
By: Daniel Schofield on June 27, 2009
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Hi Daniel. If SRN wasn’t a commercial product, I’d have possibly done that. Instead, I’ve made it as affordable as possible.
By: paralleldivergence on June 27, 2009
at 5:21 am
No prob! thanks.
Love your software
By: Daniel Schofield on July 2, 2009
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By: Diigo Update (weekly) « on July 26, 2009
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Any thoughts on an app for iPod Touch / iPhone?
By: Steve Brown on October 9, 2009
at 3:09 pm
Hi Steve, It’s coming. Hope to have it available by year’s end.
By: paralleldivergence on October 9, 2009
at 11:43 pm
Any thought about the server on the Linux platform? I am interested, but would like to run things on my Linux platform.
By: M Magnuson on December 1, 2009
at 11:24 pm
Hi M. I’ve never tried it, but you could see if it works under Wine. There are no plans to produce a Linux-native version of the Server module at this stage.
By: paralleldivergence on December 2, 2009
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By: ;-) Content Creators the Kids'll Love You For! (game makers) « RTOA on March 2, 2010
at 6:11 pm
Have you tried to run the server from WINE windows emulator on a mac? I’ll try.
By: Dan T on March 2, 2010
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Hi Dan T. I have only run it with Parallels on a Mac. Never tried WINE on mac or Linux. Please let us know how it goes.
By: paralleldivergence on March 3, 2010
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