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* not enough presets to quickly generate the right questions (e.g. no timer) | * not enough presets to quickly generate the right questions (e.g. no timer) | ||
* keyboard shortcuts don't work (Cmd+S, Cmd+X,..) | * keyboard shortcuts don't work (Cmd+S, Cmd+X,..) | ||
* | * In the content editor, return sends cursor to beginning of the same line not into the next as expected. | ||
* New questions created are hidden if there are already enough to fill the list. They should be automatically selected. | |||
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The team is very responsive. I often got a reply with useful suggestions within a day or two. | The team is very responsive. I often got a reply with useful suggestions within a day or two. | ||
== 1st impressions of v2.0.1.6 on OSX 10.9 == | == 1st impressions of v2.0.1.6 on OSX 10.9 == | ||
Revision as of 06:21, 11 February 2015
Flow is an audience response software developed by eInstruction, now part of Turning technologies. Among other things it allows for participation / voting using clickers that are linked to the presenter via wireless communication.
2nd impressions of Flow v2.0.1.6 and Lesson Builder on 10.10
I upgraded to 10.10 and continued testing in early 2015 despite the stated incompatibility of the Device Manager (not Flow) with OSX 10.10. So far the radio receiver works just fine but many other things give me trouble.
Lesson Builder
- questions cannot be duplicated for the quick addition of similar questions
- not enough presets to quickly generate the right questions (e.g. no timer)
- keyboard shortcuts don't work (Cmd+S, Cmd+X,..)
- In the content editor, return sends cursor to beginning of the same line not into the next as expected.
- New questions created are hidden if there are already enough to fill the list. They should be automatically selected.
Flow
- Window cannot be moved to 2nd screen since probably because it's not natively programmed. That makes displaying the question to the audience using a projector impossible.
- still cannot add a questions directly to a Powerpoint slide which would be the easiest way to present clicker questions to an audience during a lecture
The team is very responsive. I often got a reply with useful suggestions within a day or two.
1st impressions of v2.0.1.6 on OSX 10.9
I started testing in Oct 2014 on an MacBook Pro Retina running OS X.10 (Yosemite). It turns out the software does not yet run on 10.10. So I continued testing on an older MacBook Pro running 10.9.
Installation
- Installation requires restart. What? The only one doing this for ages.
- install locations & related files:
- Applications/Turning Technologies/Flow: 2 applications: Flow v2.0.1.6, LessonBuilder v1.0
- ~/Documents/Flow questions
- ~/Library/Application Support/Flow 2
Results
- no Powerpoint plugin for Mac
- Flow is prone to freezing
- cannot detect CPS Pulse clickers using Flow / Detect devices
