I too am very eager to use the SRN in the classroom. I am trying to get it to my students to use when I can, but the students do not have laptops yet. Then comes the news from schools where the students are getting the laptops that SRN is not installed, and it sounds like ITD have made some foolish decision.
The long and the short of it is... I am wondering whether the SRN is going to be on the laptops?
Also, is there any way that teachers can do something to ensure it is on the laptops?

Col,

You might want to ask that question on the ICT Support Forum for Schools run by the Sydney IT Region.

Stu Hasic, the creator of the SRN, runs the forum.

well i am baffled by the situation. client is on the t1 laptops so what is the go here?? will send of an email to stu thank simonjob

Email: DER-NSW@det.nsw.edu.au fire off an email to these people and ask the question, apparently it was removed from the laptops for an educational review. It is now out of stu's hands so perhaps we should all be asking the question????

JT wrote:Email: DER-NSW@det.nsw.edu.au fire off an email to these people and ask the question, apparently it was removed from the laptops for an educational review. It is now out of stu's hands so perhaps we should all be asking the question????

Yes. Done that. Others should send the email too. I haven't met a teacher yet that doesn't see SRN as a great tool with lots of uses in the classroom.

From the FAQ on the Intranet:

# Why is Student Response Network (SRN) no longer available?

SRN client was on the Test Driver image and was accidentally included on the T1 image. It will not appear on the latest T1 re-image. SRN will be evaluated for inclusion on the DER-NSW devices under the new DET software evaluation process. Information on this evaluation process will be published shortly.