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We have posted an Android
phone app and an Android Test program on our download
page (near the bottom) |
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use them and give us feedback. |
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available on google play, also. |
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| Requirements
to use an Android device to Buzz-in |
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| an android-enabled game from
DEC Software (like Classroom Feud, Classroom Millionaire,
The Ultimate QuizShow) |
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| android device(s) running
Android 2.3 operating system or later |
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onto the same network |
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any questions downloading and installing these programs. |
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as an administrator in order to install programs on a Windows
Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 machine. |
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start the game program, we'll use Classroom Feud (this program
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your smartphone to several minutes. |
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If you get a message about 'allowing' or 'blocking' the program,
you'll need to allow it to run. |
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prevents the player from disconnecting during game play due
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move to the setup page, then pick Buzz-In with Android setup |
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note the IP address, it will be something like this: 192.168.2.8 |
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download and install the DEC_Buzz program (an .APK file available
from DEC Software) |
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open the DEC_Buzz program |
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if the device doesn't 'Connect' to the computer, enter the IP
address from Classroom Feud (noted in step 3 of On the computer). |
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tap the <Connect> button. |
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do this for each player or team. |
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any questions downloading and installing these programs. |
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Android Play Store |
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Component 'MSWINSCK.OCX' or one of it's
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a file is missing and invalid
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on Google Play Store (search for "educational buzzer").
Download and install as you would any other Android app. |
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If you download from our website, you must turn
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safety feature. |
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All apps > Settings > Applications >
Unknown sources. |
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Some android users may need to locate the APK
file in the My Files\Download folder on your phone or android
device and run the program. |
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| Registering
Winsock instructions |
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| A reminder - to register this program on a Vista,
Windows 7 or Windows 8 machine, you'll have to run the programs
(even the COMMAND program) as an administrator. |
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to block peer to peer communication. This is exactly the basis
of the smartphone - desktop connection. You will have to ask
your network administrators to unblock this in order for your
smartphone to communicate with the desktop computer, specifically
the program. |
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it from the unauthorized access to the computer. A message like
the one below will appear when you attempt to start one of our
games: |
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button, in order for the game to communicate with the android
device. |
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| ZoneAlarm is a free firewall blocking program. We use it
on 2 of the machines in our offices. Despite our best efforts,
on one machine we always have problems communicating between
smartphones and the program that is running on the computer
protected by ZoneAlarm. |
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to the program on that machine. |
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| Of course, you may wish to turn off ZoneAlarm during the duration
of the game, but please, turn it back on when finished with
the smartphone enabled program. |
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androids and iPhones as buzz-in devices. |
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use of smartphones with any other buzz-in device, including
buzzers, keyboards and gamepads! |
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