by l-gun » Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:28 am
Thanks, Chris, for helping me troubleshoot.
I just did a test myself, within my classroom. I made a post, then immediately tried to edit it. Same issue as originally described.
Could do a screen capture video to illustrate, if somehow that were useful, but I'm guessing that understanding of the issue isn't the problem here. More of a matter of determining why it occurs with our devices.
And, in thinking about it more, I am now recalling that we may not have the newest version of Siftr. I ran into a bunch of problems about a month ago, but ended up not updating because I didn't want to risk further problems right before an important field experience.
I guess if I really want to explore fixing the (possible) bug I am talking about, I need to try the update first.
I will copy and paste below some emails I exchanged with a friend involved with Field Day about the earlier trouble...just in case those issues are noteworthy.
Thanks!
Larry G.
On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 7:05 AM Larry Gundlach <gundlacl@verona.k12.wi.us> wrote:
Hi _______________,
Haven't used Siftr in a while (until a week ago), but planning to today and tomorrow. (Practice today and big field trip tomorrow.)
I feel like it is behaving weirdly today, and I am starting to get worried about the trip tomorrow.
Anyone I can email or call to see if they are currently experiencing problems, or should I post to the forum?
Thanks!
Larry
On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 7:25 AM Larry Gundlach <gundlacl@verona.k12.wi.us> wrote:
Lots of strange things happening, hard to know how to describe them all.
App icon changing from black and yellow to blue and red on white seems to be a sign that version of the app is an issue?? We just re-installed last week, but perhaps there has been a recent update.
I am trying some workarounds to some other problems I have not described. Current biggest issue is that some iPads I've tested get kind of "stuck" with "Syncing 1 post" message indefinitely...or at least for quite a long time.This persists even after logging out and then in and restarting iPads.
I can check in after we do our "practice version" from 8-9 AM. Sorry, not trying to use you as tech support. Mainly want the quickest way to check in with someone in the know to know if I should abort tomorrow's trip plan.
Thanks!
Mar 20, 2019, 9:08 PM
Thanks for checking in, ___________!
Did use Siftr, and it went pretty well overall.
I was having so many issues during that 24+ hour period that it was really hard to tell what was going on. Many were on the editor side, but not exclusively.
I asked our tech people to help update to the newest version of the app. I think I mistakenly said Aris, though, so Siftr stayed the same. By the time we figured that out, we had already done our practice run and it went pretty smoothly. So I just left well enough alone!
I doubt anybody (in my class) has the most recent version, except possibly me. My app icon is blue on white. The kids have yellow on black. Mine was crashing a lot more than theirs.
I'll forward a message that shows what we are up to. No need to look at it, though. We just need to get to spring break!