Hi! I am a clinician researcher and am using Network Canvas for my KL2 project. which is looking at social networks among adolescents and young adults with cancer. Really excited to use Network Canvas! I had 2 questions for the group:
We have been encouraged to use Fresco for data collection (rather than the app) which our IT group has been supportive of. Is this what others have done? We heard using the app with Apple products has raised some issues in past with other users.
We are looking to purchase a mobile device for this study. On what types of devices have folks used Fresco? We want to use a mobile device to use the touch screen option. Have people used Surface Pro?
People are often a little quiet outside of posting their own issues/questions, so maybe I can help
Iām glad you mentioned this, as this was one of the main reasons we developed Fresco. IT departments are (understandably) pretty concerned about security issues associated with installing software. Apple in particular have not been supportive of the idea of an app that can be used to conduct research that hasnāt been pre-vetted.
I canāt speak for others, but I can tell you that the use-case you have is exactly what we intended for Fresco.
We have used Surface devices internally during development. They are very nice, and quite āpremiumā feeling. I really like that you can get the ābest of bothā by having both a touch screen and a keyboard.
Another option to consider would be a chromebook, especially since you are thinking of using Fresco. They can be much more cost effective.
Please let me know if you have any other questions!
