TurningPoint Basic Training

Launching TurningPoint About TurningPoint

• Response Device Receiver • Changing Channels• Basic Response Cards• Exploring The Tool Bar• Settings Pane

Getting Started• Gist of the Matter• Principles of the Presentation• Reports

Double click on the TurningPoint icon on the desktop.

You can set TurningPoint to always load whenever you launch PowerPoint if you use the same computer to run software.

Launching TurningPoint

Response Device ReceiverBefore You BeginThe receiver must be connected to the machine that will be used to run the presentation.

To install the radio frequency response device receiver…Insert the device receiver into the USB port of the presentation computer. Windows will detect the receiver. Then it will be ready for use.

Channel Setting Instructions for ResponseCard RF

1. Press and release the "CH" button.

2. While the light is flashing red and green, enter the 2 digit channel code (i.e. channel 1 = 01, channel 21 = 21).

Channel is 41

3. After the second digit is entered, Press and release the "CH" button. The light should flash green to confirm.

4. Press and release the "1/A" button. The light should flash amber to confirm.

Basic response devices

ResponseCard RF

There are two types of RF cards. One that includes an LCD screen that provides students with visual confirmation of selected responses and one without the LCD screen.

ResponseCard XR

The XR card Can do self-paced testing. Can be used as a basic clicker. Can be used for homework.

ResponseCard NXT

The new ResponseCard NXT is the newest version of the Turning Technologies cards. It has standard clicker features, as well as provides advanced capabilities such as cell-phone style text entry for short answer and essay questions.

To run a successful presentation, turningpoint must be installed on the computer to be used for the presentations. You also must have the USBresponse device receiver and response devices to enter responses.

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A. TrueB. False

When "add in always loaded" setting is set to true the turningpoint ribbon/tab will always be available.

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A. TrueB. False

The receiver must be connected to the machine that will be used to run the presentation.

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A. TrueB. False

The responsecard RF

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A. Includes an LCD screen that provides students with visual confirmation of selected response.

B. Can do self-paced testing.C. Provides text entry for short answer

and essay questioning.D. Is all the above.

Exploring the Tool Bar

TOOL-BAR

The information button allows you to view information about your TurningPoint Software. It also shows licensing information for the receiver you are using, and supply feedback to Turning Technologies for support assistance.

TOOL-BAR Cont…

Displays a menu of options to clear the current user response data to start a new session or reset individual slides for polling.

Opens a previously saved session.

TOOL-BAR Cont…

Displays a menu of TurningPoint slide types that allows you to select from in order to create a presentation.

Stores the current session data.

TOOL-BAR Cont…

Assigns pictures as answers in place of text.

Displays a menu of items to enhance TurningPoint slides.

TOOL-BAR Cont…

Displays a menu of options to report, modify, track, and integrateTurningPoint presentations and sessions.

Selects the input source to be used for collecting response data.

TOOL-BAR Cont…

Provides options to create, edit, and delete Participant Lists.

Provides the option to create TurningPoint presentations from other sources.

Brain Teaser

If you mess up during polling, you have to re-create the slides all over again?

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The reset button is used to clear the session data so you can restart polling.

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A. TrueB. False

Settings PaneThe settings pane allows you easy access to:

•Settings•Standards •Selecting a Participant List•Correct Answer and Answer Values•Setting a slide as demographic

Interactive SlidesParticipant List

Objects

PresentationSession

Reports

Gist of the Matter

Question Area

Answer choices • Up to 10 answer choices• Numbers/letter

Chart

Interactive Question slides

Create Participant List

• Using Participant List Wizard

• Using a Learning Management System (ex.

WebCT)

Edit Participant List

Delete Participant List

Participant List

Anonymous – Only the participant choices are collected

Auto – The response Device IDs and the participant choices are collected

One You Created – if you want to track by names and collect associated responses

Participant List

Brain Teaser

Which when selected, only the participants choices are collected?

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A. AutoB. Participant ListC. AnonymousD. All the above

Which of the following are included on an interactive slide?

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A. QuestionB. ChartC. Answer choicesD. All the above

Show-barPollingSave Session

Principles of the Presentation

Show-bar and Polling

Locate Session Files31 Possible Reports from 10 Categories

Generated as Word and Excel Documents

Saving Reports

Reports

TurningPoint Reports are generated as

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A. Word Documents

B. Excel Documents

C. Both

To view reports, first click on

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A. Insert ObjectB. ToolsC. Insert Vertical

SlideD. Reports

Create Presentation SlidesSet Up the Response DevicesCreate Participant List Run the PresentationSave the Results

Keys to your Presentation Success