What are clickers?Directions for Turning Point 2008

Presented bySusan McEuen

CCHSSusan.mceuen@carroll.kyschools.us

TurningPoint 2008.lnkTurningPoint AnyWhere 2008.lnk

• Install Turning Point and Turning Point Anywhere2008 if you do not already have it.

• Turning Point works with Power Point• Turning Point Anywhere works with anything on your computer.• Both are designed to work with Turning Technologies student

response systems.

Computers with Microsoft Office 2007 will not run the older version of Turning Point 2006

Check to see if you have these programs on your computer.

You can learn more about Power Point 2007 with this tutorial:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/HA102184981033.aspx

Turning Point must be opened on the computer before running this slide show

in order for it to be interactive.Please get a Turning Point XL Response

Card (a Clicker)When you see the “Answer Now”, there is

an interactive slide.Wait for the green polling indicator on the

screen and answer the question on the next slide using your response card.

And warm up with an ice-breaker analogy slide.

grape : raisin :: plum :

1. peach2. prune3. fig4. apricot

Has Power Point Changed since 2003?

1. Yes2. No

To Begin a Turning Point Presentation, make sure all Power Point Applications are closed, then click on the Turning

Point 2008 icon to open it. Look for the Turning Point Toolbar at the top of the screen.

Open your turning point document.

What will happen if you do not close all power point programs before you open turning point?

1. It will still work just fine.

2. You will not see the turning point toolbar and it will NOT be interactive

You can create your own questions or export them from an Exam View test bank.

From the file menu, choose “Export” , there will be several choices.

The way you EXPORT questions depends on which version of

EXAM VIEW you are using.For version 5.2 choose Export to

EXAM VIEW XML and save the file.For newer versions, use Angel 7.1

export option, save the zipped file.

Save the file in a place where you can find it later.

Under the “Tools” menu on Turning Point, open the turning point parser and choose QTI Document. This will put all the questions in turning point

automatically.The correct answers will be marked with 100 points, you will have to go

through and change that to “correct”

To make a question slide choose “Insert Slide” from the TP toolbar:

First: Type in your question

Then type in your answers. As you add answers, the number of bars

will increase on the chart. You can choose several chart types from the “insert slide” menu.

For more information see the Turning Technologies website www.turningtechnologies.com

How can you make questions to use in turning point?

1. Create your own2. Import them from

Exam View or Testing Point

3. Both are correct

Where did the smiley face come from?

• It is one of the “correct answer indicators”• The next slide explains how to insert the

smiley face. It will not show up until after the polling is closed and you advance the slide.

Select all the slides, and on the turning point toolbar, choose “Insert Object”,

“Correct Answer Indicator”

• The smiley face or other object you choose will appear beside the correct answer.

• You can also insert a countdown timer for each slide if you want to limit the time.

• Students like the “fastest responders” slide, which you can add by choosing “Insert Slide”

The answer must be marked “correct” in the “answer value” menu.

Insert Correct Answer Indicator to the selected slides.

For a little competition, add a “Fastest Responders” Slide

Who is the fastest responder? It will be you if you choose letter C first.

1. A2. B3. C4. D

Fastest Responders (in seconds)

There is also a Participant Leader slide to use at the end of your

presentation.

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After you have made your slides, save them to a folder on your computer.To begin a session, open the turning point program before you open the

power point file.

• New Folder• New Folder

How can you put in student names?

• You can add participants by going through the new list wizard and typing in names. Give the group a name and it will be saved to use for future sessions.

• Click on “reset session” before you use the selected list of students to clear data from the previous session.

Choose “Participants” to set up or edit a list of students.

You must “reset” session before you choose a participant list.

When you are ready to begin, start with “Slide Show”, “from beginning”. When a question is open for polling, the upper

corner of the tool bar will be green, when it is closed, the toolbar will be

red.• You can show or hide names by clicking F7 or

the icon on the toolbar.

What is the shape of a stop sign?

1. Oval2. Square3. Triangle4. Hexagon

How many sides are in a triangle?

1. One 2. Two3. Three

Participant Scores

At the end of the session you will be prompted to “SAVE Session” before you close it. If you forget, it will still be saved

as the most recent session.

• To generate reports to give students a grade, there are several options. Click on “Tools”, “Turning Reports”, “Generate Report”

Use Turning Reports to grade results

There are several types of reports-Choose the reports that suit your needs.

For more information use these links:

• http://www.turningtechnologies.com/interactiveaudienceresponseproducts

• http://www.einstruction.com/products/assessment/examview/index.htmlhttp://www.turningtechnologies.com/k12studentresponsesystem/bestpractices.cfm

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/HA102184981033.aspx

Credits• This presentation was created by

Susan McEuen• Teacher- Carroll County High School• Carrollton, KY • Using Turning Technologies Turning Point 2008 software and

Microsoft Office 2007.

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