C LICKERS IN THE C LASSROOM Missouri S&T Educational Technology 102 Centennial Hall (573)

Objectives  Understand how TurningPoint integrates into Microsoft Suite  Create slides  Modify slides  Run a session  Save a session

Five Steps to Success  Step 1: Create Slides Step 1:  Step 2: Install and Manage Devices Step 2:  Clickers and receivers (hardware)  Step 3: Import Participant Lists from Blackboard Step 3:  Step 4: Run Presentation Step 4:  Optional – Run reports to view statistics  Step 5: Save Session Data Step 5:  Optional – Session data can be exported to Blackboard or ResultsManager for grading

Install Turning Point  IT will install Turning Point on your computers and on the classrooms computers.  A Help Request will be entered on your behalf, and you will be contacted for a date/time to install TP on your desktop and/or laptop  TP and a receiver will be installed on the instructor station in your scheduled classroom.

TurningPoint Menu Ribbon Reset Session Data Save Session Data Convert Slides to Picture Generate Reports, Add Standard, Create Comparative Links, Organize Conditional Branching, Update Parser Slides, Ranking Wizard, Adjust Settings, and LMS Wizards Manage Participant Lists Help Display TurningPoint Licensing Information Open Existing Session Insert a Question Slide Insert Charts, Reminders Answer Indicators and Stats Displays Selected Input Device [Response Devices – Clickers Keyboard Keys 0-9 Simulated Data] Link to TurningPoint Online Resources and Community Groups

Step 1: Create Slides  Click Insert Slide  Types of Slides  Chart Slides  Summary Slides for Competitions  Template Slides  Special Slides

Slide Design  The question region  The answer region  The chart region

Types of Charts

Convert to Picture Slide 1.Create a TurningPoint slide 2.Insert pictures to use as answers using the options in PowerPoint’s Insert > Picture menu 3.Resize and arrange the pictures the way you want them to appear on the slide. 4.Select the Convert to Picture Slide from the toolbar.

Correct Answers and Points Place your cursor in the answer region of the slide, an Answer Value task pane will appear. Choose the answer(s) you want to give value, then choose the value from the dropdown menu.

Add Objects  The Insert Object menu gives you the ability to:  Choose Charts – Change your chart type on your slide.  Choose Animated 2D/3D Charts – Choose a different appearance to your response chart  Choose Countdown – Add a countdown timer to your slide.  Choose Grid – Add a table that will illustrate individual incoming responses or who has not responded.  Choose Answer Now – Add an answer now indicator to your slide.  Choose Response Counter – Add a counter that will count your incoming responses to your slide.  Choose Correct Answer Indicator – Demonstrate to your audience what the correct answer was before proceeding to the next slide.  Choose Stats – Add statistical data to your slide.  Choose Text Message – When using vPads, to send a text message to the audience.

Add an Answer Now Indicator 1.Select Insert Object 2.Select Answer Now to display the submenu of Answer Now indicators. 3.Select the type of Answer Now indicator you would like to appear on the slide.

Add a Countdown Indicator 1.Select Insert Object from the toolbar. 2.Select Countdown to display the countdown timer. 3.The countdown timer will be an overlay, normally in the lower right corner.

Add a Response Counter 1.Select Insert Object from the toolbar. 2.Select Response Counter to display the submenu of Response Counters 3.Select the type of Response Counter you would like to appear on the slide.

Add a Correct Answer Indicator 1.Select Insert Object from the toolbar. 2.Select Correct Answer Indicator to display the submenu of Correct Answer Indicators. 3.Select the type of Correct Answer Indicator you would like to appear on the slide.

 Information  Presentation  Slides  Global Changes Settings

Step 2: Set Up Response Devices NXT ClickerXR Clicker

Response Device Wizard  From the TurningPoint 2008 tab make sure Response Devices is selected from the drop down menu.  Clicker Rooms should already be equipped with a receiver  if not, contact the Help Desk

 Select Settings tab  Check to see if a Receiver has been found  Set the number of expected Devices.

Run a Polling Test  From the TurningPoint 2008 toolbar, select Tools then Settings.  Select the Polling Test tab.  Click Start Test.  Press a key on each response device to be used.  Click End Test.

Step 3: Import a Participant List Click Tools Select Integrations Select Blackboard Type in blackboard.mst.edu for Server URL The username and password box appear and must be filled in with something. A web window will appear for your S&T credentials, then click “Login” Select Import Participant List Select the course you want to import from Save the Participant List to S:\TurningPoint\Participants This will make the list available to you in the classroom Select the Participant List from the Participant List dropdown menu in the TurningPoint 2008 pane

Modifying a Participant List 1.From the toolbar, click Participants and select Edit a Participant List 2.Open the desired list. 3.Edit the existing data in the white fields by selecting entries and typing new information. 4.Add a new participant by right-clicking in the Participant Information window and selecting Add Participant to Location.

Keyboard – PL Simulator  Select Keyboard Keys 0-9 from the response device dropdown list  You can use this feature to test your slides.  It will also give you data to try reports with.

Step 4: Run a Presentation Session 1.Open Presentation 2.From the toolbar, click Reset and click Session. 3.Select a Participant List from the TurningPoint 2008 pane.

Run the Slide Show F9 Toggle TurningPoint Toolbar F3 Data Slicing F4 Repoll Question F5 Insert On-the-Fly Slide Poll Slide Anonymously Response Count Current Polling Status (open v. closed) F2 Toggle Between Percentages and Response Counts F6 Display Original Chart F7 – F8 Show Response Grids F12 Launch Participant Monitor Display Interactive Options in TurningPoint Toolbar Toggle Movable TurningPoint Toolbar Displays User Feedback F11 – Feedback Dialogue

 Click the mouse to control the progress of the slide show.  Open Polling  Click a second time to close polling and display results.  Click again to advance to the next slide Run the Slide Show

Step 5: Save Session Results  From the TurningPoint toolbar, select the Save Session button.  Make sure to save on YOUR S: Drive.  Best place is S:\TurningPoint\Sessions  You can also save to removable media such as a USB flash drive.  DO NOT save results to the C: drive.

View a Report 1.Click Tools in the toolbar. 2.Select Reports. 3.Choose a Session File.  Should be in: S:\TurningPoint\Sessions

View a Report 1.Select the Reports tab. 2.Select the type of report. 3.Click Generate Report.

Types of Reports  Results by Questions  Demographic  Participant Results  Results by Participant  Participant List  Standards  Attendance  Individual Scoring  Ranking and Moment to Moment  Outline  Participant Questions and Comments

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