CLICKERS IN THE CLASSROOM

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CLICKERS IN THE CLASSROOM

• Missouri ST
• Educational Technology
• 102 Centennial Hall
• [phone]
• edtech_at_mst.edu

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Objectives

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

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Five Steps to Success

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

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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.

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TurningPoint Menu Ribbon
Generate Reports, Add Standard, Create
Comparative Links, Organize Conditional
Branching, Update Parser Slides, Ranking Wizard,
Adjust Settings, and LMS Wizards
Reset Session Data
Save Session Data
Convert Slides to Picture
ManageParticipantLists
Help
Display TurningPoint Licensing Information
Open Existing Session
Insert a QuestionSlide
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
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Step 1 Create Slides

• Click Insert Slide
• Types of Slides
• Chart Slides
• Summary Slides for Competitions
• Template Slides
• Special Slides

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Slide Design

1. The question region
2. The answer region
3. The chart region

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Types of Charts
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Convert to Picture Slide

• Create a TurningPoint slide
• Insert pictures to use as answers using the
  options in PowerPoints Insert gt Picture menu
• Resize and arrange the pictures the way you want
  them to appear on the slide.
• Select the Convert to Picture Slide from the
  toolbar.

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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.
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Settings

• Information
• Presentation
• Slides
• Global Changes

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Step 2 Set Up Response Devices
NXT Clicker
XR Clicker
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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

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

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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.

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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 ST
  credentials, then click Login
• Select Import Participant List
• Select the course you want to import from
• Save the Participant List to S\TurningPoint\Parti
  cipants
• 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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

• 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

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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.

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View a Report

• Click Tools in the toolbar.
• Select Reports.
• Choose a Session File.
• Should be inS\TurningPoint\Sessions

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View a Report

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

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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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REMEMBER

• Technology can and will let you down.
• Please have a back up!

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Additional Support

• Educational Technology
• 341-4131
• Turning Technologies
• Customer Support 1-866-746-3015
• www.turningtechnologies.com
• edtech.mst.edu