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Enhancing Lectures with an
Audience Response System:
Workshop Guide
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Getting Started with the Turning Point Audience Response Software
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The Turning Point Software is free to download for PC and Mac systems. Please visit the downloads page at Turning Technologies:http://www.turningtechnologies.com/responsesystemsupport/downloads/
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The Turning Point Software is integrated within MicrosoftPowerPoint, but in order to access Turning Point you need to double click the Turning Point icon from the desktop. This will automatically open PowerPoint with the Turning Point ribbon activated.
Open Turning Point by clicking this icon on the
desktop.
Part 1: Setting Up
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Plug the receiver into a USB slot on the computer that has the presentation.•
The receiver accepts the signal produced by the individual ResponseCards and passes the response to TurningPoint.•
effective range of the RF Receiver = 200 feet•
default channel for the RF Receiver = 41. (The receiver must be connected to the computer that will be used to run the presentation.)•
To change the channel on the receiver:1.) Click Tools on the TurningPoint Ribbon and select Settings.
2.) Select Response Device in the upper left-hand corner of the Settings Window. The channel number is listed under the category ResponseCard Channels.
3.) Click the two-digit channel number and select a new channel. (See example below.) If a receiver has not been detected by the computer, “Empty” will be listed under ResponseCard channels.
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To make the Turning Point Tab appear automatically whenever you open PowerPoint:1.) Open Turning Point by clicking on the Turning Point icon 2.) From the Turning Point Tab, click on the “Tools” icon. 3.) Scroll down to “Settings” and select it.
4.) In “Settings”, make sure that “Presentation” is selected. 5.) Scroll down to the “Misc” section.
6.) The first item is “Add-in always loaded” – set this to “True” and click “Done” in the bottom right corner.
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Part 2: Setting the ResponseCard Channel
1 Press the GO button in the bottom left corner.
2 Enter the two-digit channel number.
3 Press the GO button again.
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Part 3-A: Creating an ARS Slide
We will now create our own TurningPoint ARS slide. To create a basic TurningPoint Slide:
1Make sure you are on the TurningPoint Ribbon and click Insert Slide.
3TurningPoint inserts the new slide into the presentation, there are three components:
• Question Area - Where the question being
asked is typed.
• Answer Area - Where up to ten answer
choices for the question are typed.
• Results Area - Where the results of the slide
are displayed.
4Letʼs go ahead and create content for the slide.
• Click on the text in the Question Area and begin typing the question “What day is it?” • Now click on the text in the Answer Area and begin typing the days starting with Monday.
• When you are done, click on the chart and it should be updated to reflect the number of choices you created in the Answer Area.
5Now you have to set values to the answers you created.
• To the right of the slide is the TurningPoint Settings Pane. Here you can find the right answer and set its value to ʻCorrectʼ.
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Itʼs a good idea to be have a good visual cue as to what the correct answer is in the slide.• In the TurningPoint Ribbon select ʻInsert
Objectʼ and then go down to ʻCorrect Answer Indicatorʼ.
• Go ahead and choose one of the indicators which will show up to the left of the answer you have designated as having a correct value.
Congratulations! Youʼve made your first ARS slide.
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Part 3-B: Creating an ARS Slide (continued)
Now letʼs go ahead and create a second ARS slide.2A ʻ3D Pie Slideʼ will have the same basic layout as the ʻVertical Slideʼ we created in Part 3-A.
• You will notice the difference is in the Results Area where there is now a pie chart instead of the vertical bar from the previous slide.
3Now go ahead and add a question and answers to the slide.
• Remember to also set the Answer Values in the Settings Pane to the right of the slide. • Donʼt forget to add a ʻCorrect Answer
Indicatorʼ from the ʻInsert Objectʼ menu.
4• Letʼs also add some more objects that are pretty useful on these slides
• The first is the Response Counter. (This keeps track of how many participants have submitted a response and closes polling when all of the responses are received.)
• Go to ʻInsert Objectʼ, then choose ʻResponse
Counterʼ and select one of the different types of
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5Now go to Insert Object > Countdown. This sets a time limit for answering the question.
6Finally, letʼs go to Insert Object > Answer Now object. This is a visual cue that the slide is a TurningPoint slide, can provide additional information to participants
7You should end up with a slide that now has some new objects on the screen.
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Part 3-C: Creating an ARS Slide (Inserting an Image)
Sometimes you will want an image to go along with the question on your ARS slide. This is really easy to do. Letʼs make make one now.
1Click on Insert Slide and select one of the slide options.
• To insert an image you will use the same method you normally use in PowerPoint. Go to the
ʻInsertʼ tab on the top bar which is located to the right of the TurningPoint tab.
2Click on the picture icon and new window opens up where you can choose the image you want to import.
• Once youʼve selected an image and itʼs now on your slide, feel free to move the image around and scale it to fit properly in the slide.
3Fill in your question and answer boxes if you havenʼt already and donʼt forget to set the answer values in the Settings Pane.
• Finish up the slide by inserting any objects you think would be useful like ‘correct answer indicators’ or ‘response counters’.
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You might have a slide where you want to use multiple pictures as the answers to your
question. This can be done by the TurningPoint feature ʻConvert to Picture Slideʼ. Letʼs try that out now.
1Create a new ARS slide using ʻInsert Slideʼ and choosing a chart option.
2Insert pictures to use as answers using the option in PowerPoint’s Insert > Picture menu
as we did in the previous section. Resize and arrange the pictures so that they are properly displayed on the slide.
3Go back to the TurningPoint
ribbon and click ‘Convert to Picture
Slide’.
• Youʼll notice that the answer region is hidden and the pictures are
numbered with a label.
4In the TurningPoint Settings Pane you’ll notice that the Answer Values have been updated based on the amount of images you put on the slide.
• Go ahead and set the appropriate values for each answer.
5You can now add more objects like ‘correct answer indicators’ or ‘response counters’ to
finish the slide.
Part 4: Additional Types of Slides
There are other types of slides you can add to chart participant progress. Letʼs take a look at some of the more useful ones.
• Team Assignment Slide – participants can choose a team and scores will be tallied as a
team, as well as individual participants
• Participant Leader Board – lists the highest scoring participants
• Team Leader Board – ranks the highest scoring teams
• Fastest Responders – shows the fastest responding participants
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Part 5: Converting PowerPoint Slides to TurningPoint Slides
Question slides that were created in PowerPoint can be converted into interactiveTurningPoint questions.
To convert a PowerPoint slide into a TurningPoint slide:
1 Begin with a PowerPoint Slide in “Title and Content” layout.
HINT: Title Area = Question; Text/Content Area = Bulleted Answer Choices
2 From the TurningPoint Ribbon, click Insert Object, mouse over Charts and select the desired chart type.
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Part 6: Starting and Saving a Session
Resetting a Session
Prior to starting the presentation, you must reset the session or all slides.
• Session - clears any previously collected response data from the software and resets the
charts
• Current Slide - resets the chart but does not clear any previously collected response data
for the selected slide
• All Slides - resets the charts but does not clear any previously collected response data, new
response data will be appended to the end of the session
Running a Session
To start a presentation, click the Slide Show tab and select “From Beginning” or “From Current Slide.” Clicking the Slide Show Icon in the bottom right corner will also start the presentation.
Saving a Session
When a presentation is finished, the collected data may be saved by selecting Save Session. To save a session:
1Click Save Session on the TurningPoint Ribbon.
2Select the desired save location and name the session file.
3Click Save.
Generating Reports
TurningPoint offers several reports to review collected data. To generate reports:
1 Click Tools on the TurningPoint Ribbon and select Reports.
2 Double click a session file. To import a session file click the folder icon and navigate to the location of the file.
3 Select the desired reports.
4 Click Generate Reports.
5 The reports generate in Microsoft Excel. If you selected multiple reports, one Excel file is created with a worksheet for each report.
Turning Point Objects
TurningPoint offers several static and interactive objects that you can optionally add to slides:
• Charts - change the chart type on a slide
• Animated 2D/3D Charts - add dimension to
slides, the chart is converted to a flash object
• Countdown - sets a time limit for answering the question
• Grid - keeps track of how many participants
have submitted a response
• Answer Now - a visual cue that the slide is a
TurningPoint slide, can provide additional information to participants
• Response Counter - keeps track of how many participants have submitted a response and
closes polling when all of the responses are received
• Correct Answer Indicator - displays the correct answer(s) to the audience after polling is
closed
• Stats - adds statistical data to your slide
• Text Message - sends a message to
Participant Lists
Participant Lists identify the members of your audience who will use a response device to respond to questions during your presentation. Participant Lists make it possible to track individual results and participation.
• Participant List Wizard - used to create a list
• Import a Participant List - to bring a
Participant List in from another location
• Edit a Participant List - to open a list and make changes
• Delete a Participant List - to delete a list from your computer
• Real-Time Registration Tool - to assign devices on the spot
• Participant List Display - to easily review entries in a Participant List
System Requirements
Turning Point for PC options-‐ TurningPoint 4.2.3 works with o Windows XP or Vista or 7 o Office 2003, 2007, or 2010
-‐ TurningPoint Anywhere for PC works with o Windows XP or Vista or 7
Turning Point for Mac options
-‐ TurningPoint for MAC works with: o OS X 10.3 (“Panther”) or higher
o Office 2004 (Office 2011 is not currently supported) -‐ TurningPoint Anywhere for MAC works with:
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More Info
You can find a lot more information on the Turning Technoogies website: http://www.turningtechnologies.com/
If youʼre interested in using ARS in your presentations here at UCLA please contact Jason Rock from IDTU at [email protected]
