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Turning Point . An introduction to Audience Response Systems By: Patrick Davis. One Time Effort . Loading Software instructions located in the directory with the software. Familiarize yourself with the product. Load Software. http://jonathan.con.musc.edu/turningpoint/
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Turning Point An introduction to Audience Response Systems By: Patrick Davis
One Time Effort • Loading Software instructions located in the directory with the software. • Familiarize yourself with the product
Load Software • http://jonathan.con.musc.edu/turningpoint/ • For those using Windows go to the PC folder • For those using Mac OS go to the Mac Folder • Follow install instructions in the respective folder
Pre-Class Prep • Set-up questions • Prepare presentations • Reserve Audience Response System
Start up PowerPoint • For PCs the Turning Point application integrates with PowerPoint. You will notice a new tab on the top tool bar. • For Mac you if you are using office 2004 Turning Point integrates as with PC; if you are using office 2008 you must start Turning Anywhere in addition to starting PowerPoint
Mac: Create your PowerPoint or not • You may incorporate your poll questions into your PowerPoint presentation, but you do not have to. Turning Anywhere allows you to display the questions independently. • You may runTurningAnywhere independently from PowerPoint. It is a stand alone polling tool
Creating Question Lists • Mac: Open Turning Anywhere • Go to the Question List tab and either create a new question list or open an existing one.
In Class • Make sure the receiver is plugged in • Starting and stopping polling • Unplug the receiver and return to NTC
PC: Step through the PowerPoint • When a Turning slide comes up Polling will be open • Press the space bar, Polling will close and a chart will display with answers
Mac: Starting and Stopping Polling • To Start Polling go to the A icon on the top right. • Select Start Polling • When all have had the opportunity to respond close the polling by repeating the first step, then. • Select Stop Polling • Display your polls
Adding On the Fly Questions • PC: if during your presentation an opportunity presents itself to incorporate a polling question you may do so without leaving the presentation. • Mac: same as adding questions previously. No need to exit polling just open the question list, question list editor and click the + to add another question.
PC: on the Fly question • When you exit your presentation PowerPoint will prompt you to save changes • Saving will save the new slide and incorporate it into the slide presentation. • When the slide is added Polling is open. • Press the space bar as before to close polling and display the results.