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 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
PC: Click the TurningPoint Icon
Mac: Starting TurningAnywhere
PC: PowerPoint will start automatically
PC: Inserting Turning Slides
Mac: You will see this
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 run TurningAnywhere 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.
Mac: Editing an existing question list
Mac: Save the Question List
Mac: Adding Questions
In Class Make sure the receiver is plugged in Starting and stopping polling Unplug the receiver and return to NTC
Plug in the RF Receiver
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
PC: Polling Open
PC: Polling Closed
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.
Questions?
PC: on the Fly question
PC: on the Fly 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.