1. Audience Response Systems A brief look at Turning Point Technology’s Audience Response Product CE 5560-John Martin Capstone project http://www.microsoft.com/emea/presscentre/presscentresite/images/ imagegallery/large/Keynote_audience_ITForum2005.JPG

2. What’s all the Buzz? Teachers can conduct: –Electronic testing –Assessments –Anonymous surveys and opinion polls –Games that allow every student in the class to participate

3. Why is it important?... Presentations are more meaningful when the audience participates Enlivens a presentation –Keeps learners engaged –Immediate audience feedback –Authentic assessment tool

4. Interactive Presentation 1. Audience 2. Power Point Slides 3. Turning Point Software 4. LCD projector What you will need…

5. Hardware elements http://www.turningtechnologies.com/resources/quickstartguide2008.pdf

6. Making an interactive slide… When Turning Point is opened, a non- interactive slide is displayed along with a tool bar.

7. Making an interactive slide… Locate the toolbar on the top portion of the PowerPoint screen. From the toolbar, click “Insert Slide”

8. Making an interactive slide… Select a slide type from the drop down list. An interactive slide is inserted in your presentation.

9. Making an interactive slide…

10. Enter your question into the text box entitled “Enter Question text…” Enter appropriate responses into the text box entitled “Enter answer text…”

11. Additional elements… From the Toolbar click “Insert Object” to access the drop down menu. –countdowns –response counters –response tables –correct answer indicators

12. Countdowns http://www.turningtechnologies.com/resources/UG_TuringPoint_08_Office_2003_Filtered_Version_6/UG-3-CreateSlides.pdf

13. Countdowns

14. Response counters http://www.turningtechnologies.com/resources/UG_TuringPoint_08_Office_2003_Filtered_Version_6/UG-3-CreateSlides.pdf

15. Response tables http://www.turningtechnologies.com/resources/UG_TuringPoint_08_Office_2003_Filtered_Version_6/UG-3-CreateSlides.pdf

16. Response counters

17. Using the CAI

18. CAI

19. A finished slide.

20. Display settings menu

21. Participant list wizard

22. Participant Slide From the “insert slide” menu

23. Team Scoring Slide

24. Fastest Responders

25. Generate a Report

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27. Questions?