Robert Heinrich
Audience Response Systems
• The TurningPoint audience response
system integrates 100% into
PowerPoint
• It allows audiences and students to
participate in presentations or lectures
by submitting responses to interactive
questions using a ResponseCard
keypad.
Audience Response System
• Using a the TurningPoint audience
response system, your PowerPoint
presentations become powerful data
collection and assessment tools that
collect real-time audience responses
Why Use a
Student Response System?
• Engage students in active
learning.
• Encourage students' critical thought
processes requiring synthesis of
knowledge by providing them a way
to answer questions.
• Improve class attendance and student participation.
• Encourage student preparation prior to class (reading of
class materials).
• Quickly determine whether homework or reading
assignments have been completed before the class.
Why Use a
Student Response System?
• Improve instructor understanding of students'
comprehension of curriculum.
• Provide students with immediate feedback about the
accuracy of their understanding of the curriculum.
• Provide instructor with instant feedback of students'
understanding of concepts and content knowledge.
• Provide instructors with the ability to customize
instruction based on student responses.
• Use analysis of student responses as the basis for
class discussion.
• Traditional large lecture hall teaching methods are not
suitable for all students. Meet the needs of diverse
learning styles in large general education classes.
• Track student progress toward academic standards.
Channel Setting Instructions for ResponseCard RF
Please press and hold both the GO Key and the "?" Key for
a few seconds.
The status light should blink yellow, indicating that
matching is in progress.
A green light indicates a successful match, while a red light
indicates a failure, and that you should try again.
Setting the correct channel on the
PRS Responders
• The default channel for the PRS receiver is set at 41. If
more than one system is in use in close proximity it will
be necessary to change the default channel on the
receviever as well as on each responder device. In
addition, if a response device is having difficulty sending
responses it is a good idea to set the correct channel on
the device. The instructions for changing the channel on
the response devices is simple:
• Press Go - Enter Channel Number - Press Go again.
Modifying the amount of
participants
• When you create a presentation without
the USB receiver, it will default to a
maximum of 5 users
Entering the Participant list wizard
• Click on Participants
and go to Participant
list wizard
Modifying the Default number of
Participants
• Right click on Auto,
go to Modify Range,
then click on
Autodetect
• On the next window,
enter the amount of
participants you want
for the class (default
is 5), then click OK
Participation templates
• Here you can select a
template to use to keep
track of which device
belongs to which student.
Education template
should work best.
• On the next screen you
can manually select fields
to keep track of each
student’s device.
Participation groups
• On this screen you
can set up groups for
students to work in
• On the next screen, it
will show a summary
of what you have
chosen
Participant information screen
• On this screen you can
enter information into the
fields you have chosen by
double clicking into them.
• IMPORTANT: Do not
click done until you click
on File and go to Save
as. Select your location
you wish to save to.
These settings will not
stay with the
presentation, they will
need to be imported each
time, discussed next
Importing Participant lists
• Click on Participants,
and click on Import a
Participant List
• Locate the .tpp file
you saved and click
open.
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How Do I Get Started?
From the Special Applications Folder on the desktop
– Launch Turning Point 2006
Creating a Slide
• Create a new presentation
• Insert an interactive slide
– Create question and answers
Converting an Existing Slide
1. Open existing file
2. Choose Slide you want to convert
3. Add polling chart and enable this
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4. Insert Chart
Open existing file
Choose Slide you want to convert
Add polling chart and enable this slide to collect responses.
Insert Chart
5 Steps to a Successful Presentation
• Step 1: Reset the Session
5 Steps to a Successful Presentation
• Step 2: Plug in TurningPoint Hardware
5 Steps to a Successful Presentation
• Step 3: Run the Response Device Wizard
5 Steps to a Successful Presentation
• Step 4: Test your Presentation
– From PowerPoint go into Slide Show mode
and test your presentation. Use at least one
keypad during testing.
Further Questions
For more information please address all
correspondence to:
Robert R. Heinrich
The Richard Stockton College of NJ
PO Box 195, Pomona, NJ 08240
609-626-6039
Email: robert.heinrich@stockton.edu