Turning+Point


 * Dongle Not Recognized -- Is it a new computer?**
 * If the operating system has been upgraded on a computer (but it is still the same machine) and if the computer has been used with the Turning Point “dongle” before the upgrade, then you have to install updated drivers for the Turning Point RF receiver (the Dongle). That is because there are updated drivers needed and because (if you have used the dongle before) the computer doesn’t recognized the dongle as a new hardware and therefore won’t automatically look for updated drivers.
 * To install the updated drivers, go to My Computer. Then Device Manager. Look for the port at the very bottom of the screen and click on the plus sign. Look for the driver for the RF receiver (it will have a yellow triangle with an exclamation point).
 * You will know this is a problem if you try to use the dongle (and find the receiver) and it doesn’t seem to find anything (doesn’t turn from red to green to red) and if it seems to be looking for the COM ports.

=__Clicker’s won’t work:__=

Reset the channel
 * 1) Press Login/Go (should make light flash)
 * 2) Press 4 (should turn light orange?)
 * 3) Press 1(should turn light orange?)
 * 4) Press Login/Go again (should turn light to green)

__STEP BY STEP TURNING POINT__

=Step One: Start the program=

§ Close **all PowerPoints.

§ Click on the** “Turning Point” icon **to start the program.

§ When/if the computer asks you for your license code, hit** cancel**.**

=Step Two: Set up the response devices=

§ Insert the receiver **(dongle) into the USB port. The computer will usually tell you that new hardware has been found (via a popup screen in the lower right corner). If the new hardware wizard appears, tell Ms. Gnadinger!

· Select the** Display Response Device **wizard icon from the TurningPoint toolbar.

· When the TurningPoint wizard opens, make sure that only the** second box is checked**. If necessary, uncheck the first box.

· Select the** Next **button.

· TurningPoint will** automatically begin searching for the response device.


 * · The arrow will** turn from red to green to red.


 * · And the message** Not Found will change to Found**.

· Click** Next.


 * · TurningPoint displays the __Keypad__ __Ranges__ screen which shows the total number of response devices licensed for use with the software.

· You should see that the** starting device number is 1.


 * · The ending device number will default to 250.

·** Change the default number to the number of response devices you will be using -- 32.


 * ·** __DO NOT CHANGE THE CHANNEL #!__


 * · Select** Next.


 * · Now you will verify that your receiver can communicate with your response devices.

· TurningPoint now displays the Polling Screen

· Select the** Start Test **button.

·** Choose any response device from your set**.

·** Press a key **on the response device.

· You should see information about your response device appear in the polling window.

· Select the** End Test **button.

· Select the** Finish **button.**

=Step Three: Create a Participant List=

· Select Participants>Participants List Wizard **from the TurningPoint toolbar · ·** Name your list


 * · Select** “use the current device configuration**” option.

· Select** Next


 * · Select the** Education template **from the Participant List Template

· Select** Next


 * · At the Select Participant List Fields, just select** Next **unless you wish to make modifications

· At the add groups menu, click** next**. You can do groups by having the students select them through a slide.

· Review your Participant List information on this screen. The number of participants should be** 32.


 * · If everything is correct, Click** Finish**.

· You are now ready to** import **the list of device numbers from the “SH-Curriculum” drive.

· Select** Import **from the Toolbar in the Participant Information window

· Select** Excel/Delimited Text File


 * · Navigate to the** SH-Curriculum **drive.

· Select** your department’s name.


 * · Select the excel file called “your department’s clickers” (ex., foreign lang’s clickers).

· Select** Import.


 * ·** Assign a student to each Device by filling in the lastname and firstname columns.


 * · Select** File **on the Participant Information Toolbar

·** Select Save As and verify that the list has your name and class number so that it doesn’t overwrite another list.


 * · Select** Done

=Step Four: Create a presentation=


 * Find the TurningPoint **toolbar (top portion of PPT screen – below the PPT toolbars).**


 * From the Turning Point Toolbar, click “Insert Slide**” to access drop down menu.**


 * Scroll down the list and click the type of slide **you want. You will see the slide entered on the left hand side of your screen. You can now edit the slide. The slide contains a question region, an answer region, and a chart to display student results.**
 * Directly on the slide, enter your question **into the text box entitled “Enter Question text”**


 * Then Select **the region labeled “Enter answer text…” and type in the answers. Add to the numbered list of answers until you have the number you want. Delete any extras that the computer might have set up for you.**
 * Repeat step 1–step 4 to insert additional slides.
 * Save **your file before exiting**

=Step Five: Hand out the clickers=

§ The first student on your participant list gets clicker 1 (look on the back of the clickers to see the number).

//It is very important that you give each student the correct clicker. For example, John Apple might be the first alphabetically in your class. You would enter his name first in the participant list. Then you would make sure you gave him the clicker that was SCI-1. If you give him a different clicker, all of his answers will be recorded under a different student’s name.//

=Step Six: Run the presentation=

i. Advance the presentation to a TurningPoint slide to open polling. Polling opens automatically when a TurningPoint slide appears in the slide show (unless you are using a counter – then it will start when you press the mouse button again). TurningPoint receives responses when polling is open. ii. Click the slide once to close polling and display the results. iii. Click again to advance to the next slide.
 * From the PowerPoint menu, select File > Ope**n and select the TurningPoint presentation to be used.**
 * From the TurningPoint toolbar, select the Response Device menu and select “Response Devices**”.**
 * From the TurningPoint toolbar, select Reset > Session**.**
 * From the TurningPoint toolbar, select the drop-down to the right of the Participants and select the Participant List **to be used.**
 * From the PowerPoint menu, select Slide Show > View Show**. The first slide of the presentation is shown.**
 * Use the left mouse button to control the progress of the slide show. For each slide:
 * Click at the end of the slides to exit from the Slide Show.

=Step Seven: Save Session Results=


 * From the TurningPoint toolbar, select the Save Session button**. (Hint: it looks like a disk.) TurningPoint opens the Save Session dialog box.**
 * Type a file name **to be used to store the session results. TurningPoint names session files using the current system date and time. Providing your own name for the file allows you to retrieve the file more easily.**
 * Select the Save **button.**
 * From the TurningPoint toolbar, select the Reset > Session **command. This command clears TurningPoint of the existing session results and allows you to run the presentation again to capture new results.** DO NOT DO THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE SAVED OR ALREADY RUN REPORTS FROM THE CURRENT SESSION!

=Step Eight: Print reports=


 * Click generate reports**.**
 * Select the session **you want to use. (You should have been prompted when you closed the program if you wanted to save the session data. You need to select the data from the session you used with the class you want to run the reports for.)**
 * Select next**.**
 * You should now see the “Report Wizard” with “Reports by Category”.


 * Click the + (plus sign) **next to the “Result by Question Reports” or whatever option you want to use.**
 * (or whatever option you want to use).This step will create an excel file with the reports. You can print the excel reports from the Excel program.**

=Results by Question Report=

The Results by Question and Graphical Results by Question reports show a summary of responses for each question. The reports include the following information for each question: • **the answers** • **an indication of the correct answer(s)** • **the number of responses for each answer** • **the percentage of responses for each answer Additionally, the Graphical Results by Question report shows a pie chart of the responses for each answer.**

Outline Report
The Outline report gives an outline of slide questions and answers in a Word file. The outline includes an indication of the correct answer(s).

Participant List Reports
The Participant List reports show the participant data from the Participant List in either a Word file or an Excel file. The report shows device number and location and any of the fields defined in the Participant List (name, contact information, demographic groups or teams, etc.).

=TurningPoint slides=

Types of Slides
§ Slides by type of chart, **chart types: vertical, horizontal, 3D pie, distributed pie, offset, or doughnut. §** Team Assignment sli**de, audience members choose a team. §** Participant Leader Board, **top individual participants ranked by their point totals. §** Team Leader Board, **the top teams ranked by their point totals. §** Fastest Responders, **the individual participants who responded most quickly. §** Slides by type of question, **Yes/No; True/False; Yes/No/Abstain; Likert scale (varying levels of agreement); Generic 2- to 10-answer slides; Icebreaker slides (with analogy and word scramble questions).

The final set of slides in the Insert Slides menu are special-purpose slides. You will probably not use these.**

=How to use TurningPoint slides=

To mark an answer correct…

 * Right-click **near the number of the answer.**
 * Select Set as Corre**ct from the menu.**

To set a point value for an answer…

 * Right-click **on the number of the answer for which you would like to set a point value. The answer is highlighted and a menu opens.**
 * Select Set Point Value.
 * Enter a point value **in the space provided and select the** OK **button.**

To clear the values for an answer…
or
 * Right-click **on the number of the answer for which you would like to clear the value, or any answer if you would like to clear all values.**
 * Select Clear Answer Value**, to clear the value for the selected answer only.**
 * Select Clear All Answer Values**, to clear all answer values for the slide.**

Speed Scoring
 * //Speed scoring awards points proportionally based on how quickly a participant responds. Any slide with correct or point-value answers marked can be used for speed scoring.//**

To use speed scoring…

 * Click the Settings **button in the TurningPoint toolbar. (Hint: It’s the one that looks like a pair of eyeglasses.)**
 * Select the slide **on which you would like to enable speed scoring in the Selected Slide drop-down menu.**
 * Select the Speed Scoring setting **in the Misc group.**
 * Select True **from the menu to enable speed scoring.**
 * Select the Done **button.**

Add Objects

 * Answer Now **indicator gives the audience a visual cue that the slide is a TurningPoint slide to which they have the opportunity to respond.**
 * Countdown indicator **gives the audience a visual cue that polling is about to close.**
 * Response Counter **allows you to keep track of how many participants have responded.**
 * Response Table **allows you to keep track of which individual participants have responded.**
 * Correct Answer **indicator allows you to reveal the correct answer after polling has closed.**
 * Statistics indicators **allow you to reveal statistics about the responses after polling is closed.**

//To add any of these indicators…//
 * Navigate to the TurningPoint slide **in your presentation to which you would like to add an indicator.**
 * Select Insert Object **from the TurningPoint toolbar. The Insert Object menu opens.**
 * Select the indicator **you wish to add (answer now, for example) to display the submenu for that indicator.**
 * Select the type of indicator** you would like to appear on the slide. It will appear on your slide. It might not show up until you run the presentation, though.