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

A brief look at Turning Point Technology’s Audience Response Product

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

Teachers can conduct:

Electronic testing

Assessments

Anonymous surveys and opinion polls

Games that allow every student in the class to participate

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

Presentations are more meaningful when the audience participates

Enlivens a presentation

Keeps learners engaged

Immediate audience feedback

Authentic assessment tool

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

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

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

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

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

Locate the toolbar on the top portion of the PowerPoint screen.

From the toolbar, click “Insert Slide”

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

Select a slide type from the drop down list.

An interactive slide is inserted in your presentation.

Making an interactive slide…

Making an interactive slide… Enter your question into the text box entitled “Enter Question text…” Enter appropriate responses into the text box entitled “Enter answer text…”

Enter your question into the text box entitled “Enter Question text…”

Enter appropriate responses into the text box entitled “Enter answer text…”

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

From the Toolbar click “Insert Object” to access the drop down menu.

countdowns

response counters

response tables

correct answer indicators

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

Countdowns

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

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

Response counters

Using the CAI

CAI

A finished slide.

Display settings menu

Participant list wizard

Participant Slide From the “insert slide” menu

From the “insert slide” menu

Team Scoring Slide

Fastest Responders

Generate a Report

For more information… http://www.turningtechnologies.com http://www.comtec-ars.com/ http://www.meridiaars.com/ http://www.optiontechnologies.com/ http:// www.qwizdom.com / Rental units: http://www.audience-response-rentals.com /

http://www.turningtechnologies.com

http://www.comtec-ars.com/

http://www.meridiaars.com/

http://www.optiontechnologies.com/

http:// www.qwizdom.com /

Rental units:

http://www.audience-response-rentals.com /

Questions?