Audience response devices, or Clickers, are designed to actively engage students during the entire class period, gauge students’ level of understanding of presented material, and provide prompt feedback to the instructor. Neat article on it’s use in classroom. Polling Options As an instructor, you can create instant polling questions from Web content, PDF’s, Microsoft Office products, … Read more
So easy now and just as easy to integrate into your Grade Center, Students can connect via phone, tablet or computer. You don’t even need the usb device just get a session id once Turning Cloud is launched. To get there from a computer it is https://student.turningtechnologies.com/#/profile and they would click Sign In and enter … Read more
At least Summer Session 2018. As the semester starts winding down why not make sure students are understanding since 11 weeks get intensive. Using Audience Response software such as Responseware (Turning Point) or Socrative can engage students and let you see what they might be missing. As an instructor, you can create instant polling questions … Read more
Fall Semester 2018 starts in just 2 months!!!! Fall classes are available on Blackboard, rooms have been assigned. Have you been thinking of trying something new? Flipping the classroom, using clickers, webconferencing, or something really different. Perhaps just a remodeling of your past course is something you would like to explore. Contact this office to … Read more
Or maybe something to revive the returning students. We all know that almost every student has a mobile device in class with them every day. Put that mobile device to use with Turning Cloud’s ResponseWare with Mobile Devices (available at their app store) quick and easy! Stop by for a demonstration.
Clickers, polling, audience response systems are great ways to create interactivity in the classroom, keep the students awake and find out just how much they are listening/understanding. Turning Point Cloud is loaded on all classroom computers in our building and to use it for anonymous polling you just can go to Tools in your Blackboard … Read more
With the change from Turning Point to Turning Cloud I have not had many requests for use of this neat technology. I still have many clickers that can be borrowed and the latest version of TurningPoint Cloud will allow for anyone to pass out clickers to get anonymous responses that they can display immediately on … Read more
Clickers have been a great tool to quiz students and the software is available in all classrooms. I have lots of clickers in my cabinet and you don’t have the students sign up if you are doing anonymous polling. You don’t have to get a license just sign up for a free Instructor account. Some … Read more
Many faculty have used Turning Point with PowerPoint but did you know that you can poll using Anywhere Polling part of the Turning Point 5 Dashboard. Using clickers and a receiver Anywhere Polling lets you poll atop web page, videos, documents of any application using a floating interactive toolbar. Set up a series of generic … Read more
Are they listening, do they understand, blank stares? Why not “test” their knowledge unanimously with clickers! Turning Point software is installed in all classrooms and OET has many clickers to loan. Works on both Mac and PC’s, try it out!!