Robin's Tech Tips

Something I wish I had when I was teaching was a way to get instant feedback from students to see if they were "getting" what I was teaching, besides the look on their faces.  It would have been nice to know where I needed to stop and reexplain before the test came around.  New technology allows that to happen.  Student Response System translate those stares into answers.

 Student Response Systems are very useful in getting instant feedback about what students know and don't know.  You can reteach concepts right then and there instead of waiting until the papers have been graded and analyzing the results.

Turning Points 2008 is a student response system that partners with PowerPoint in creating interactive slides.  So if you know PowerPoint, getting started with Turning Points is a relatively smooth transition.

I have created 3 video tutorials on the program, as well as a 2 page quick start guide for those who would like to get started or need a refreshers with the new upgrade.

Turning Points 2008 Quick Start Guide - word document

Turning Points - Part 1 - Setting Up a Template - Step one in getting set-up correctly is creating the template for your presentation. 

Turning Points - Part 2 - Creating Question Slides - Turning Points gives you various chart options and has some pre-made slides to choose from.

Turning Points - Part 3 - Users Lists and Session Data - Users lists let the program know who responded which answer to each question.