audience response sytems tutorial

Audience Response Systems

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

CE 5560-John MartinCapstone project

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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

Why is it important?...

• Presentations are more meaningful when the audience participates

• Enlivens a presentation– Keeps learners engaged

– Immediate audience feedback– Authentic assessment tool

Interactive Presentation

1. Audience 2. Power Point Slides 3. Turning Point Software

4. LCD projector

What you will need…

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.

Making an interactive 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.

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…”

Additional elements…

• 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

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/

Questions?