Prior to Session

1. Be certain that your classroom is TurningPoint ready by clicking here.
   
   
   • Instructional Technology personnel will be responsible for installing TurningPoint for any classroom. To request an install for a classroom click here.
2. Download the TurningPoint software by clicking here.
   
   
   • Before Installation--If you have an older version of TurningPoint on your machine it must be removed prior to installing the latest version.
3. Install the TurningPoint software onto your office computer.
4. Tell your students to register their clickers by going to TopNet.
   
   
5. Create a TurningPoint enabled presentation. To view instructions on how to do so click here.
6. Download and save to your USB Flash drive a participant list.

   TopNet User

During the Session

1. Launch TurningPoint. (If PowerPoint is open, close it and launch TurningPoint from the icon on the desktop.)
2. Open your TurningPoint-enabled presentation. Choose your participant list. Click herefor instructions.
3. Provide your students with the channel number:

• A channel number will be assigned for each classroom on campus.  Create a "channel number" slide in your PowerPoint presentation so that students will know what channel their clickers should be set on in the classroom. Ask students to make sure that their clicker channel number matches the channel number listed on the slide.

1. • Press the Go button.
   • Press the channel number (ex: 04 for 4, 13 for 13).
   • Press the Go button again.

Students change their clicker channel as follows:

2. Reset your session before you begin.
3. Run your TurningPoint Session. Click herefor instructions.

After Session

1. Save your TurningPoint Session to your USB Flash Drive.

    

Pedagogical Resources for Faculty

1. Clicking with Clickers: Questioning Effectively