Instructional and assessment delivery for engagement and student feedback.

Before class

Prep

Quick Tutorial Videos

• Adding interactive slides in Windows (88 seconds).
• Adding interactive slides for Mac (99 seconds). 

Full Refresher Video (10 minutes).

Set up in Classroom

• Log into the classroom computer and select the PointSolutions (formerly TurningPoint) app icon or launch the app from the start menu. 
• Use your UMD credentials to log into the PointSolutions desktop management dashboard.
• If you are using Clickers, verify the receiver and classroom displays have the correct channel.
• If students will be using mobile devices, enable mobile responses and be sure to communicate the session ID to your participants.
• Select your ELMS-Canvas course from the list of courses displayed.
  
  • View instructions on linking ELMS-Canvas Courses to PointSolutions (Clickers).

Launch

• From the PointSolutions dashboard, select your saved PowerPoint file under Content and then click on Start now button to open the presentation.
  
  • Note that you must open the PointSolutions App before opening your PowerPoint file in order to use polling from within the presentation.
  • If your PowerPoint file is saved on a USB device, you will need to download your file to the classroom computer, and then open the file via PointSolutions from the computer.
• Prepare for your new class session data and charts by selecting the Reset Session button on the PointSolutions tab in the presentation.
• Begin your PowerPoint presentation slide show.

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During class

• Clickers and mobile device users can answer multiple choice and true/false questions embedded in your presentation.
• Mobile device users have additional response options:
  
  • You can use the Hotspot type question for queries about an image.
  • Use Word Cloud to identify popular answer choices.
  • Consider creating teams for competitions.
  • Have students rank responses to specify preferences.

Measure

• Group students into demographic groups for answer comparisons.
• Track student responses and statistics for each question.
• Compare answer choices and history for specific slides.

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After class

• End the slide show and select the Save Session option after clicking the Save button on the PointSolutions tab to save session response data.
  
  • NOTE: Your session data will by default be saved on the classroom computer; choose another location to be sure you can access the session data after leaving the classroom!
• Save your PowerPoint presentation (optional) and close PowerPoint.
• Close PointSolutions and log out of the classroom computer.

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Get support

• For more information, see Getting Started with PointSolutions for Instructors.
• For immediate help: 301.405.2500 (x52500) or email classrooms@umd.edu.
• To report a problem or schedule training itsupport.umd.edu.

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