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University of HOUSTON Support UH | EDUCATION
Software Support
Name: Velvette Laurence
Phone: 713-743-5918
Email: [email protected]
Room: 314 Farish Hall
Center for Information in
Technology (CITE)
713-743-9833
www.coe.uh.edu/cite
Turning Technologies
is a response system solution that
helps to assess and gather live
polling results instantly. The
PowerPoint® integration allows
questions to be easily developed with
a new PPT file or with already
created PPT presentations.
www.turningtechnologies.com
HIGHER EDCUATION
ACADEMIC STRATEGIES FOR
CLICKERS
Deliver response assessments
Encourage class participation
Gather demographic statistics
Take attendance
Set anonymous live polling
Collect session data
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
SUPPORT
Faculty Design & Instructional
Support (FDIS)
Phone: 832-842-2147
Email: [email protected]
www.uh.edu/fdis
Exploring Turning Technologies at UH Founded in 2002, Turning Technologies
began with a commitment to higher education
that is driven by our belief in the pedagogical
benefits of student response. Today, more
than six million ResponseCard student
clickers have been delivered worldwide and
are available in more than 100 countries. The
company remains the industry leader in
higher education with more than 2,300 U.S.
colleges and universities using TurningPoint
student response solutions.
— www.turningtechnologies.com/higher-education
University of Houston faculty, staff, and students have
been utilizing clicker response systems since 2006.
The first response system acquired by UH was the
eInstruction Classroom Performance System. A few
years later Turning Technologies
became the primary response clicker
system on campus. Now
approximately 2,500 students (per
semester) experience the clicker
system in their UH courses.
Clickers allow faculty to assess students’ real-time
comprehension — allowing the opportunity to
immediately reteach or reformat course material for
increased student understanding. Clickers have been
used as a voting system during faculty meetings, to
take class attendance, collect anonymous polling
results, establish group activities, deliver pre-exam
reviews, conduct daily quizzes, and receive student
feedback via text.
Turning Technologies clickers are available in two
formats: (1) a physical clicker device called a
“ResponseCard”; and (2) an online license for mobile
devices called “ResponseWare.” Both options are
supported by the university and work in conjunction
with the free TurningPoint PowerPoint® integration add
-on software. Easily turn any PowerPoint®
presentation into an active polling system.
Regular use in face-to-face
classes has reportedly
shown higher subject area
comprehension, grade
improvements, and/or
increased participation in class
discussions.
Basic Overview P.1
Clickers at UH P.2
TurningPoint P.3
IT Support P.4
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Informational Sheet for Instructors
Turning Technologies
develops leading
assessment delivery and
data collection solutions
for learning environments.
The response technology
not only creates interactive
presentations, but is
proven to enhance
effective instruction, increase retention,
engage participants, and immediately assess
understanding. Turning Technologies has
expanded its portfolio of products to include
data collection systems that securely transfer
digital data for various assessment, testing
and certification programs.
— www.turningtechnologies.com
Purchase of a ResponseCard
clicker or ResponseWare license
will be required by students if the
instructor would like to use results
of a polling session as course
credit. Each clicker will be
registered for individual use —
ensuring polling results to be
assigned to the owner of the
clicker device or online license. To
meet the demands of the university, our local UH
Bookstore (located within the University Center) has
5,000 Turning Technology ResponseCard clickers
on stock and ready for purchase.
For pure inquiry or to pilot the system, the Center for
Information Technology in Education (CITE) Lab has
three Turning Technologies clicker kits ready for
checkout. Each kit contains 24 student
ResponseCards, 1 instructor card, 1 presenter card,
1 USB receiver, and 1 Quick Start guide. Kits are
Ms. Jackie Hsu (UH Instructional Designer)
The UH Turning Technologies liaison is Jackie Hsu. She is part of the Faculty Design & Instructional Support (FDIS)
team on campus. She handles training, support, and equipment distribution for the University of Houston. UH course instructors
that would like to use Turning Technologies clickers as part of their course are encouraged to attend a training session with Jackie
Hsu or with their local Instructional Designer. The training session will cover the following topics: 1) Installation instructions; 2) How
to create clicker questions; 3) How to create the Blackboard clicker link in Blackboard; 4) How to import the participant list to
TurningPoint; 5) How to save sessions; 6) How to import session data to another computer; 7) How to upload session data to
Blackboard; 8) How to setup ResponseWare; 9) Equipment distribution; and 10) UH support for faculty and students. Training
sessions with Jackie Hsu are by appointment. Email a request to [email protected] or call 832-842-2143. For more information
regarding FDIS university services visit www.uh.edu/fdis.
Ms. Velvette Laurence (UH College of Education Instructional Designer)
The UH College of Education main software support contact is Velvette Laurence. She is part of the
Center for Information Technology in Education (CITE) team as well as the Faculty Design & Instructional
Support (FDIS) team on campus. Velvette offers the following support: 1) Provide consultation for the effective use and application
of Turning Technologies clickers and software in the academic setting; 2) Develop and conduct training of faculty on Turning
Technologies UH supported products; 3) Provide expertise to facilitate instructional initiatives; 4) Assist faculty with instructional
design principals within Blackboard and the TurningPoint presentation response system. To schedule an appointment email
[email protected], call 713-743-5918, or submit a CITE Help Ticket at www.coe.uh.edu/help.
For more information regarding CITE college services visit www.coe.uh.edu/cite.
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available to UH College of Education employees
(faculty or staff) and must be returned by the end
of the class session. Kits are best suited for
assessments that will not count towards course
credit. To checkout a kit, visit the CITE Help Desk
located on the third floor of the Stephen Power
Farish Hall building (#587). Feel free to also call
713-743-9833 or submit a CITE Help Ticket:
www.coe.uh.edu/help
[Plan B option if clicker is non responsive or a student forgot to bring it to class] “In these cases we ask the student to write down their responses on a sheet of paper and submit it to the Instructor or TA. The grade will then manually be changed in the gradebook.” -University of Houston instructor
“I see it as an opportunity to ask questions that students may not want to answer out loud, but are willing in an anonymous environment.” -University of Houston instructor
What first-time users really need to know.
Getting started with Turning
Technologies at the University of HOUSTON
Did you know? UH Bookstore
According to the UH Bookstore, it is
not necessary to inform the
bookstore that ResponseCards will
be used for a course. A large stock of
ResponseCards are always available
for purchase each semester.
As a courtesy, the Faculty Design &
Instructional Support office
([email protected]) will notify the UH
bookstore on your behalf. He will
collect the course information at the
completion of the required instructor
training session.
Did you know? Blackboard Learn
Turning Technologies can be used in
conjunction with the Blackboard
online learning management system.
For details contact your local
Instructional Designer, Velvette
Laurence ([email protected]).
Did you know? Syllabus Template
The Center for Information
Technology in Education (CITE)
provides a customizable syllabus
template for courses taught in a face-
to-face or online/hybrid environment.
The template includes UH required
items, Blackboard information, and
Turning Technologies information.
Download the template by visiting the
CITE Training Library at
www.coe.uh.edu/cite
Technology Solutions EYE ON IT ResponseWare
Students that are experiencing
connectivity issues with their mobile
device (cell phone, laptop, tablet, etc.)
on the university campus are highly
recommended to purchase the
ResponseCard clicker instead of the
ResponseWare online license.
CASE STUDIES Higher Education
View several videos, case studies,
and webinars intended for the Higher
Education audience.
www.turningtechnologies.com/best-
practices-higher-education/resources
TUTORIALS TurningPoint Software
TurningPoint online training is
available for users that have
downloaded the polling software.
Consolidating the company's most
popular legacy products, TurningPoint
features a Dashboard interface for
polling in PowerPoint, polling in any
application and self-paced polling.
www.turningtechnologies.com/training
-support/new-turningpoint-training
Requests for face-to-face
TurningPoint training can be made by
contacting your local Instructional
Designer, Velvette Laurence
outlets. In general, the ResponseCard
RF LCD (model: RFC-03-BX) may have
a price range of $30-$50. Device prices
vary depending on the purchase location.
ResponseCards can also be rented per
semester at a reduced cost. Contact the
UH Bookstore for more information:
713-748-0923
Currently there is no “buy back” option
for students to sell their device
back to the UH Bookstore at
the end of the semester.
Students that have purchased
an older model device are not
required to upgrade. All
Turning Technologies devices will work
with the response system.
ResponseWare is the
revolutionary response
system for mobile devices - turns a
participant's web-enabled mobile
device into a virtual ResponseCard.
ResponseWare allows students and
participants to respond using a Wi-Fi
or data connection.
— www.turningtechnologies.com/response-
solutions/responseware
Students have the option of purchasing
an online ResponseWare license
instead of the physical ResponseCard
clicker device. This option allows
students to use their own device (cell
phone, laptop, tablet, etc) to participate
in live polling questions. Devices must
be able to access Wi-Fi or their phone
service provider to successfully
participate. In addition, the device must
have the ability to download apps or
access a mobile browser.
There are several license options that
may range from $17-$35 depending on
the license. Students can visit the
Turning Technologies store online
(https://store.turningtechnologies.com)
and enter the UH discount school code
(gG9N) to receive a ResponseWare
license code.
The latest release of
TurningPoint is the
easiest-to-use and
most powerful version
to date, offering additional capabilities
and an enhanced overall user
experience. TurningPoint now
consolidates the company's most
popular products into one, simple
interface for polling in PowerPoint®,
polling in any application and self-paced
polling.
— www.turningtechnologies.com/polling-
solutions/turningpoint
Easily turn any PowerPoint
presentation into an interactive polling
tool. TurningPoint is a PowerPoint®
integration add-on that is free to install
on both PC/Windows and MAC/Apple
platforms. The software works in
conjunction with the Turning
Technologies ResponseCards or
ResponseWare.
In the UH College of Education,
TurningPoint is installed on all CITE
Lab computers and college podiums. If
there is an issue with the software
installation, contact the CITE Lab
technology team by submitting a CITE
Help Ticket at www.coe.uh.edu/help.
Personal computers can also take
advantage of the software. Visit the
“Software Downloads” page to register
and obtain the free polling software
(TurningPoint) installation files.
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SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD:
www.turningtechnologies.com/
responsesystemsupport/downloads
Q&A Turning Technologies Tips
Q: Can I add a clicker registration link in my Blackboard course?
A: YES! The registration link is built into
any Blackboard course. Simply add the
“Tool Link” to the navigation of the course
and make it available to users. The
registration tools allows students to sync
their clicker device or ResponseWare
license to the Blackboard Learn course.
Q: Can I import my session results to my Blackboard course?
A: YES! Results to a TurningPoint
session can be imported directly into a
Blackboard Learn course. For more
information contact your local
Instructional Designer, Velvette Laurence
([email protected]) or submit a CITE
Help Ticket: www.coe.uh.edu/help
The ResponseCard RF
LCD clicker is designed
so that participants receive visual
confirmation of input. The LCD
screen displays response selected,
channel setting and battery life.
The ResponseCard is the size of a
credit card, and provides the
features and
functionality required to
ensure selections are
accurate, timely and
effortlessly transmitted
to the presenter's
receiver. ResponseCard RF LCD is
compatible with TurningPoint
assessment software.
— www.turningtechnologies.com/
response-solutions/responsecard-rf-lcd
Instructors that attend the training will
receive a free instructor kit— Instructor
ResponseCard, receiver, and support
materials.
Students can purchase the
ResponseCard at the University of
Houston Bookstore or other retail
Response system options at UH TurningPoint (PowerPoint® Add-on) Software
Option 1
Option 2
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TurningPoint is installed
on all CITE lab computers
and college podiums!
Questions? Submit a CITE Help
Ticket at www.coe.uh.edu/help