How to...

We've developed some job aides to help you get started using a Student Response System in your classroom.

• Update your Participant List during Drop/Add (Movie Tutorial)
  Follow the steps in this movie to update your participant list. At the end of each week during the Drop/Add period we will email you an updated participant list. You will need to put this file in the appropriate folder on the computer where you teach each week.
  
• Teach students how to use clickers (Word document)
  Give this handout to students or make it available via Blackboard.
  
  
• Teach students how to use clickers (PowerPoint file)
  This PowerPoint file teaches students how to use clickers. Feel free to incorporate these slides into your own presentation, or modify anything to fit your needs.
  
  
• How to edit the participants list (Flash movie)
  Follow the steps in this movie clip to update your participant list. If you teach in Walter Hall, it's important you let us know. We put an initial participant list on the computer in your classroom. You can then update the participant list using these instructions. Also, it's a very good idea to back up this file to the computer in your office. This file is located in My Documents/ TurningPoint/ Participants/CLASSNAME101. As students Drop or Add your class, you will need to update this file to keep up with Drop/Add.
  
  
• How to set up a color scheme for your PowerPoint presentation (Flash movie)
  This movie demonstrates how to set up a color scheme in PowerPoint.
  
  
• How to view the slide master in PowerPoint (Flash movie)
  This movie demonstrates how to get to the slide master in order to make global changes to your PowerPoint presentation.