Preparing for Turning Point Session in the Classroom

  1. Turn on the classroom desktop computer or your laptop
  2. Logon to the Novell network if you plan to use your G: drive for file access
  3. Connect your TT RF receiver to one USB extender cable, and your flash drive (with PPT & participant list) to the other extender cable.
  4. Open Turning Point – click on the Desktop.
    TurningPoint 2008 Shortcut
  5. Then select the TurningPoint 2008 ribbon in Powerpoint 2007.
    TurningPoint Ribbon
  6. Set up response devices and participants.
    1. Selecte Response Devices from the drop-down menu.
      Ribbon with Response devices and Participant List Selected
    2. Click the Select a Participant List button to bring up the available participant lists on the right-hand side of the screen
    3. Select the list you wish to use, then click the Use Selected List button in the lower right-hand corner. Your list will now see the Current Participant List window.
      Participant Lists with Use Selected List button circled Current participant list
    4. If your participant list does not appear under Available Lists, click the Import a List button, then follow the previous step.

  7. File/Open your TT/PPT file.
  8. RESET your TT session to clear any remnants from a previous session.
    Reset session button

Ending Your TurningPoint Session