Audience Response Systems

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Overview	TurningPoint™ is an Audience Response System that allows faculty to engage students in active learning and make class time more interactive. Presenters can use prepared PowerPoint presentations with embedded questions or run ad-hoc polls; audience members respond using a small hand-held clicker or a mobile device with TurningPoint’s ResponseWare.
Available To	Faculty, Researchers, Staff, Departments
Benefits	TurningPoint helps make classroom sessions more interactive. It can correlate in-class feedback and responses, then display anonymous results in real time using charts and graphs. It can also assist with quizzing and attendance.
Key Features	Real-time interactive polling Grade integration with Blackboard and QuestromTools/Sakai Participant list integration with Blackboard Learn Hand-held clickers (also available for the visually impaired) Responseware App for mobile phone responses from the Apple App Store or Google Play Integrates with PowerPoint on Windows and Mac
Requirements	Faculty Microsoft Windows® 7, 8, or 10 (32 or 64 bit) or Mac OS X v10.7 or higher Microsoft Office® 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, or 2016 (32 or 64 bit) NOTE: Slides from PowerPoint versions previous to 2007 will NOT work with TP 7.5.8 and will need to be upgraded prior to usage with TurningPoint TurningPoint Cloud 7.5.8 Software (downloadable from the Turning Technologies site) Please do not download TP 8 at this time RF Receiver (v 3 or higher) NOTE: Instructors teaching in large lecture spaces should request a long range receiver. ResponseCard RF LCD Students ResponseCard RF LCD (one-time purchase with a license, available at the BU Barnes and Noble Bookstore or online from Turning Technologies) Valid TurningPoint license
Cost	Faculty TurningPoint Instructor Kit with software, and Instructor Turning Account: Free Students ResponseCard RF LCD and license (inquire at BU Barnes and Noble Bookstore for current pricing or online via Turning Technologies) Student Turning Account: Free
Getting Started	Contact IS&T. Tell us what course(s) you are teaching and we will help you get a TurningPoint Instructor Kit (with software and RF Receiver). Sign up for training Download the TurningPoint Software Find Additional Support Resources Educational Technology Consulting is available.