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    Audience Response System / TurningPoint

TurningPoint iconThe TurningPoint audience response system allows students to participate in Microsoft PowerPoint presentation lectures by submitting responses to interactive questions using a ResponseCard keypad.

The library currently has 120 response cards and 2 recievers for Health Sciences education. The TurningPoint software is free.

  • We can help! Contact the library staff for assistance with:
    • Downloading and installing the TurningPoint software to your computer.
    • Point-of-need instruction on creating slides and using TurningPoint in your class.
    • Reserving the audience response cards (clickers) and the receiver for the dates and time needed.
    • Contact Julie Quilter or Mary McFarland at 801-581-5534 or email reference@lib.med.utah.edu

Or do it yourself:
Download the software to get started editing or creating an interactive PowerPoint presentation:

Save TurningPoint2008 (PC only) New

HINT: To Save, Right-click on the link above to save the file to your desktop.
   Double-click to unzip the saved file to your desktop.
   Click on the setup.exe file to install TurningPoint2008.
   Upon launching TurninPoint, select "Cancel" in the pop-up screen -- No need to complete registration.

*Users MUST uninstall previous versions of TurningPoint before installing 2008 version.
*TurngingPoint2008 works with both MSOffice2003 and MSOffice2007.
*The 2008 version is required to use the new hardware in HSEB.

Guides, Manuals and Tutorials for 2008 version:

TP2008 Quick Start Guide (pdf)
TP for MAC Quick Start Guide (pdf)
Basics of Working with TurningPoint in Office 2003 (pdf)
Basics of Working with TurningPoint in Office 2007 (pdf)

ResponseCard XR User Guide - how to enter your user data (pdf)

More support...


You do not need the receiver and response cards to begin creating or editing your TurningPoint slides - only to test or present your interactive TurningPoint presentation.

Reserve the audience response cards (clickers) and the receiver for the dates and time needed. See contact information listed above.


 

Save TurningPoint for Mac

Or download directly from TurningPoint --requires registration.


 

 

  
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