Student Response Best Practices
- Use an “Ice Breaker” to introduce use of the student response system.
- Include an “Answer Now” prompt to differentiate between lecture slides and interactive polling slides.
- Use a “Correct Answer” indicator to visually identify the appropriate answer.
- Increase responsiveness by using a “Countdown Timer” which will close polling after a set amount of time.
- Not all questions have to have a right answer. Use the response system to reveal opinions and insights.
- Assign point values to questions instead of simply setting them as right or wrong. Use point values to award attendance and/or participation points.
- Use low-stakes quizzing composed of 10 items to make sure that students have done their reading before they come to class.
- Include short bursts of 3-4 questions mixed in with other more traditional presentations and activities to keep your students and participants engaged.
- Respond to meeting or classroom discussions-Insert questions on-the-fly by pressing F5 on your keyboard or selecting the arrow next to the on-the-fly icon in the TurningPoint ShowBar.
- TurningPoint is SMART Aware. This means that if you have a SMART Board interactive whiteboard in your classroom, you can just pick up your pens and start annotating over your slides. For more information refer to your SMART Board user guides.
- Change TurningPoint’s default settings to match your presentation color scheme. Click on the Spectacles icon on the TurningPoint toolbar.
- Add a fun, competitive element-track individual teams, groups, or students using a “Participant List”. Add a “Fastest Responder” slide or view group results.
- To find out who has yet to respond to a question, press F7 or F8. This will show a “Response Grid” on screen with ResponseCard keypad numbers and names.
- Track changes in understanding or opinions by asking the same question at the beginning and end or your presentation. See side-by-side results using a “Comparison Slide.”
