{"599799":{"#nid":"599799","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Upgrades to TurningPoint 8 \u2018Clicker System\u2019: What Faculty and Students Should Know","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech recently upgraded its audience response system (clicker system) to the latest version, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.oit.gatech.edu\/services\/teaching-and-learning\/turningpoint-classroom-responsemobile-polling-solution-clickers\u0022\u003ETurningPoint 8\u003C\/a\u003E. In addition, Georgia Tech has purchased an enterprise license for TurningPoint, which will allow students to use TurningPoint for free (unless faculty require that they purchase a physical clicker device).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy should faculty use TurningPoint instead of another audience response system at Georgia Tech?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETurningPoint integrates with both Canvas and T-Square. You can easily poll the students in your class and assign grades based on their responses.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudents can use the TurningPoint mobile app at no cost if you allow mobile devices in your classroom.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EIn cases where faculty do not allow students to use mobile devices in class, students can still purchase a physical clicker device to respond to TurningPoint polls. They can also continue to use the clickers they already own.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETurningPoint has undergone Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s cybersecurity and accessibility reviews as part of the procurement process.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETurningPoint now has single sign-on at Georgia Tech. When creating an account, users should enter their Georgia Tech email address, and they will be automatically redirected to a Georgia Tech login screen.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETurningPoint is centrally supported, campus-wide.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow can faculty and students get started with TurningPoint 8?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.turningtechnologies.com\/downloads\u0022\u003EDownload TurningPoint 8 to a laptop\u003C\/a\u003E (choose one of the three files: TurningPoint Mac, TurningPoint PC Install, or TurningPoint PC No Install). It will be pre-installed on podium computers in most classrooms.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDecide whether mobile devices will be allowed in the classroom.\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003EIf yes, then the use of Turning Point will be free for students \u0026ndash; they will respond to in-class polls using their mobile devices.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003EIf no, students will still need to purchase a clicker device at the Georgia Tech bookstore.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EIf faculty would like students to use clicker devices, prepare receivers by following the instructions at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ctl.gatech.edu\/it\/clicker\/faculty\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.ctl.gatech.edu\/it\/clicker\/faculty\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhere can faculty and students get help with TurningPoint 8?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.oit.gatech.edu\/services\/teaching-and-learning\/turningpoint-classroom-responsemobile-polling-solution-clickers\u0022\u003EVisit the TurningPoint Classroom Response webpage\u003C\/a\u003E for instructions, contact information, and training information.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EContact us at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:clickers@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eclickers@gatech.edu.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EGet classroom technologies support with the use of TurningPoint on the podium computer in classrooms by calling 404.894.4669 or submitting a ticket at the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.oit.gatech.edu\/services\/technology-enhanced-spaces\/audiovisual-technology-assistance-and-support\u0022\u003EAudiovisual Technology Assistance and Support webpage\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor a quick introduction to TurningPoint, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z3aeZBU0Tk0\u0022\u003Ewatch this 90-second video\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech recently upgraded its audience response system (clicker system) to the latest version, TurningPoint 8. "}],"uid":"28082","created_gmt":"2017-12-12 16:00:04","changed_gmt":"2017-12-13 14:47:54","author":"Lorrie Burroughs","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-12-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-12-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"64319","name":"Administration and Finance"},{"id":"337231","name":"Georgia Tech High Performance Computing (PACE)"},{"id":"174291","name":"OIT"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:baiello@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBrittany Aiello\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCenter for 21st Century Universities\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}