1. Reserve a classroom equipped with clicker technology.  It will contain the hardware and software needed to run your presentation.
2. Create a presentation using Power Point and the TurningPoint Plug-in (toolbar). You can download the TurningPoint 2008 software (Windows or Mac) on your own computer and bring it to the classroom. Be sure to include interactive questions.
3. Create your participant list. You can import the participant list from UBlearns gradebook and import it to TurningPoint before the start of class.
4. Run presentation. Open the presentation in TurningPoint.  The presentation begins when you start the slide show and collect responses.
5. Save session. Be sure to save the presentation on the TurningPoint tool bar, it will store all your responses from class.
6. Run Reports from classroom session from the TurningPoint toolbar.

• Install TurningPoint 2008 software (PC or Mac)
• Request a receiver, please contact UBclicks.

Yes, you should order them for your class by contacting the University Bookstore to order clickers.

The student must register the replacement in UBlearns. Once the student has registered his new clicker, you can generate a new class list that will recognize the replacement clicker.

You can borrow clickers for special events or one time usage.  For more information, please contact UBclicks.

Students should expect to pay $40 - $55 for a clicker. Clickers can be purchased from:

• University Bookstore - You can:
  • sell your clicker back after you no longer need it
  • purchase a new or used clicker
• Turning Technologies Store - Use UBUF as the school code for UB
• Other online vendors such as Amazon or eBay

Students may need to update their clicker if they have an older version. The directions on how to update a clicker are available.

To edit a participant list from within TurningPoint, check out this tutorial.

As long as a session was run on "Auto", a participant list can be attached to a saved session file by following these steps:

1. Start TurningPoint 2008
2. Click the Continue Prior Session tab on your TurningPoint Ribbon.
3. Select your previously saved session file.
4. Load your participant list.
5. Save your session as a different filename

You can edit point value, remove questions etc from a session by following the instructions below.

1. Select Tools > Session Management > Edit Session.
2. Select your session.

From this point you can omit questions, change answers, and change point values. Save the edited session as a different filename just in case.

The server URL for UBlearns must be typed in correctly in order to connect to UBlearns and be able to import a participant list and export session data.

The server URL for UBlearns is: https://ublearns.buffalo.edu

If TurningPoint AnyWhere does not automatically load in front of a full-screen Keynote presentation, bring the toolbar on top by following the instructions below:

1. Go to Preferences > Slideshow > Allow Expose.
2. Click to Allow expose.

Once you start your presentation again, TurningPoint AnyWhere should remain on top.