Turning Technologies TurningPoint Cloud User Manual
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INSTRUCTIONAL, ASSESSMENT DELIVERY
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TurningPoint Cloud
Quick Start Guide
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obtained. Please review Turning Technologies current End-User License Agreement, available at
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Quick Start Guide
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The following regulatory statements apply to radio frequency and infrared transmitters and receivers mentioned in this manual, including the ResponseCard RF, ResponseCard RF LCD, ResponseCard IR,
ResponseCard XR, ResponseCard NXT, QT Device and their respective receivers.
FCC Statement
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation
is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may
not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept
any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
IC Statement
This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS
standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference, including interference that may
cause undesired operation of the device.
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada
applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L’exploitation
est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) l’appareil ne doit
pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit
accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage
est susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement.
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setting up turningpoint cloud software
Downloading TurningPoint Cloud
The TurningPoint Cloud software is accessible
through the Turning Account website.
1. Go to account.turningtechnologies.com to create
an account. For information on creating an
account, see help.turningtechnologies.com/
TurningAccount.
2. After your account has been created, sign in with
your Username and Password.
3. Select Downloads from the left menu.
4. Select the appropriate version of TurningPoint
Cloud.
5. Save the le to a specied location.
Setting Up
TurningPoint Cloud Software
Installing TurningPoint Cloud
(EXE File)
The Extraction Wizard will install the software onto
your computer if the “install” version of TurningPoint
Cloud was selected from the Turning Account website.
1. Double-click the downloaded setup le.
2. Click Next. The license agreement window opens.
Read the End User License Agreement (EULA) or click
the Print button to print.
3. Select the button labeled I accept the terms in the
license agreement to accept.
4. Click Next.
5. Verify the install location. Optionally, select the box
labeled Open PowerPoint Polling add-in every time
PowerPoint is launched. If selected, the
TurningPoint Cloud add-in will open with
PowerPoint each time PowerPoint is opened
independent of TurningPoint Cloud.
6. Click Next.
7. Click Install. The computer installs TurningPoint
Cloud and displays the Finish button on the page
when the process is complete.
8. Click Finish. Select the Launch TurningPoint Cloud
checkbox to immediately open the application, or
double-click the shortcut on the desktop to open
the application.
Opening TurningPoint Cloud
(Zipped File)
The zipped le must be extracted before TurningPoint
Cloud can be opened.
1. Double-click the downloaded ZIP le.
2. Select the desired folder location and click Unzip.
3. Open the unzipped folder and double-click
TurningPoint Cloud.exe.
TIP: Create a shortcut for TurningPoint Cloud on the
desktop for quicker access. DO NOT remove any les
from the Application folder. Application will not
function properly if les are removed.
Opening TurningPoint Cloud Mac
TurningPoint Cloud software is downloaded as a
DMG le.
1. Double-click the DMG le.
2. Drag and drop the TurningPoint Cloud icon to
the Applications folder.
NOTE: It is recommended to create an alias and
add it to the Dock.
3. Double-click TurningPoint Cloud.
turningpoint cloud dashboard
TurningPoint Cloud Dashboard
Create
Content
Manage Participant
List and Polling Data
About TurningPoint
Connection
Information
Choose Polling
Environment
Cloud
Turning Account
Username
Select
Participant
List
List
Select
Content
List
Launch
Polling
Help & Tutorials Preferences
Provide User
Feedback
The TurningPoint Cloud
Dashboard oers one, simple
user interface for polling in
PowerPoint,® polling in any
application and self-paced
polling. The Dashboard
provides instant management
of polling, participants,
content, sessions and reports.
In order to access
the Dashboard, you must sign
in to your Turning Account
rst. Create a Turning
Account at https://account.
turningtechnologies.com.
Receiver Connection Setup
receiver connection setup
How to Change the Channel
on the Receiver
1. Plug in the receiver and open TurningPoint Cloud.
2. Click the channel number below Receiver. The
Preferences window opens.
3. Select the channel number from the drop-down
menu under ResponseCard Channels. Once the
receiver has been set up, it is now possible to
begin testing the polling connections. To test the
polling connections, the devices
(ResponseCards) need to be set to the same
channel as the receiver.
RF+ Receiver
RF Receiver
Setting Up a Receiver
When the receiver is plugged in,
it is automatically recognized by
the computer. The default channel
on the RF receiver is set to 41. IR
receivers do not work on channels
and require no adjustments. The
devices (ResponseCards) need to
be set to the same channel as the
receiver when polling.
IR Receiver
connecting to responseware
Connect to ResponseWare
ResponseWare must be enabled for participants to use ResponseWare as a response device.
The virtual response solution allows participants to respond through web-enabled devices and
applications available for smartphones and tablets. If you do not use ResponseWare, skip this task.
How to Set Up ResponseWare
1. Click Click to Connect in the upper right corner of the TurningPoint Cloud Dashboard.
2. Email and Password are automatically populated. Click Sign In.
3. Optionally, click Session Options to congure participant settings. Adjust the session options as necessary and click Save.
Require Participant Accounts - Place a check in the box next to this option to require participants to have licensed
accounts to be able to respond. This option is only available if you have a Concurrent License applied to your Turning Account.
Participant Session Login Information - First Name, Last Name, User ID and Email can be set to Optional, Require or Don’t Show.
• If set to Require, participants will be prompted to enter the required elds prior to joining the session.
• If set to Optional, participants will be prompted to enter the optional elds but can join the session without entering
the information.
• If set to Don’t Show, participants will not be prompted to enter the optional elds and the elds will not appear in
TurningPoint Cloud reports.
Participant Messaging - Presenters can congure the messaging feature so that participants can message the presenter
and all other participants, the presenter only or disable messaging.
• Participants may message presenter and all participants - A participant can choose to message the presenter alone or
the presenter and all participants in the session.
• Participants may message the presenter only - A participant can send direct messages to the presenter.
• Disable participant messaging - Participant messaging is disabled, however presenters retain the ability to message the
group or individual participants.
4. Click Start Session.
5. Click Close to return the TurningPoint Cloud Dashboard.
6. Select either PowerPoint Polling or Anywhere Polling from the TurningPoint Cloud Dashboard.
powerpoint polling
PowerPoint Polling
The polling function in PowerPoint allows you to poll an audience with questions embedded directly into your
Import
Content
PowerPoint presentation. A ribbon/toolbar is directly integrated into PowerPoint.
Selected
Participant List
Real-Time
Registration
Polling
Mode
Reset
Session
PC PowerPoint Ribbon
Slide
Preferences Plane
Import Content
Load
Participant List
Selected
Participant List
Participant List
Load
Connection
Information
Real-Time
Registration
Participant
Monitor
Save
Session
Connection
Information
Save
Session
Reset
Session
Start
Slide Show
Mac PowerPoint Toolbar
PowerPoint Polling PC
powerpoint polling continued
Polling in PowerPoint: PC Showbar
Toggle
Move
Response
Showbar
Count
Show/Hide
Response
Display
Response
Grid
Anonymous
Attendance
Set
View
Original
Chart
Show/Hide
Connection
Information
Before You Begin
To poll in PowerPoint, you need a
presentation with questions slides or a question
list. To track results based on participants, a
participant list is also recommended.
Minimize
Showbar
Repoll
Question
Insert New
Question
Delete
Last
Question
Polled
Data
Slice
How to Poll in PowerPoint for PC
1. Open TurningPoint Cloud and sign in with your Turning Account.
Select a participant list and content, if applicable.
2. Plug in the receiver or establish a ResponseWare session.
3. Click PowerPoint Polling. The TurningPoint Cloud Dashboard window
closes and PowerPoint opens. If a question list was selected, TurningPoint
Cloud will automatically parse the content into slides. If there are a large
number of questions in the question list, this may take a few moments.
4. Open the PowerPoint presentation that contains the question slides if
content was not selected before PowerPoint was opened.
5. Verify the correct participant list has been loaded and Live Polling is
selected in the Polling drop-down box from the TurningPoint Cloud ribbon.
Display
Participant
Monitor
Display
Messaging
Window
6. Start the Slide Show.
7. Depending on the Polling Options that were selected during slide creation,
when you come to a polling slide you may need to advance the slide to
open polling.
8. Continue until the Slide Show is nished.
9. Close the presentation when you have nished polling.
10. Click Yes to save the session. TIP: To save session before closing the
application, click Save on the TurningPoint Cloud ribbon, name session and
click Save.
11. TurningPoint Cloud opens to the Manage tab to view reports.
Response
Counter
Polling
Status
PowerPoint Polling Mac
powerpoint polling continued
Polling in PowerPoint: Mac Showbar
Response
Display
Show/Hide
Response
Grid
Insert New
Question
Anonymous
Attendance
Set
Delete
Last
Question
Polled
Minimize
Showbar
Toggle
Response
Count
Start Polling Repoll
Question
How to Poll in PowerPoint for Mac
1. Open TurningPoint Cloud and sign in with your Turning Account. Select a
participant list and content, if applicable.
2. Plug in the receiver or establish a ResponseWare session.
3. Click PowerPoint Polling. The TurningPoint Cloud Dashboard window
closes and PowerPoint opens. If a question list was selected, TurningPoint
Cloud will automatically parse the content into slides. If there are a large
number of questions in the question list, this may take a few moments.
4. Open the PowerPoint presentation that contains the question slides if
content was not selected before PowerPoint was opened.
5. Verify the correct participant list is loaded.
Before You Begin
View
Show/Hide
Connection
Chart
Information
Display
Participant
Monitor
6. Start the Slide Show from the TurningPoint Cloud toolbar. Starting the Slide
Show from the PowerPoint toolbar will result in the Slide Show running as
non-interactive.
7. Click Start to open polling.
8. Click Stop to close polling.
a) Press the spacebar, enter/return key or down arrow to advance the slide.
If using a mouse, a mouse click also advances the slide. Alternatively, a
PresenterCard may be used to advance slides and control polling.
9. Continue until the Slide Show is nished.
Data
Slice
Original
To poll in PowerPoint, you need a presentation with
questions slides or a question list. To track results based on
participants, a participant list is also recommended.
Display
Messaging
Window
Response
Counter
Polling
Status
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