Turning Technologies is happy to announce the release of TurningPoint 5.1 for both PC and Mac. See below for what's new in our updated versions below.
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TurningPoint PowerPoint Polling for Mac Issue. Of Microsoft Office 2016 Mac can use the Anywhere Polling option within TurningPoint. Office 2016 Mac v15.25 to work seamlessly with TurningPoint Cloud's PowerPoint Polling environment.
TurningPoint is an interesting solution for organizations that need to gauge constituent response. In terms of non-profits, it is mainly geared toward educational institution, but other applications could certainly be devised as the nonprofit world becomes more high-tech.
Basically, the system integrates with PowerPoint in order to poll audience members. This has a variety of implications, and for educational purposes can allow teachers to gauge students’ comprehension throughout a lesson. Additionally, the system can be used for test situations, potentially streamlining the testing/grading/feedback cycle to be more efficient. The goal of the company, is to increase retention, engage participants, and gauge understanding through “response technology.” The speaker uses intuitive polling technology that is integrated with PowerPoint and other programs to pose questions to the audience, members of which then respond either with handheld keypads or Internet-connected devices. The results are instantly gathered and displayed for analysis.In UseDuring a presentation, the speaker asks interactive questions that are displayed on the screen. Participants answer the questions with a handheld ResponseCard keypad, or through an app run on a variety of other devices such as tablets, smartphones, laptops, etc.
That are connected to the Internet. The results can be instantly displayed on the screen and can also be exported for further analysis.There are a variety of situations where this technology could be employed. As mentioned, it looks to be a really useful tool for teachers who can determine how well students are following along and comprehending a lecture. Likewise, a presenter could use audience feedback to gauge an audience’s reception to the material and to augment parts of the presentation that warrant it.Technology EmployedTurningPoint directly integrates with PowerPoint, polls with any application using a floating toolbar and offers self-paced testing. Available in install and no-install versions for both PC and Mac, TurningPoint creates a versatile solution for assessment delivery and data collection in a variety of environments.
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