You can forget facts, but you cannot

forget understanding
-Dr. Eric Mazur-

FAST PODIUM INSTRUCTIONS FOR TURNING POINT

VERSION 5!
Response Card NXT
1. To begin, press the center silver button, firmly to wake up your Clicker.
2. Note the partially shaded button in the upper left hand corner of the
keyboard; this button will allow you to return to your home page. Press that
button three (3) times. (If you are ever confused or feel that youve made a
mistake, this button will always return you to the home page.)
3. Three things indicate you are on your home page.
o The channel on which you are currently on (upper left corner)
o The Wrench (lower right corner)
o Battery indicator (upper right corner)
Gathering and Saving Data
On completion of a clicker-enabled session, click Save Session. This saves all
gathered data to your TPv5 sessions folder. Note: on the CTL Laptop, you have a
.tpzx file in your TPV5 sessions folder. Use this to integrate your data into your
course.
Integrating Clicker Data Into Your Moodle 2 Course:
Part 1: Download a participant list
When: The initial list should only be downloaded once. On subsequent data
uploads, you will UPDATE your participant list.
a. Click on Manage tab.
b. Click on Participant List.
c. Click on New on the drop-down list.
d. Select Download from Integration (Moodle) and Create List
e. Enter https://moodle2.uncc.edu as your server address, use your
Part 2: Uploading
to Moodle
Using
Integrations
updating most
own Username
and
password,
then click(and
connect.
recent participant
list)
f. Select the class you wish to use and then click Import.
g. You will see a sign when you have been successful.
a. Click on Manage tab.
b. Expand participation list containing desired session data. Expand
the Auto section to view session file, if necessary.
c. Click and drag desired file to correct class.
d. Highlight course with New Session for uploading, then click on
Results Manager.
e. Click on Integrations.
f. Enter Moodle as integration type, https://moodle2.uncc.edu as
Server address, and username and password.
1
Note: At this time you may choose to update your most recent
Participant List to include any student who had not previously
registered their NXT Response Device before the export of session
data to Moodle.
g. Click Export Sessions and select the session to export. Click

Generating Reports in Turning Point version 5

1. Click on Reports (TPV5 toolbar). There, youll find a number of reports which
can be generated from the saved session data.
2. Click on the type(s) of reports you would like to generate (upper Right Hand
corner).
3. Either Export (CSV, Excel, HTML) or Print report (upper Left Hand corner).
Presenter Card

If you have additional questions, please contact our Helpdesk

at 704-687-5500 or via email: help@uncc.edu

From the Turning Point Dashboard

a. Click the channel indicator
Danielle Robertsons
Kurt Richters contact
b. Scroll down to Presenter
contact information:
information:
Email: drober68@uncc.edu
Email: krichte3@uncc.edu
Card
(704-687-1845)
(704-687-8105)
c. Click change
d. Click clear paired device
e. Click Change a second time
f. Press Start/Stop button on Presenter Card
Note: The device ID for your Presenter Card will now be recognized.
g. Click Save
Resources
Teaching With Classroom Response Systems: Creative Active Learning Environments by Eric
Bruf
Moodle site: Teaching with Clickers (http://moodle.uncc.edu
Center for Teaching and Learning: http://teaching.uncc.edu
You may also view Dr. Eric Mazurs lecture on Critical Thinking through the
use of Clickers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=sFaAEBzgkDs&list=UUfSguGhZE53c32WkRxT1V_A&index=24&feature=plpp_video