Preliminary questions to ask yourself

• How do you plan to use the product?
• what type of questions (multiple choice, true/false, other) would you like to use?
• how would you like to collect students responses (anonymously or not)?
• In which classroom are you going to teach (if already known)?
• What is the expected enrollment for the class?
• What response devices would you like the students to use (clickers, laptops, smartphones -- note: not mutually exclusive)?
• How early in the class would you like to poll the students (e.g. starting with the first lecture during shopping period)?
• What kind of computer do you plan to use in class (Mac or Windows)?

We recommend you get in touch with us to discuss these questions and others as answers to these will determine the options available to you.

Through its polling software TurningPoint version 5, polling can happen directly in PowerPoint (so-called PowerPoint Polling) or through a floating interactive toolbar in any Windows or Mac application (so-called Anywhere Polling). For more information, consult the Turning Technologies Polling Software page.

TurningPoint allows several response options from your students, ranging from clickers (e.g. response cards) to smartphones and/or laptops (so-called ResponseWare solution). For more information consult the Turning Technologies Response Options page.