Widely known as 'Clickers' there are many different versions and names given to these simple classroom/student polling tools. Here is an excellent introduction to Classroom Responses Systems from Vanderbilt University and a resource list on Personal Responses Systems form the University of Nevada.

Another good place to start is this set of short video clips introducing Interactive Teaching Using the Classroom Performance System.

At MCC we are piloting the use of the Turning Point - Student Response System, Here are some resources on that system:

• TurningPoint Features and Downloads

• Case Studies

• Best Practices

• Tutorials / Demonstrations 

  • Create a Slide
  • Converting an Existing PowerPoint Slide
  • Prompts and Reminders
  • Identifying a Correct Answer
  • Setting Up Your Hardware
  • Using Reports
  • Activate Your Software
  • 5 Steps to a Successful Presentation

 For further details please contact:

Brian Richards

Director, Instructional Design and Media Services

Middlesex County College

Email: BRichards@middlesexcc.edu

Office: 732 906 2618

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