After deciding to use ARS at a meeting one of the most common questions we receive from clients is, “How many questions should I use in my presentation?” I wish that there was straight forward answer to give them, but in practice, the answer is not always simple. There is no magic number of questions [...]
So, you want to know how to use a ResponseCard RF with your TurningPoint audience response system. Do you have ten seconds? Because that is about how long it will learn everything you need to know about this easy to use wireless keypad. How to use the keypad to vote When an interactive question is [...]
While the specifics of the audience response system being discussed in the video are slightly different from the system that we provide, the teaching and usage tips are right on target. The video discusses strategies to use ARS as part of collaborative learning and group discussion. It also suggests that you shouldn’t use clickers as [...]
I’ve been doing a little research on the fair use of copyrighted music at live events today. It is pretty clear that if you are going to be playing music, you need to have permission and/or licensing from the copyright holders. There seems to be a special provision in the copyright law for music used [...]
With the advances in ARS technology and relative ease of use it is becoming very simple to just pose questions to your audience without giving much thought to why the question is being asked and if it is the best use of your voting time. The excerpt below is a a very general audience response [...]
Turning Technologies ResponseCards RF and ResponseCards RF LCD are very robust systems can be used without fear of interference from devices that emit radio frequency interference and commercial wireless technologies, including wifi (WLAN 802.11 b,g and g), even though the technologies exist within the 2.4 GHz band. If you really want to play it safe, [...]
One of the most powerful features of TurningPoint is its ability to quickly gather demographic data from your voting audience. Any question can be set as demographic either before polling data is collected or after the meeting has ended. Of course you’ll want to choose questions that will return meaningful information. Questions that determine gender, [...]
Now that audience response systems, or ARS, are becoming more commonplace, especially in meeting environments, be sure to change the default channel so as to avoid interference from other audience response systems. With TurningPoint and ResponseCards, it’s very easy to do. Changing the channel in TurningPoint Plug your USB receiver in Launch TurningPoint Click Tools [...]
Make your audience response questions visually appealing by matching them to your slide template. If you use TurningPoint, there isn’t much that you can’t customize on your question slides because the objects that it places on your slides are in fact PowerPoint objects. Follow these simple steps and your questions will look better in no [...]
While it might seem like a no-brainer when dealing with radio frequency technology, absolutely do not use metal/foil labels to identify your Turning Technologies ResponseCards or ResponseCard Receivers. The effective range of your system will be greatly reduced and you might not receive responses submitted. Back in the early days RF audience response, circa 2006, [...]
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