Using ELMS with TurningPoint Cloud The ELMS (Canvas) integration enables TurningPoint Cloud users to leverage response devices in class to easily collect student achievement data. Very simply one can load a participant list of students from ELMS into TurningPoint Cloud, and then export assessment data into ELMS. This document covers the following tasks: Downloading a Participant List Using a Downloaded Participant List Updating a Participant List Exporting a Session to ELMS
Downloading a Participant List from ELMS 1 Open TurningPoint Cloud and select the Manage tab. 2 Click and select New. The Create Participant List window is displayed. Create Participant List 3 Select Download from Integration and click Create List The Connect to Integration window is displayed. Connect to Integration 4 Select Canvas from the Integration drop-down menu. Enter umd.turningtechnologies.com, in the Server Address window: Canvas umd.turningtechnologies.com (Check the Remember this information box to avoid entering the server address every time.) 5 Click Connect. The second Connect to Integration window is displayed. 2
Connect to Integration 6 Enter your ELMS Username and Password and click Log in. You will then be prompted with: Turning Technologies [UMD] is requesting access to your account. Click Log in Import Participant List 7 Select the participant list(s) from your list of Canvas courses and click Import. The participant list will now appear in the left side of the TurningPoint Cloud dashboard. 3
Using a Downloaded Participant List Download a participant list from ELMS into TurningPoint Cloud to track participant results. Prerequisites An ELMS participant list should be loaded prior to running the first session. How to use a downloaded participant list. 1 Open TurningPoint Cloud. 2 Select the participant list you ve previously downloaded. Then click on either the PowerPoint Polling or Anywhere Polling panel. Remember! An ELMS participant list should be loaded prior to running a session. 3 Run and save the polling session. 4 Close the polling environment to return to the TurningPoint Dashboard. Updating a Participant List Participant lists can be updated with the latest participant information from ELMS through the export function in Results Manager. 1 Open TurningPoint Cloud and click the Manage tab. 2 Select the participant list you want to update and click Results Manager button in the lower right corner of the window. 4
3 Click the Integrations icon: The Connect to Integration window is displayed. 4 Select Canvas from the Integration drop-down menu and enter the Server Address: umd.turningtechnologies.com in the box provided. 5 Click Connect. 6 At the next window, you may need to enter your ELMS Username and Password, and click Log in. The Update with Integration window is displayed. Update with Integration 7 Select Update Participant List Click Update List. The participant list is updated. Note: You may now see the following message, letting you know that some of your students have not yet purchased a Turning Account. Until they purchase an account, their session results will not be exported to ELMS. 8 Click Close. 5
Exporting a Session to ELMS Export polling sessions to ELMS via Results Manager in TurningPoint Cloud. 1 Open TurningPoint Cloud and click the Manage tab. 2 Select the appropriate participant list and click Results Manager in the lower right corner of the window: 3 Click the Integrations icon: The Connect to Integration window is displayed. 4 Select Canvas from the Integration drop-down menu and enter the Server Address: umd.turningtechnologies.com in the box provided. 5 Click Connect. 6 At the next window, you may need to enter your ELMS Username and Password, and click Log in. 6
7 Select Export Session(s). 8 Select the column(s) to be exported and click Export. Note: You may now see the following message, letting you know that some of your students have not yet purchased a Turning Account. Until they purchase an account, their session results will not be exported to ELMS 9 Click Export. 7
Using Canvas with TurningPoint 5 Contact Us UMD Campus Support UMD specific tutorials and video Guides available at: http://clickers.umd.edu/ E-mail: Clickers@umd.edu Online Assistance Turning Technologies offers online assistance through its website at www.turningtecnologies.com. Go to the Support page of the website to find more information, including support guides and manuals, Online tutorials and product training. Customer Support Turning Technologies Customer Service Department Technical Support is available Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. EST. Customer Service: toll-free 1.866.746.3015. Customer Service may also be reached via e-mail at support@turningtechnologies.com. Please note, it may take up to two business days for a reply if contacted via e-mail. Using ELMS with TurningPoint Cloud 8