{"id":61708,"date":"2019-01-22T13:50:18","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T19:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/instructional\/?p=61708"},"modified":"2019-01-22T13:50:26","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T19:50:26","slug":"turning-point-updates-for-instructors-spring-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/instructional\/2019\/01\/22\/turning-point-updates-for-instructors-spring-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning Point Updates for Instructors \u2013 Spring 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"180\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/instructional\/files\/2018\/02\/turningpoint-logo-e1537198746277.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60700\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome back to the snowy start of the Spring 2019 semester!\u00a0 We have a few updates \/ reminders to share for Turning Technology users.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Turning Point 8.\u00a0 <\/strong>We will be using Turning Point 8.5.6 for the Spring 2019 semester.\u00a0 Turning Point has been updated on all classroom machines.\u00a0 If you need to download it on a laptop or personal device, you can get the latest version by going to: <a href=\"https:\/\/instructor.turningtechnologies.com\/#\/downloads\">https:\/\/instructor.turningtechnologies.com\/#\/downloads<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Canvas Integration.<\/strong>\u00a0 As a reminder, Turning Point 8 must be used with Canvas &#8211; and will not work with Desire2Learn.<\/li><li><strong>Registration Link.<\/strong> Instructors will need to add a link into their course for the registration.\u00a0 There is a guide that walks through this process available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/spaces.uww.edu\/x\/VwOv\">https:\/\/spaces.uww.edu\/x\/VwOv<\/a><\/li><li><strong>User Guides \/ Video Tutorials.\u00a0<\/strong> Turning Point has resources available that we have posted for you at: <a href=\"https:\/\/spaces.uww.edu\/x\/SIK\">https:\/\/spaces.uww.edu\/x\/SIK<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Vendor Support<\/strong>.\u00a0 Turning Technologies offers Phone, Chat and Email support for students and instructors Monday \u2013 Friday from 7am to 8pm (Central Time).<ul><li>Phone: 1.866.746.3015<\/li><li>Chat: Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.turningtechnologies.com\/\">http:\/\/www.turningtechnologies.com\/<\/a> \u2013 a chat window will appear in the bottom right corner during open hours.<\/li><li>Email: <a href=\"mailto:support@turningtechnologies.com\">support@turningtechnologies.com<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Course Roster Sync.<\/strong>\u00a0 With Turning Point 8 and Canvas, the course roster sync has been greatly improved \u2013 and now happens on a nightly basis!\u00a0 <strong>You will need to Publish your course before you can sync the course roster.<\/strong>\u00a0 The video below will walk through this in more detail and show some examples.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vSyguvgpUJ0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have questions regarding TurningPoint, please contact the <a href=\"http:\/\/ltc.uww.edu\">UW-W Learning Technology Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to the snowy start of the Spring 2019 semester!\u00a0 We have a few updates \/ reminders to share for Turning Technology users. 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