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Urgent TurningPoint Update for Instructors effective 12/23
ACTION REQUIRED: Transitioning to TurningPoint 8
Turning Technologies is discontinuing their product TurningPoint Cloud for the release of their newest software TurningPoint 8. Starting December 23, 2019, UMBC will transition to...
Posted: December 19, 2019, 1:31 PM
Clicker Registration Contest
Activate your Turning Account and be entered to win a prize!
Turning Technologies is running a contest for students who activate their Turning Accounts between August 1, 2016 and September 2, 2016. Students who activate their accounts during this time will...
Posted: August 10, 2016, 1:15 PM
Clicker License Codes to be Emailed to UMBC Students
License codes will be sent out to students starting May 23
As the campus begins the migration to TurningPoint Cloud this summer, students who purchased and registered their clickers on Blackboard prior to March 1, 2016 will receive Turning Account...
Posted: May 20, 2016, 12:28 PM
Migration to TurningPoint Cloud Begins This Summer
Preparing the Campus for Upcoming Clicker Changes
Starting this summer, the campus will transition from TurningPoint 5 to TurningPoint Cloud as our new clicker software. During this time, all Division of Information Technology controlled labs and...
Posted: March 29, 2016, 1:17 PM
5 Things You Should Know About Clickers at UMBC
What is happening with clickers on our campus
February 14, 2020 Update: As of Spring 2020, TurningPoint 8 is supported by UMBC. Turning Technologies no longer supports the software TurningPoint Cloud. All main lecture halls are up-to-date...
Posted: December 8, 2015, 8:14 AM
Reminder-Clicker Orders Due to Bookstore by October 23!
Faculty who plan to use clickers for instruction during the Spring 2016 semester will need to have device order(s) submitted to the Bookstore no later than Friday, October 23, 2015. This...
Posted: October 23, 2015, 10:27 AM
UMBC's Current Clicker Won't Work in FA2016
DoIT Seeks Faculty & Student Input on Next Steps
By Fall 2016, UMBC’s approach to audience response systems (aka “clickers”) will need to change. Specifically, our clicker vendor, Turning Technologies (TT), has announced that TurningPoint 5 will...
Posted: October 6, 2015, 12:50 PM
Intermittent Delays Connecting to TurningPoint Server
Issue Has Been Resloved
This issue has been RESOLVED and the server is now functioning properly. Turning Technologies, the company that supports the TurningPoint clickers, is currently experiencing intermittent...
Posted: September 1, 2015, 3:58 PM
July Technology of the Month
Turning Point Clickers
Used by more than 5,000 students, UMBC has standardized its student response system, or “clickers,” on the Turning Technologies platform. This systems supports instant student feedback to...
Posted: June 30, 2015, 11:55 AM
Reminder-Clicker Orders Due to Bookstore by March 27!
Faculty who plan to use clickers for instruction during the Fall 2015 semester will need to have device order(s) submitted to the Bookstore no later than Friday, March 27, 2015. This deadline...
Posted: February 25, 2015, 10:05 AM
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