TP8: How to Run PowerPoint Polling in Blackboard

  1. Create PowerPoint Polling questions. See the tutorial.
  2. After you upload the PowerPoint Polling file to Blackboard, click the drop-down icon next to the file
  3. Click Edit.
  4. Scroll down to the section File Options and change the option Open in New Window to Yes.
  5. Open TurningPoint and click the Preferences icon.
  6. In the Preferences dialog box, in Software, check the box for Add-In Always Loaded. Afterwards, close the TurningPoint software.
  7. Go back to Blackboard and open the PowerPoint Polling file.
    • Note: If you are using Firefox, Microsoft Edge, or Internet Explorer, you might get a dialog box asking if you want to open the file. Press Open.
  8. Once TurningPoint opens, login to your account.
  9. The PowerPoint presentation should open with the TurningPoint add-on. You can setup receiver channel, mobile responses, and/or the course. Then, you can begin polling.

 

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This image is for the tutorial, steps 6, 8, and 9.