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If allowed by the course instructor, students can use a web-enabled smart device such as a mobile phone, tablet or laptop as a response device (clicker).

Instructor will need to provide students with Mobile Responses Session ID for them to participate, answer clicker questions and receive credit. Students must have a Turning Account and Subscription to be able to use their smart device as a clicker.

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Start and sign in to the pointsolutions desktop app. The pointsolutions Dashboard opens.

1. On the PointSolutions desktop app Dashboard, click "Enable" under "Mobile Responses"
   

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2. Click Session Options.
   
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3. Under “Participant Session Login Information” select “Don’t Show” for the First Name, Last Name, User ID, and Email.
   
   

4. Under Participant Messaging, select the option to “Disable participant messaging”.
   
   

5. Under Participant Question Display, select the option to “Display response buttons only”.
   
   

6. Click Save.
   
   

7. Click Start Session. If random is selected, a Session ID will be randomly generated.
   
   

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8. Provide students with the Session ID six-digit number.
   
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Reserving Session ID

Reserving Session ID allows the course instructor to specify their own unique Session ID.

1. Click Reserve. The Reserve Session ID window opens.
   
   

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2. Enter a unique Session ID in the session ID field.
   Session IDs must be between 4 and 14 alpha or numeric characters, but must contain at least one letter; i.e. PSYCH101.
   
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2.  Provide the student with the unique session ID.
   
   

3. Start the slide show and run the presentation.
   
   

4. When done with the session, save the session*, close the presentation and click End Session

*Refer to the Managing Session Results and Uploading Grades guide guide.

Session Options

If you are running the session in-class and you require students to be present in class to participate in the session, you will need to set the session to display response buttons only. This setting will prevent students from participating in the session while off campus or outside of the classroom. To modify session setting:

1. Click Session Options.
   
   

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2. Select Display response buttons only.
   
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