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Office of Information Technology (OIT) > Moodle > Instructor Guides > Moodle and TurningPoint

Moodle & TurningPoint

Use TurningPoint Software

• TurningPoint userguides
• Tip: If you want to import TurningPoint records into Moodle, make sure to record student names in TurningPoint (do not set your participant list to "anonymous").
• Please note that the UMN Moodle team only supports the TurningPoint integration with Moodle; it cannot provide help with usage of the TurningPoint software itself. You can refer to the user guides mentioned above, or your local IT support may be able to help.
• Note: There are two main versions of the TurningPoint desktop application: “New TurningPoint” which is version 5, and “TurningPoint 2008” which is version 4. TurningPoint 2008 is for Windows-only (no Macs). New TurningPoint runs on both Mac and Windows, but PowerPoint polling is not yet available for the Mac version. 

Add the TurningPoint Block to Your Course Site

1. Click the Turn editing on button.
2. Add the TurningTechnologies block.
3. Students who enter the course site after this will be asked to enter their clicker device ID. Instructors also can click the Administer TurningTechnologies link and add device IDs.

Import a Participant List from Moodle into “New TurningPoint” (version 5, Mac/Windows)

1. In TurningPoint, go to the Manage tab.
2. In the Participant List menu, choose New.
3. Select Download from Integration, then click Create List.
4. From the Integration menu, select Moodle.
5. In the Server Address field, enter https://moodle2.umn.edu.
6. In the Username field, enter your UMN Internet ID followed by @umn.edu (e.g. moodle@umn.edu). Note: This applies to users on coordinate campuses as well.
7. In the Password field, enter your UMN Internet ID password. Optional: Click the checkbox for Remember this information. Your password will not be saved.
8. Click Connect.
9. Choose your course, then click Import.
    

Push Grades from “New TurningPoint” to the Moodle Gradebook

1. In TurningPoint, go to the Manage tab.
2. Select your Participant List, then click Results Manager.
3. Click Integrations.
4. From the Integration menu, select Moodle.
5. In the Server Address field, enter https://moodle2.umn.edu.
6. In the Username field, enter your UMN Internet ID followed by @umn.edu (e.g. moodle@umn.edu). Note: This applies to users on coordinate campuses as well.
7. In the Password field, enter your UMN Internet ID password.
8. Click Connect.
9. Click Export Sessions(s), then click Update List.
10. Select the column to export, then click Export.
11. On the following screen, click Export. 

Import a Participant List from Moodle into TurningPoint 2008 (version 4, Windows) 

1. In PowerPoint/TurningPoint 2008, go to the TurningPoint tab.
2. Go to Tools > Integrations.
3. From the Management System menu, select Moodle.
4. In the Server URL field, enter https://moodle2.umn.edu.
5. Click the Next button.
6. In the Username field, enter your UMN Internet ID followed by @umn.edu (e.g. moodle@umn.edu). Note: This applies to users on coordinate campuses as well.
7. In the Password field, enter your UMN Internet ID password.
8. Click the Next button.
9. Select Import Participant List, then click Next.
10. Choose your course, then click Finish.
11. Save the file to your computer.
     

Push Grades from TurningPoint 2008 to the Moodle Gradebook

1. In PowerPoint/TurningPoint 2008, go to the TurningPoint tab.
2. Go to Tools > Integrations.
3. From the Management System menu, select Moodle.
4. In the Server URL field, enter https://moodle2.umn.edu.
5. Click the Next button.
6. In the Username field, enter your UMN Internet ID followed by @umn.edu (e.g. moodle@umn.edu). Note: This applies to users on coordinate campuses as well.
7. In the Password field, enter your UMN Internet ID password.
8. Click the Next button.
9. Select Export Grades/E-mail Student Grades, then click Next.
10. Choose your course, then click Next.
11. Click Current or Other Session on top. Preview grades.
12. Type a name for a new grade item. Click Finish.