This weeks Tech Tip is a little different. Rather than the typical Tech Tip, I created a tutorial that many of you can use if you are utilizing the Turning Points System.

If you create your Turning Points Presentation on your teacher computer and transfer it to the computer with the Turning Points System then you’ll need to follow these steps to get going. Also, if you have trouble with the Turning Points Remotes follow these directions. Watch the tutorial as many times as you need to. Here is the link to the quick tutorial, http://209.184.141.5/laurelmountain/Resource%20Pages/Tutorials/TurningPoints/Turning%20Points/TurningPoints_OnPresentationCart.htm

If you aren’t doing Turning Points you are missing out on a great teaching tool. Email me to set up a time that you and your team can be trained on how to use it. You’ll love it!You will also find this and other tutorials on our Campus Web Page under RESOURCES.

Weekly Tech Tip

This weeks Tech Tip is a random generator.  Have you needed to flip a coin or role a die to teach probability?  This site can help you do that.  If you flip 4 quarters how many will land on heads? 

In this case none landed on heads.  Let’s try again!   

This time we got 3 tails and one heads. 

How about rolling some die. 

I think you can tell now how this can be used in your class with your students. 

Have you need to put your students in a random order or pick one student out of your 32 students.  This site can help with that to.

Who is my line leader or the spotlight student this week? 

It’s student number 10! 

This site is full of randomness.  You set the perimeters and it randomizes it for you.  Go to www.random.org for your useful randomness!  There are many more things that you can randomize besides coins, dice and students.  You can even work up some random clocks and fractions if you want.  Enjoy!