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Well, the user conference is over, and what a day 2 I had.  It was awesome.  I learned so many different pedagogical users I hadn't considered before, I learned how to build questions that suit many differet kinds of learners, and I got see specific presentations that educators are using with their classes, as well as a video of one of those classrooms in action!  That was so amazing!  To see the students engaged like that not only gave me tons of ideas, but also helped me see the benefits of classroom technologies!

Well, today was the first day of our user conference, and I mean it... WOW!  It was so great to meet everyone today.  Dr. Mazur's talk gave me so much to work with, and the breakout sessions not only taught me something, but made me walk away with a HUGE smile on my face.  I've been training people on TurningPoint for more than 3 years, but some of the ways it's being used out there?  WOW!  I can't wait to see the notes, etc., from the sessions I missed when they're posted.

Thanks so much to everyone today who was at my Training in Las Vegas!  It was great meeting you all!  Here's the presentation that we "played" with for a while.  Enjoy, and let me know how things are going for you as you use the system!

Anyone else who would like this presentation, you are also welcome to download it.  I put notes on it in the bottom of some of the slides.  Have fun!

I'm so excited for next week's user conference in Las Vegas.  As a trainer with Turning Technologies, I often help people with ways to use our systems, so I can't wait to hear/see all the different ways people are using them and to share it all with you! 

Hi Everyone!

Well, I'm preparing a few things for our User Conference in Las Vegas in October.  I'm so excited, because this year I am attending the conference as an attendee!  I get to go to the sessions, meet the users, and gather all kinds of best practices and pedagogical ideas for using our systems.  I'm really looking forward to bringing back all kinds of new ideas to share with everyone on my trainings!

The training department has updated all of its training documentation for the new school year!  Attached to this blog post are the updated documents for TurningPoint Anywhere! Notice there are different versions for both Mac and PC. (you must be logged in to view the documents)

Also, remember that there are pre-recorded classes and tutorials available on our website, or through this link:  

http://turning-talk.com/professionaldevelopme...

The training department has updated all of its training documentation for the new school year!  Attached to this blog post are the updated documents for TestingPoint!  (you must be logged in to view the documents)

Also, remember that there are pre-recorded classes and tutorials available on our website, or through this link:  

http://turning-talk.com/professionaldevelopme...

The training department has updated all of its training documentation for the new school year!  Attached to this blog post are the updated documents for TurningPoint! (you must be logged in to view the documents)

Also, remember that there are pre-recorded classes and tutorials available on our website, or through this link: 

http://turning-talk.com/professionaldevelopme...

If you don't see the documentation you are looking for, look for my other blog posts for TurningPoint Anywhere, TestingPoint, and TurningPoint Anywhere for Mac. 

So I've been wondering about what we offer in the form of online training.  This is the first summer we've offered pre-recorded tutorials, and I'm noticing that we have a lower enrollment in our live, instructor-led classes.  Are the live classes still valuable to you?  Are there other options you'd like to see us explore to help compliment your training experience?  Do you have other thoughts/opinions on this matter?

Any feedback on this is welcome. Thanks!

We're working hard to get these tutorials completed for TurningPoint Anywhere Mac and PC.  We're nearly finished with the Mac tutorials, and hope to have them done by the time the software is released.  The PC ones might be a few days behind, but I think everyone will be pleased with them. 

As for me, I'm getting ready to head to NC State next week, and will continue with a very busy month on the road.  This looks like it's going to be a crazy summer in the training department!