How to Use Questions Created in PowerPoint with CPS Clickers
**Note: Using PowerPoint allows you to use hyperlinks, audio, video, and the Microsoft
Equation Editor in your questions. These features are not available in CPS at this time.
1. Create your questions in PowerPoint, one question per slide. It is helpful to number
each question so you are sure it matches the answer you will enter into CPS.
2. Use CPS to create a Fast Grade for your PowerPoint questions. Simply create a new
fast grade with the same name as the PowerPoint, indicating the type of question and
answer for each question.
3. Import the PowerPoint into the Lesson Tab of CPS. To do this, first click on the
Lesson tab. Next, right click on the Presentation folder. Choose Add File. Browse
to the location where your PowerPoint is located. Select the PowerPoint and click
Open. The PowerPoint will import into this folder.
1. Click on the
Lesson Tab.
2. Right click on
the Presentation
folder.
3. Choose Add
File.
4. Select the correct Delivery Options. To do this, click on the Settings menu, then
choose Delivery Options. On the screen, uncheck the box that says “Show Large
Screen.” Click OK.
Uncheck this
box.
5. To Engage the lesson, first choose the Fast Grade you created from the list. Next,
click the Engage Lesson icon. Choose your settings to engage the lesson (i.e.
Teacher Managed Assessment, select the correct class, etc.). Click on the Show
button in the lower left corner. A dialog box similar to the one below will appear.
Drag the
PowerPoint
file here.
6. Drag the PowerPoint from the Presentation folder into the box titled presentation.
Then, click Start.
7. The PowerPoint will show on top. The CPS toolbar will show below. Move through
your PowerPoint using the arrow keys. When you get to a question that you want to
ask the students, Click Next on the CPS toolbar, then Start. The polling squares will
appear. When students are finished answering, choose End on the CPS toolbar.
Move to the next question in PowerPoint by using the arrow keys and repeat the
process.
8. Continue this process until all questions have been answered. When you are finished,
click Close on the CPS toolbar. This will return you to CPS to run reports on the
lesson.