Using ELMS
with TurningPoint Cloud
The ELMS (Canvas) integration enables TurningPoint Cloud users to leverage response
devices in class to easily collect student achievement data. Very simply one can load a
participant list of students from ELMS into TurningPoint Cloud, and then export
assessment data into ELMS.
This document covers the following tasks:
• Downloading a Participant List
• Using a Downloaded Participant List
• Updating a Participant List
• Exporting a Session to ELMS
Using Canvas with TurningPoint Cloud
Downloading a Participant List from ELMS
1 Open TurningPoint Cloud and select the Manage tab.
2 Click
and select New. The Create Participant List window is displayed.
Create Participant List
3 Select Download from Integration and click Create List
The Connect to Integration window is displayed.
Connect to Integration
4 Select Canvas from the Integration drop-down menu.
Enter umd.turningtechnologies.com, in the Server Address window:
Canvas
umd.turningtechnologies.com
(Check the “Remember this information” box to avoid entering the server address every time.)
5 Click Connect. The second Connect to Integration window is displayed.
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Connect to Integration
6 Enter your ELMS Username and Password and
click Log in.
You will then be prompted with:
“Turning Technologies [UMD] is requesting
access to your account.
Click Log in
Import Participant List
7 Select the participant list(s) from your list of
Canvas courses and click Import.
The participant list will now appear in the left side of the
TurningPoint Cloud dashboard.
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Using a Downloaded Participant List
Download a participant list from ELMS into TurningPoint Cloud to track participant results.
Prerequisites
An ELMS participant list should be loaded prior to running the first session.
How to use a downloaded participant list.
1 Open TurningPoint Cloud.
2 Select the participant list you’ve previously downloaded. Then click on either the
PowerPoint Polling or Anywhere Polling panel.
Remember!
An ELMS participant list should be loaded prior to
running a session.
3 Run and save the polling session.
4 Close the polling environment to return to the TurningPoint Dashboard.
Updating a Participant List
Participant lists can be updated with the latest participant information from ELMS through the
export function in Results Manager.
1 Open TurningPoint Cloud and click the Manage tab.
2 Select the participant list you want to
update and click Results Manager button in
the lower right corner of the window.
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3 Click the Integrations icon:
The Connect to Integration window is displayed.
4 Select Canvas from the Integration drop-down menu and enter the Server Address:
umd.turningtechnologies.com in the box provided.
5 Click Connect.
6 At the next window, you may need to enter your ELMS Username and Password, and click
Log in.
The Update with Integration window is displayed.
Update with Integration
7 Select Update Participant List
Click Update List.
The participant list is updated.
Note: You may now see the following message,
letting you know that some of your students
have not yet purchased a Turning Account. Until
they purchase an account, their session results
will not be exported to ELMS.
8 Click Close.
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Exporting a Session to ELMS
Export polling sessions to ELMS via Results Manager in TurningPoint Cloud.
1 Open TurningPoint Cloud and click the Manage tab.
2 Select the appropriate participant list and click Results Manager in the lower right
corner of the window:
3 Click the Integrations icon:
The Connect to Integration window is displayed.
4 Select Canvas from the Integration drop-down menu and enter the Server Address:
umd.turningtechnologies.com in the box provided.
5 Click Connect.
6 At the next window, you may need to enter your ELMS Username and Password, and click
Log in.
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7 Select Export Session(s).
8 Select the column(s) to be exported
and click Export.
Note: You may now see the following
message, letting you know that some of your
students have not yet purchased a Turning
Account. Until they purchase an account, their
session results will not be exported to ELMS
9 Click Export.
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Contact Us
UMD Campus Support
UMD specific tutorials and video Guides available at: http://clickers.umd.edu/
E-mail: [email protected]
Online Assistance
Turning Technologies offers online assistance through its website at
www.turningtecnologies.com.
Go to the Support page of the website to find more information, including support guides
and manuals, Online tutorials and product training.
Customer Support
Turning Technologies’ Customer Service Department
Technical Support is available Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. EST.
Customer Service: toll-free 1.866.746.3015.
Customer Service may also be reached via e-mail at [email protected]. Please note, it may
take up to two business days for a reply if contacted via e-mail.
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