Student Response Systems - for Instructors
Student response systems are also commonly referred to as clickers, classroom response systems, personal response systems, or audience response systems. The Student Response System (SRS) allows instructors to pose questions and gather students' responses during a lecture.
TurningPoint/PointSolutions
Turning Tech TurningPoint deprecation—no Canvas LTI v1.3 equivalent
Deprecation of the LTI connector does not affect instructors' or students' ability to login directly to Turning Point systems.
In May 2024, the TurningPoint LTI v1.1 integration was deleted from the University of Minnesota's Canvas instance. The deletion causes existing TurningPoint LTI v1.1 deep-links (including course navigation links) and assignment links to no longer work. Users who click on those links will receive a "Couldn't find valid settings for this link" exception in Canvas.
Although users will no longer be able to use LTI v1.1 links in Canvas to register their TurningPoint handsets, deprecation of the LTI connector does not affect instructors' or students' ability to login directly to Turning Point systems -- any user with a TP account can still login directly to the vendor's account page and access any content or services that they could access prior to the removal of the LTI integrations.
TurningPoint/PointSolutions Direct Support
Technical support is available to faculty members directly from Echo360. Students and instructors can reach out to their support team:
- Monday thru Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (EST).
- Phone: (330) 746-3015
- Submit a ticket: Echo360 Contact Support
- Video Tutorials
Other tools that are LTI v1.3 ready and integrated with Canvas
If you prefer to use a student response tool with an active Canvas integration, you may wish to consider adopting ChimeIn or iClicker Cloud for courses in the Fall 204 semesters and after.
Chimein
ChimeIn is a student response (clicker) tool created at the University of Minnesota. It is a free alternative to hardware clickers, with more advanced functionality. Participants can access ChimeIn with a mobile device or computer. Instructors can set up ChimeIn to integrate with a Canvas site.
Integration with Canvas means you can have Chimes that are linked to the gradebook. You have several choices for how ChimeIn assignments are recorded in Canvas. For more details, refer to the Using ChimeIn in Canvas documentation link below.
iClicker Cloud
iClicker Cloud is a student response system that enables students to participate in in-class polls for points and attendance with their own devices.