Jhon Furio Classpoint Act.
Jhon Furio Classpoint Act.
Furio
Date Accomplished: September 9, 2023
Topic: ClassPoint for Beginners
Speaker: Carl Kervin Sapungan
1. What are the key concepts that you have learned in this session?
ClassPoint was a PowerPoint add-in designed to enhance interactive presentations in the
classroom. While it offers various benefits for educators, there are also some potential
downsides and limitations to consider:
a. Platform and Software Compatibility: ClassPoint is designed to work specifically with
Microsoft PowerPoint. If you use other presentation software or platforms, it may not be
compatible, limiting your options for interactive presentations.
b. Cost: ClassPoint typically requires a paid license for full access to its features. The cost
may be a limiting factor for some educators or institutions, especially those with tight
budgets.
c. Hardware and Connectivity Requirements: To fully utilize ClassPoint, you need
compatible hardware, including devices for students to respond to interactive elements.
This can be a challenge in schools or classrooms with limited access to technology.
d. Dependence on Technology: Relying on ClassPoint and technology for interactive
presentations means that technical issues (e.g., software crashes, connectivity problems)
can disrupt the flow of your lesson.
e. Student Device Accessibility: ClassPoint relies on students having access to devices (e.g.,
smartphones, tablets, laptops) for responding to interactive elements. Ensuring equal
access can be a challenge in some educational settings.
f. Privacy and Data Security: When using interactive elements, be mindful of privacy and
data security concerns, especially if you are collecting student responses. Make sure to
follow your institution's policies and guidelines.
2. How can you integrate this in teaching and in the field of education?
Here's how I can integrate ClassPoint into teaching:
a. During a lecture or presentation, using ClassPoint's interactive features may engage
students in real-time. For example, you can ask a multiple-choice question, and
students can respond using their devices.
b. Assess Understanding: Using ClassPoint's interactive quizzes and polls can help me
to assess students' understanding of the material. Instant feedback can help me to
adjust my teaching approach as needed.
c. . Review and Discuss Results: After students respond to questions or polls, we may
review and discuss the results together. This can lead to meaningful class discussions
and help clarify any misconceptions.
d. Preparing for Remote or Blended Learning:- ClassPoint can also be useful for remote
or blended learning scenarios. I can use it to create engaging and interactive online
presentations that students can access from home.
3. Make a summary of the session either in paragraph or bullet form.
ClassPoint is an add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint that enhances your presentation by
allowing you to create interactive elements such as polls, quizzes, and annotations. Here
are the general steps to use ClassPoint in your PowerPoint presentation:
a. Note: To use ClassPoint, you need to have Microsoft PowerPoint installed on
your computer. ClassPoint is typically added as an add-in to PowerPoint.
b. Install ClassPoint: Ensure that you have the ClassPoint add-in installed in your
Microsoft PowerPoint. You may need to download and install it from the
ClassPoint website or the Microsoft Office Store.
c. Open PowerPoint: Launch Microsoft PowerPoint on your computer.
d. Create or Open a Presentation: You can either create a new presentation or open
an existing one.
e. Access ClassPoint: Once your presentation is open, you should see a
"ClassPoint" tab in the PowerPoint ribbon at the top of the screen.
f. Insert Interactive Elements: Within the ClassPoint tab, you can access various
interactive elements like polls, quizzes, and annotations. Click on the type of
element you want to insert into your presentation (e.g., "Insert Quiz").
g. Configure Interactive Elements: Customize your interactive element. For
example, if you're creating a quiz, you can add questions, answer choices, and
specify correct answers. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your
interactive element.
h. Place Interactive Elements in Slides: Insert your interactive element into the slide
where you want it to appear during your presentation.
i. Run Your Presentation: Start your presentation by clicking the "Slide Show"
button or pressing F5. As you navigate through your slides, the interactive
elements you added will be presented when you reach the corresponding slides.
j. Audience Participation: During the presentation, your audience can interact with
the elements you added, such as answering quiz questions or participating in
polls. Responses are typically collected in real-time.
k. View Results: As the presenter, you can view the results of polls and quizzes in
real-time. You may also have access to features like heatmaps to see where your
audience is interacting with your slides the most.
l. Annotate Slides: You can use ClassPoint's annotation tools to draw on or
highlight specific parts of your slides to emphasize key points during your
presentation.
m. End the Presentation: Finish your presentation as you normally would in
PowerPoint.
n. Review Data: After your presentation, you can review and export data from the
interactive elements, which can be useful for analysis and assessment. Save and
Close: Save your PowerPoint presentation with the interactive elements and close
PowerPoint.