The PointSolutions integration with Moodle allows instructors to use response devices during Sessions to easily collect student achievement data and export results to Moodle.
Adding the LTI to a Course
- Log into Moodle with an instructor account and navigate to your course.
- Select Turn editing on from the upper-right corner.
- Select Add an activity or resource.
- Search for and select PointSolutions Registration.
- Enter PointSolutions Registration in the activity name field.
- Click save and return to course.
Registering an Instructor Account through Moodle
To link your Moodle Instructor account with your PointSolutions account, you must create your PointSolutions account through the registration link in Moodle. You must you use your school email address for the registration process.
- Log into Moodle.
- Select the course with which you are using PointSolutions.
- Click PointSolutions Registration.
- Enter your school or organization email address, if needed, and click Next.
If you don’t have an account, click Get Started Here from the bottom of the page. Check your email and click the link to verify your account. Enter all required fields as noted by the asterisks. Enter and confirm your password in the fields provided. Select the box labeled I agree to Echo360 End User License Agreement. Click Continue.
Adding a Course from Moodle
- Go to via https://echo360.com/.
- Click Login at the top of the page.
- Click Login to PointSolutions.
- Click Login under the appropriate region and Sign Into your account.
- Select the tab for your LMS.
You may be required to sign in to your LMS to authenticate and see your courses.
- Under Available Courses, click Connect on each course you want to connect to PointSolutions.
The courses will move to the Active Courses tab.
Emailing Participants
Through the Canvas integration with your account, you can email participants to remind them that they need to create an account, register a license, or add a device.
- Log into your PointSolutions account via https://echo360.com/.
- Locate the course in which to email students.
- Click Select.
- Select the Roster tab and click Email Participants.
- Select the desired option(s): Create Account, Subscription, and / or Clicker ID.
- Click Send.
The emails will only go out to those who need the option(s) chosen.
Downloading a Course from PointSolutions Desktop
Courses created/connected in PointSolutions Desktop are automatically downloaded to PointSolutions Classic upon signing in. To refresh courses, click the Refresh button from the Manage tab.
Updating Courses from PointSolutions Desktop
- Log into your PointSolutions account via https://echo360.com/.
- Locate the course to update.
- Click Select and choose the Roster tab.
- Click Update Course.
- Launch PointSolutions Classic.
When launched, PointSolutions Classic will automatically download the updated Roster.
Using a Moodle Synced Course
- Open PointSolutions Classic and sign into your account.
- From the Polling tab, select the course and the polling environment.
- Run and save the session.
- Close the polling environment to return to the PointSolutions Classic dashboard.
Uploading Grades to Moodle Sync
Grades can be uploaded to Moodle directly from the course within the Manage tab.
- Open PointSolutions Classic and sign into your account.
- Select the Manage tab.
- Select a course.
- Click Upload Grades.
An account license is mandatory. If a participant does not have an account license, their score will show as an asterisk in all PointSolutions participant reports. Furthermore, their score will export as "0" to an Excel workbook and will be exported as an asterisk to an LMS.
- Select the grade column(s) you want to upload and click Upload.
- Close the window and visit Moodle to ensure the grades are uploaded.