ClassPoint

Interactive quizzes inside PowerPoint

Built into Microsoft PowerPoint, the ClassPoint add-in lets teachers and trainers run engagement activities without leaving their slides. It is built for educators and trainers who want to keep a presentation as the centre of a lesson while adding interaction. The company says that a teacher does not need to learn a new platform, because every feature runs within the slides the teacher already uses. Its own description calls it an all-in-one teaching tool, combining formative assessment, annotation, a whiteboard and student participation in one place.

Quiz formats that students answer live

Teachers can turn slides into student activities. The product offers multiple choice polls, word clouds that collect the thoughts of a whole class, and fill-in-the-blank questions that ask students to answer in their own words rather than choosing from a set. A short answer format asks for fuller responses, which the company says challenges students' thinking. The aim is to check understanding while the lesson is still under way.

Media responses from students

Students can also respond with media. Video can be recorded on the spot or sent in as a pre-recorded file, images can be uploaded from a device or found online, and students can send audio recordings into the presentation as it runs. Slide drawing lets a teacher share a slide, ask students to draw on it and send their drawings back. The company says these formats encourage verbal communication and show the teacher what each student has understood.

AI quiz generation

A quiz generator creates questions from the content of a slide, which the company says saves time when preparing a lesson. The generator can pitch questions at different levels of Bloom's taxonomy and works in several languages. Teachers review and adjust the questions before they are shown, so the final quiz remains in the teacher's control.

Gamification with stars, levels and badges

Students are rewarded for taking part with stars, levels, badges and a leaderboard that sit inside the presentation. The company argues that these features motivate participation and make learning more of a game, without the teacher having to move to a separate platform for the reward system.

Presentation and classroom tools

ClassPoint adds a set of tools that the presenter can use during a live slideshow. These include inking and advanced annotation, the ability to insert editable text directly onto a slide, clean shapes tailored to the slide, and whiteboard backgrounds that can be inserted as slides. A timer and a randomised roll call help manage a busy classroom, and presenters can move elements freely while the show is running.

Schools, trainers and accessibility

The product is aimed at teachers, trainers and students. The company says it is used across many schools, and the company says it serves a large share of schools in Singapore. It says the tool can convert a presentation into accessible learning material and that a teacher can surf the web without leaving PowerPoint.