iClicker Instructions
How to set up, register, and use an iClicker.
Setting Up iClicker:
Connect the iClicker receiver base to you computer through the USB port.
Note: The LCD screen on the receiver lights up indicating that the receiver has power. Your computer may notify you that it recognized new hardware and inform you when it is ready to use the hardware. This step may take a few seconds to complete.
Connect the iClicker flash drive to the USB port on the back of the iClicker receiver base.
Open the flash drive folder once it appears on the desktop.
Download iClicker software.
Registering Software:
Start the iClicker application.
Enter registration information.
Select Register.
Note: If you do not wish to register your software, select Remind me later. This can be changed later by entering your information in Settings > Registration.
Creating Courses:
Once the Welcome screen appears, click on +Create.
Enter a course name and click Create to add the course.
Repeat steps to create as many courses or sections as you need.
Settings and Preferences:
From the Welcome screen, select your course.
Select the Settings button or choose Course Settings from the Course menu to view the course settings. Here you can review or change the settings for a specific course.
Choose the corresponding tab at the top of the Course Settings window to access the various settings.
Course Setting Tabs:
General Tab:
The settings on the General tab allow you to edit your course name, designate an instructor remote, add welcome message, change the frequency code, and select the default language.
Note: Only change the sub-frequency code if there is a conflict with a nearby classroom.
REEF Polling Tab:
The REEF Polling setting enable Students to use their laptop or smartphone with the REEF app to respond to polls in class.
Gradebook Tab:
Use the Gradebook settings to specify the source for your student roster.
Roll Call Tab:
This setting modifies the way that student names appear on the Roll Call window for in-class registration.
Toolbar Tab:
The Toolbar setting allow you to customize the session toolbar and set the polling timer as count up or count down.
Scoring Tab:
The Scoring settings allows you to establish the point values that students earn for actively participating in class and for answering questions correctly.
Results Tab:
The Results setting allows you to customize the results charts for each question type.
Base Display Tab:
The Base Display settings allow you to customize the information that appears on the base/receiver LCD display.
Preparing a Roster:
The iClicker system may be used as a simple tool to give instant, anonymous feedback in class, in which case no registration procedure is necessary. However, to go a bit further and give credit to students for class participation and/or performance, you need to: Create a course roster text file by locating and opening the roster.txt file for your course.
Create a student name (last name, first name) and ID entry for each student in the course by typing the entries of copy/paste the student roster form another source. Then, save the file in your course sub-folder. Determine which registration option to use for the students and then follow the corresponding steps.
Web Registration:
Instruct your students to complete the online registration form. Have them to go to www.iclicker.com, locate the registration form, and register their clicker.
To finish the web registration process, you must administer at least one polling session in class. Note: If a student has not voted with their iClicker remote, the online registration will not synchronize with the gradebook. The Student must vote at least once in class, such as an attendance or icebreaker question, on the first day of class in order to capture remote IDs.
Then, select your course and choose Open Gradebook. Choose to sync the roster with the online registration database.
Note: If any of the numbers still appear in red, the student info (name or ID) in the online database may not match the info in your roster.txt file or the student may not have registered. Manually complete the process by selecting that number in the roster to display a Student Details window. Simply choose to associate that clicker with a student in your roster file. Alternatively, use the in-class roll call method to complete the process if there are several device numbers sill shown in red.
In-Class Roll Call:
For In-Class roll, select your course and choose Start New Session.
Choose the Roll Call Registration Option.
Instruct students to use their clickers to enter the 2-letter code next to their name.
A roll call window appears showing each student name, ID, and a 2-letter code. By default, the block flashes green to show the code was received. The block then turns grey to show the remote has been registered.
Note: If you are using the roll call method with the web registration process, those students who are already connected to a device appear on a grey background with the device number shown instead of a code. The students names appearing on a white background are not yet registered and must enter the code.
Tip: Students who accidentally register their clicker remote to the wrong name should press DD on the remote to clear the incorrect registration and then re-enter the correct code.
Close the roll call window when you are finished.
Polling Students:
Start at the welcome screen. Select desired course form the list of available courses, then click Start New Session.
The Main Menu will disappear and you will see the floating toolbar appear in the top left corner of the desktop, indicating that polling is active.
Note: Make sure the students clickers are on. If your base station is not set to default frequency AA, instruct students to change the channel on the iClicker devices.
Select the question type (if necessary).
Set polling mode to either record voting results or anonymous, the default mode is set to record voting results.
Present a question and answer choices, then click Start on the toolbar to begin polling.
There will be a timer and a counter. The counter records the number of students responses received. Once a sufficient amount of responses are received, click Stop.
The toolbar will then display the word Done along with the total number of votes collected for five seconds after polling has ended. After five seconds, the counter and timer will disappear so the floating toolbar is less obtrusive.
Repeat steps 5-8 for each question.
End the session when you finish asking questions, by selecting the close button on the toolbar.
Anonymous Polling:
Click the arrow menu button from the floating toolbar.
Click the Start button to begin polling, Stop to close the poll, and Display to show students responses.
Viewing Responses:
Click the graph icon on the toolbar to view students responses for the current questions. The graph displays the percentage of votes and number of votes for each answer choices.
To designate a correct answer, place your mouse over the graph so the Correct Answer Choice buttons appears. Click the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. When you select a correct answer, the bar colors will change. The bar for the correct answer will become green, while the others become red.
Click Compare to open another graph. To display data for a previous question, click Previous. To display data for the next question, click Next.
To stop displaying the graph, click Hide.
Create Answer Key:
You have the option of creating a self-paced polling answer key prior to the class. Creating an answer key will allow for self paced polling results to be graded in real-time.
From iClicker home window, select the Self-Paced polling menu option and choose New Answer Key.
The Answer Key window appears. At the Number of Questions field, click the Up or Down arrows to select the number of questions on the quiz or survey.
Click row 1 in the Correct Answer column and enter the answer. Answers can be A-E, numeric, or alphanumeric.
Note: Answers are not case sensitive.
By default, the number of points for each question is 1. To change the number of points for each question of the answer key by clicking in the Points column and changing the number of points.
Save the Answer Key when finished.
Grade and View Results:
Select a course and choose Open Gradebook.
Review the gradebook options and student results data.
Review the session details window by choosing the View option. A Session Details window appears. A screen capture is shown for each of the questions presented during the session.
Select the correct response and scoring option for each question.
Select the scoring option, to set the participation and performance point setting. Click Save when finished.
Generate Reports:
Open the course gradebook and choose the Reports option.
Specify the options and choose to prepare a report.
Select the session(s) to appear in the report(s).
Save the report.