2 - Preparing for Class > Changing your Settings
Demographic Settings
i>clicker includes the option to collect student demographic data. The demographic data is easy to collect and can be
used in class to filter (slice) the student polling results. Filtering polling results can help facilitate classroom discussion
by allowing students to view the
Results Charts
filtered by demographic data such as Gender, Political Affiliation, etc.
As an instructor, you may
add, edit, delete, and import demographic questions
.
Results Chart filtered by demographic data (political affiliation)
Selecting Demographic Questions
The first step in collecting student demographic data is to select the demographic questions that you would like to use
in class. i>clicker includes a list of common demographic questions from which to choose. You may also
add
your own
demographic questions and
edit
the provided demographic questions.
To select demographic questions:
1. Open i>clicker and click the
My Settings
button.
2. In the
My Settings window
, click the
Demographics
tab.
3. Click a
question title
in the
Available Question list
and then click the
Right Arrow
button to move the
question into the
Selected Questions list
box.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 until you have selected all of the demographic questions that you would like to ask in class.
5. (Optional) Click the
Move Up
and
Move Down
buttons to re-order your selected questions. Students will
answer the demographic questions in the order that you create in the
Selected Questions list
.
6. (Optional) Click the
Left Arrow
button to remove a question from the
Selected Questions list
.
7. (Optional) Click the
Auto advance
checkbox and select the amount of time that each demographic question
should appear on screen. When this option is checked the demographic questions will automatically advance
when you start a demographics polling session. (see
Run All Demographics
)
8. Click
Set For Course.
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