Iclicker 6, User Manual

Page 1: ...i clicker 6 User Guide Copyright 2011 ...

Page 2: ...emotes 21 Create a Course Roster 22 Registration Options 24 Loaning a Clicker 27 2 3 Creating a Question List Question List Overview 28 Create a Question List 30 Edit a Question List 33 3 Using i clicker in the Classroom Polling Students 34 Viewing Student Responses 36 Session Toolbar Options 38 Asking Questions On The Fly 39 Anonymous Polling 40 Collecting Demographic Data 41 Filtering Student Re...

Page 3: ...ching for Student Data 62 5 For Administrators Managing Default Settings 63 6 Additional Support System Requirements 64 Frequenty Asked Questions 65 Converting From i clicker 5 3 or Earlier 66 Contact Us 67 i clicker 6 User Guide ...

Page 4: ...icker help files and User Guide are organized so that you can quickly setup and start using i clicker All of the instructions you need to start using i clicker are included in The Basics Setting Up and Starting i clicker Please review The Basics before you begin using i clicker Once you have mastered The Basics you can begin exploring the many additional features in i clicker NOTE The i clicker so...

Page 5: ...e all students to participate An audience response system can also be used in conference settings to poll the audience on the content of your choice The i clicker software is completely packaged in a single folder This folder contains the i clicker application for polling the i grader application for assigning credit to students and the Web Update utility for checking for software updates iclicker...

Page 6: ...ation select Downloads and click Instructor 3 In the Instructor Downloads section under i clicker v6 0 click Windows or Macintosh 4 The i clicker software will be downloaded to your hard drive as a ZIP file Navigate to the location on your hard drive to which the file was saved and extract the ZIP file Locate the iclicker Win or i clicker Mac folder The i clicker application files are located with...

Page 7: ...sing the i clicker flash drive plugged into the i clicker receiver 2 Double click the flash drive icon that appears on your desktop The i clicker flash drive contains two folders iclicker Win and i clicker Mac These folders contain the software for PC and Mac users respectively NOTE We recommend that you double click the WebUpdate icon the first time you use i clicker WebUpdate will walk you throu...

Page 8: ... The Welcome screen appears with no courses listed Click New Welcome screen Choose your course window 3 A New Course window appears Enter your Course Name Course Number and Section Number This combined information will serve as the unique identifier for your course New Course Window 4 Click Create i clicker automatically creates a new course folder in your iclicker Win Classes or i clicker Mac Cla...

Page 9: ...Session Toolbar ready to start 5 The Start button toggles to become a Stop button and the toolbar expands to show a timer and vote counter when polling is active i clicker Session Toolbar with polling active TIP If you use a program to display your questions e g PowerPoint or Keynote make sure it s the active application when you start polling Each time polling begins i clicker captures a screensh...

Page 10: ...nd selecting My Settings i clicker Home Page with My Settings button The default settings for both the i clicker and i grader applications are chosen to make this classroom response system the easiest to learn and quickly use However you may alter the default settings by accessing My Settings and selecting the General Registration and Export Polling Session Scoring and Demographics tabs TIP You ha...

Page 11: ...tware allowing you freedom to move around the room while conducting i clicker polling sessions Rather than counting the five choices A B C D E as student votes the buttons control key functions of the i clicker polling software i clicker Instructor Remote To activate the instructor s remote enter the clicker s serial ID located on the bottom of the back of your i clicker in the Instructor s Remote...

Page 12: ...u change your frequency from the default your students will need to change their remote frequency at the beginning of each session When you begin polling an alert will appear with instructions for your students To change their remote frequencies ask students to 1 Press and hold the On Off power button on their i clicker remote until the blue Power light begins flashing 2 Press the two letter code ...

Page 13: ...hat your university school has the infrastructure necessary to run web clicker We apologize for this inconvenience but as a web based application your experience with web clicker will largely be determined by your schools network We want you and your students to have the best possible web clicker experience and therefore must work with your administrator before enabling web clicker To register and...

Page 14: ... server URL by your IT staff If you are interested in local registration contact support iclicker com Course Management System If you plan to record i clicker grades in your institution s course management system select the system here This will modify the format of the exported CSV files from i grader so that they can be imported into your CMS If you are not planning to integrate i clicker with a...

Page 15: ... can exit the response grid during a polling session by clicking on the Close Exit button on response grid window There are two ways to display the response grid Confirm response was received only allows students to see their vote was received but doesn t indicate their choice while Confirm response was received and show response choice allows students to see both their vote receipt and last recei...

Page 16: ...e displayed by clicking the Results button on the i clicker Session Toolbar or pressing B on the instructor s remote The Show chart as setting allows you to select whether the chart displays as multicolor Results Chart when polling TIP For either display option if you designate a correct answer choice and display the chart the bar will appear in green and the remaining bars will turn red See the e...

Page 17: ...t one question drop down option is selected Performance Question Based Points Performance points are awarded to students by question for specific answers Students can earn performance points without earning participation points depending on your preference Points for Responding This option allows you to enter the default number of points students are awarded for any answer These are different from...

Page 18: ... 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 ques...

Page 19: ... Question Title Question and up to five answer choices 3 Click Save to add only one question or Save and New to add more than one question 4 Click Close when you are finished adding demographic questions Create a new question in the Demographics Editor NOTE Any question can be created as a demographic question For example you may wish to ask the question Which of the following is the world s large...

Page 20: ... new question and re enter the original question title question and answer choices To import demographic questions After customizing the demographic questions in the Available Questions list you may wish to use your customized questions in another class You can do this by importing the question list 1 In the My Settings Demographics window click the Import button under the Available Questions list...

Page 21: ...r Sessions and Questions TIP Research studies show Caldwell J E Clickers in the large classroom Current research and best practice tips Life Sciences Education 6 1 9 20 2007 that students participate and vote using clickers more consistently when clicker points are worth at at least 10 of their overall grade When clickers are worth 5 or less of the total course grade students take voting less seri...

Page 22: ...ng as it is guaranteed to be unique for each student We recommend that you use an ID number or naming convention that you currently use personally or as required by your institution to record your students other grades for easiest import of i grader data into your course grade book To create edit a Roster txt file 1 From the i clicker Home Page select the Course menu option and then Open Roster Op...

Page 23: ...e name folder Open your iclicker Win Classes course name or i clicker Mac Classes course name folder Delete or rename the Roster txt file Then rename the Roster csv file to Roster txt Open the file and spot check it to make sure it is formatted correctly Importing a course roster from your course management system CMS Refer to the user guide for your specific CMS which is located in the Customer S...

Page 24: ...ine send your students to iclicker com and have them click the Register Your i clicker button iclicker com registration screen showing Captcha Verification Image TIP The key to successful web registration is deciding what student ID will be used and sharing those directions with students before they register their clickers online Consider including instructions in your syllabus that describe and o...

Page 25: ... first day of class in order to capture remote IDs before requiring your students to register TIP Students can use a single i clicker remote for multiple classes and only need to register on the web once If a student makes a registration mistake they can simply register a second time In Class Roll Call Registration Option 2 This registration option is only recommended for small classes with fewer ...

Page 26: ...and yellow TIP Students that accidentally register their clicker to the wrong name should press DD to clear the incorrect registration and restart their registration process In Class Individual Registration Option 3 If only a few students need to register an individual registration option is available This registration process is typically used when new students join your class after you ve alread...

Page 27: ...lbar and then select the Loan Clicker menu option 3 The Loan Clicker window appears Loan Clicker window with Register for One Session Loan selected 4 Enter the student s remote ID select the student name from the Student drop down menu and select One Session Loan from the Register for drop down menu 5 Click Save to assign the remote ID to the selected student for one session only If this option is...

Page 28: ... In addition to assigning correct answers you can use question lists to set question specific settings such as question titles results chart labels points for each answer choice and more In the example below a question list was used to create a question title and results chart labels for the question What is the capitol of Ohio Sample Results Chart with chart labels You will use the Question List ...

Page 29: ...i clicker Toolbar and Question List window i clicker 6 User Guide 29 ...

Page 30: ... a question with the Question List Editor 4 Optional In the Results Chart Labels fields enter a label for each available answer to the question Questions can have up to five labeled responses The labels assigned on this tab will appear on the results chart and in the i grader session reports 5 Optional Additional Performance Points can be assigned to each answer choice Points entered in the fields...

Page 31: ...ring a polling session mark the checkbox next to Show correct answer when polling is stopped A graph will be displayed after polling has stopped These settings can be customized for each question in a list or left with the default settings When all options for the question have been set click on the Save button Repeat the process of Adding Question Information and Changing Question Settings for ea...

Page 32: ...tion list is complete click the Close button This will prompt a Save As window The default named file QuestionList csv should be renamed and saved in a class folder so the list is easily accessible during a polling session Copying a Question List to a Different Class You may create a copy of each question list that you create and move it to a new class folder rather than creating a new question li...

Page 33: ...ion List Editor will appear with the Question Title information shown in the left display window Select a Question from the list of questions available The data stored for that question will be shown in the Question Information and Question Settings tabs 4 Make any necessary changes to the question data and click the Save button 5 To create additional questions select the Newbutton and fill in the...

Page 34: ...ar allows you to run i clicker with your presentation application s For example if you use PowerPoint or Keynote both your presentation and the i clicker toolbar will be active see example below The toolbar floats above any application including Word Acrobat Web browsers Mathematica etc TIP If you reposition the toolbar on your desktop the system will remember its placement and retain the new loca...

Page 35: ...captures an image of the active window and stores it along with polling results for later review in i grader 6 Click the Results Chart button on the toolbar to view a graph of your students responses for the current question see Viewing Student Responses To end the polling session click the Stop button on the toolbar and i clicker will no longer accept votes NOTE i clicker stops collecting votes w...

Page 36: ...w The second graph will display underneath your current graph You may select the Previous or Next buttons to toggle between graphs in choosing your second graph to display 2 To designate a correct answer click the Correct Answer button on the Results Chart A popup menu will display Select the correct answer from the popup menu After you have designated a correct answer the correct answer choice on...

Page 37: ...tion click Previous button To display data for the next question click the Next button 5 To stop displaying the Results Chart click the Win Mac Close button or click the Results Chart button on the Session Toolbar TIP You can also display or hide the student response graph by pressing the B button on the instructor s remote You can designate a correct answer by cycling through the choices with the...

Page 38: ...r student IDs associated with their answers see Anonymous Polling Loan Clickers Manually register an individual clicker permanently or for just one session see Loan Clickers Roll Call Registration Initiate In Class Roll Call registration see Roll Call Registration Run All Demographics Executes all the demographic questions in sequence This option is disabled until at least one demographics questio...

Page 39: ...o ask a Question On The Fly 1 Click the Session Toolbar Options button 2 Select the Question On The Fly menu option 3 Enter your question information in the Question On The Fly window and click Display Question on the Fly editor 4 The Question On The Fly question appears in a resizable Question On The Fly Viewer window Click the Start button to begin polling Click the Stop button to end polling Cl...

Page 40: ... the Anonymous Question option 3 A small red AP appears next to the Start button on the i clicker toolbar indicating that the question is anonymous 4 Click the Start button to begin polling and Stop button to end polling You will not be able to see individual student voting data for anonymous polling questions in the i grader reports Anonymous polling data will however be included in the cumulativ...

Page 41: ...he your selected demographic questions at once This option is ideal for collecting data for a variety of student demographics The demographic data that you collect is saved and can be used at any time during your term To run all demographic questions 1 Start an i clicker session by clicking the green Start Session button on the i clicker Home Page 2 Click the Options button on the i clicker Sessio...

Page 42: ...raphic data is accurate and complete If your course roster changes you may wish to ask the demographic questions again so that you have current demographic data Select Demographic Question Using the Select Demographic Question option you can have your students answer each demographic question individually Asking individual demographic questions is useful when you need specific demographic data but...

Page 43: ...ion Toolbar when all students have answered the question 6 Click Close to dismiss the Question Viewer window The student demographic data for the question is saved and can be used to filter student results NOTE You may ask demographic questions at anytime and as frequently as you wish Each time you ask demographic questions the older demographic data will be overwritten by the new demographic data...

Page 44: ...g the green Start Session button on the i clicker Home Page 2 Start polling allow students to vote and Stop polling 3 Click the Chart button to display the Results Chart 4 Click the Filter button and select a demographic question from the list Results Chart with Filter menu selected 5 The Results Chart is filtered by the demographic question you selected The filtered data appears as a stacked bar ...

Page 45: ... Options drop down menu Load Question List menu option from Session Toolbar 3 In the Open Question List File window select a question list to open 4 The Question List window appears beneath the Session Toolbar TIP Additional question lists may be used during a polling session Close the Question List window after polling has ended for the last question used from the list From the Options menu selec...

Page 46: ...in the question list automatically appears in the Question List window 6 Optional click the Results button to view the results chart If you have added a question title and chart labels they will appear on the results chart Results Chart with question title and chart labels 7 Repeat steps 2 6 for each question list question 8 Click the Close button on the Question List window to close the question ...

Page 47: ...the option to Resume Last Session from the i clicker Home Page Choosing this option allows you to resume a lecture rather than starting a new one This option is especially useful if you accidentally exit the i clicker application or have a computer crash i clicker Home Page with Resume Session button i clicker 6 User Guide 47 ...

Page 48: ...ble You will see all students as listed in your Roster txt file or other gradebook file if you have chosen to use i clicker with your course management system You may view the students by Student ID or by last name using the drop down menu directly above the column of student names IDs 5 Registered students will appear in black and unregistered student names or IDs will appear in red The recorded ...

Page 49: ... at the bottom of the list belong to unregistered students who have participated in voting sessions TIP If you choose Resume Last Session from the i clicker Home Page your additional polling data will be included in the previous session thereby eliminating separate entries in i grader i clicker 6 User Guide 49 ...

Page 50: ...er online entering remote ID 143B436C and student ID 67 890 Upon synchronizing you are notified that this student s student ID does not match any record in your roster file You realize that the student has both mistyped his last name and entered the student ID in a slightly different format from the student ID in your roster file with a dash in the middle Because you can be reasonably sure that th...

Page 51: ...r s to be deleted window The Unregistered i clicker s tab details votes from clickers that have not been registered to any student in your roster You may see votes from unregistered clickers if students have not yet registered successfully if students accidentally brought a friend or roommate s i clicker remote to class with them or if students voted in only a few sessions and then dropped the cla...

Page 52: ... the remote ID using the Remote ID Containing field and find it in your records Unregistered Student s The Unregistered Student s tab allows you to compile a list of students who have not yet registered From this screen you have the option to export the list of unregistered students in two formats comma separated csv or text txt Choosing either of these options will create a file named Unregistere...

Page 53: ...mmary window allows you to edit the session name delete a session assign performance and participation points To edit the session name 1 From the i grader Home Page double click the column for the session you would like to edit The column turns blue and the Session Summary window opens 2 Change the text in the Session Name field 3 Click Set and Close To delete a session 1 From the i grader Home Pa...

Page 54: ...e questions from your session Participation Points tab in the Session Summary window TIP We strongly encourage you to utilize the participation attendance feature which is designed to promote student engagement and teacher student interaction Performance Points are awarded to students by question for specific answers Many professors use performance points to reward correct answers Performance poin...

Page 55: ...orded they will apear as columns on the i grader Home Page and you will be able to assign grades for these sessions as well You are able to change the grading assignments point values for any session at any time To Delete a Question 1 From the i grader Home Page double click the column for the session you would like to edit The column turns blue and the Session Summary window opens 2 Click the Pre...

Page 56: ...ent Scores provides you with a review of each student s performance for each i clicker session The reports can be opened and printed using any web browser They can also be posted to a course web site or course management system We recommend using Adobe Acrobat to post the reports but you can also post as HTML files pages with a little bit of work The Term Session Summary and Review report and the ...

Page 57: ...ur students after class Your Student Voting Data report is similar to the Term Summary report only instead of links to individual Session Summary reports you will now see links to a detailed report of student responses for each session At the top of this report will be a link to View Cumulative Student Scores These student reports provide you with an easily printable overview of your student s ent...

Page 58: ...ession Student Term Report To view your students responses click on the session title date at the top of the column and you will quickly receive a complete review of each student s activity during the session If you have designated a correct answer for any of the questions it will appear in this report in green and incorrect answers will appear in red If you did not designate a correct answer the ...

Page 59: ...the Student Reponses link for that session in the Student Data report TIP If you are using Internet Explorer to view the HTML reports you can right click on any blank space within a table in your report and select Export to Microsoft Excel This will open an Excel spreadsheet containing information from the table you selected To export information from more than one table in the report click on a b...

Page 60: ...ou want to export or click Select All Select session to be exported window 3 Click Next 4 The Select Export Options screen appears Select the Student Data Session Data data for each individual session and Aggregate Data the combined performance points participation points and total point for all the selected sessions to be exported Select Export Options NOTE The Select Export Options are only avai...

Page 61: ...he end of each export SessionExport_11_24_10 csv Sample data export in Microsoft Excel NOTE Your file may be saved named slightly differently if you are using i clicker with your campus course management system and have followed the steps required to enable i clicker files to be formatted for your particular course management system i clicker 6 User Guide 61 ...

Page 62: ...Search button from the i grader Home Page 2 In the Search Students window enter a student name student ID remote ID course average or course total in the Search field and click Search 3 The search results appear To clear the results click Clear Search Student window showing results for search on Bender 4 Click Export to export the filtered results as CSV file The exported CSV file saveds to your c...

Page 63: ...te 5 Click Set for Course when you are finished managing your campus default settings 6 Close i clicker 7 Copy the file Config csv from the Session Data folder within your course folder e g iclicker Win Classes Sample Cal State Course 101 001 Session Data 8 Paste the Config csv file into the iclicker Win Resources or i clicker Mac Resources folder 9 From within the Resources folder rename the Conf...

Page 64: ... OS X version 10 4 21 or higher including OS 10 5 and OS 10 6 500MHz G4 or faster processor 256MB RAM or larger recommended One available USB port Minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels In addition to these computer requirements a projection system is highly recommended for presentation purposes ___________________ 1 If you are using Mac OS 10 4 but do not have 10 4 2 or higher check for f...

Page 65: ...6 Additional Support Frequently Asked Questions Please visit our support page at iclicker com for a continually updating FAQs page i clicker 6 User Guide 65 ...

Page 66: ...der is added to your hard drive or flash drive 2 Locate the MyCoursePC or MyCourseMac folders that contain your i clicker 5 3 or earlier course data You may have changed the name of the folder to match your course title Copy and paste or drag and drop your MyCoursePC or MyCourseMac folders into the Classes folder within your new iclicker Win or i clicker Mac folder If you have more than one i clic...

Page 67: ...ar from you Please feel free to contact us at any of the following numbers Sales and Ordering Information 9am 5pm EST M F sales iclicker com 888 938 8881 Technical Support 9am 11pm EST M F support iclicker com 866 209 5698 i clicker 6 User Guide 67 ...