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 Table of Contents

Get Started with i>clicker 7 4

System Requirements 4
Connect i>clicker to your computer 6
Register your software 8
Check for update 9
Create a course 11
Customize your course settings 13
Prepare your roster 15

Use i>clicker in Class 26

Poll students 26
Use the chart options to view the polling results 33
Resume a session 37

Grade and View Student Results 38

Take a quick look at the gradebook 38
View session results, set correct responses, and update points awarded 44
Generate reports 51
Delete a session 59
Update or delete a student record 62
Export polling results 65
Sync your grades and roster with an LMS 69
View and Export Unregistered Students 71
View and Export Unregistered Remotes 75

Self-Paced Polling (SPP) 79

Overview 79

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 Create an Answer Key 79
Use SPP with an Answer Key 84
Use SPP Without an Answer Key 88

Customize Your Course Settings 91

Update the settings for a course 91
General 93
REEF Polling 99
Gradebook 107
Roll Call 111
Toolbar 113
Scoring 115
Results 118
Base Display 121

Learn more about i>clicker 123

Use your instructor remote to control i>clicker 123
Use i>clicker with presentation software and videos 125
Permanently loan a clicker to a student 127
Temporarily loan a clicker to a student 130
Change the frequency code on a student clicker 132
Resolve a multiple clicker ID warning 134
Assign or remove an unregistered clicker 136

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 Get Started with i>clicker 7
System Requirements
Before starting, make sure that your computer system meets or exceeds the following i>clicker
system requirements. In addition to these computer requirements, a projection system is highly
recommended for presentation purposes.

Windows Requirements:

■ Windows 7, Windows 8 or higher operating system (32- or 64-bit), with .NET 4.0.3

■ 500 MHz Pentium (or faster) processor

■ 256 MB RAM (or larger) recommended

■ One available USB 2.0 port

■ Minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels

■ Minimum Excel 2007 (or equivalent) required to view reports

Macintosh Requirements:

■ Mac OSX version 10.9.5 or higher

■ 500 MHz G4 (or faster) processor

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 ■ 256 MB RAM (or larger) recommended

■ One available USB 2.0 port

■ Minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels

■ Minimum Excel 2007 (or equivalent) required to view reports

Linux Requirements:

■ 1 GHz G4 (or faster) processor

■ Ubuntu 12.04, 14.04 LTS, 16.04 Xenial LTS 64-bit versions

■ 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)

■ One available USB 2.0 port

■ Minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels

■ i>clicker base with firmware v5.04

■ Minimum Excel 2007 (or equivalent) required to view reports

IMPORTANT: The Linux version requires super admin privileges to perform the initial
set-up of the computer and does not support 32-bit systems. i>clicker for Linux
currently only supports Ubuntu LTS releases listed.

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 Connect i>clicker to your computer
i>clicker is a plug-and-play system that requires no installation and minimal set-up for both the
hardware and software. Follow the instructions below to set up i>clicker.

1. Connect the i>clicker base receiver to your computer

through a USB port.
The LCD screen on the receiver lights up indicating that the receiver has power. Your
computer may notify you that it recognizes new hardware and inform you when it is
ready to use this hardware. This step may take a few seconds to complete.

IMPORTANT: To be sure that the receiver has sufficient power, plug the receiver
directly into the computer and do not connect through the keyboard or a non-powered
USB hub. For best performance, it is recommended that you plug the i>clicker receiver
into a USB 2.0 port.

2. If you are running i>clicker from a flash drive, connect the

i>clicker flash drive to the USB port on the back of the
i>clicker receiver.
NOTE: If you receive a message indicating that you have plugged a high-speed USB
device into a non high-speed USB port, it is recommended that you plug the flash drive
into a USB port on your computer or copy the entire iclicker folder to your computer
hard drive. Doing so will improve the overall performance of the i>clicker software.
Please note i>clicker for Linux requires that you run the set-up process on the local
computer as supporting software must be installed to the hard drive.

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 Running i>clicker from a flash drive is not required. i>clicker can be run from your
computer. Running i>clicker from a flash drive is a convenience if you are using a
lecture/ classroom computer.

3. Open the flash drive folder once it appears on your

desktop.
The flash drive provides access to the i>clicker software and your course data. Review
the contents of iclicker folder on the flash drive.

NOTE: It is recommended that you run Check for Update the first time you use
i>clicker and at least annually.

4. Download i>clicker software

If you are not using a flash drive or need the i>clicker software, you can download it
from [Link].

NOTE: The i>clicker software for Windows and Linux download folder is zipped and
must be extracted before use. You will need to "unzip" or "extract" the folder and save it
to the destination of your choice on your computer.

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 Register your software
New with i>clicker 7.12 is the ability to register your software. By registering your software,
troubleshooting, support, and communication are more streamlined.

1. Start the i>clicker application.

2. Enter your registration information.

a. Enter your first name and last name. These fields are
optional.
b. Enter your e-mail address.

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 c. Enter your primary institution. Simply start typing your
institution name, and choose from the list of institutions
that appear. If your institution does not appear, please
click the “Can’t find your institution?” link to request it
be added to our database.
d. Click 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.

Check for update

The Check for Update feature allows you to check for the latest version of i>clicker from within
the program and easily update the program without having to manually move files. Any class
data you may have is safe and will continue to work with both old and new versions of i>clicker.
IMPORTANT: You need to have an Internet connection to successfully check for updates.

1. Start the i>clicker application.

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 2. Choose the menu option Help > Check for Update.

3. Select the Update button to begin the update process.

If a newer version of i>clicker is found, a message informs you that an update is

available. The window includes an option to review the release notes of the new
version. Upgrading your software may take several minutes.

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 Create a course
Once you have set up your software and hardware, the first thing you will need to do is create
your courses.

1. Choose to create a course.

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 2. Enter a course name and choose to create the course.

i>clicker automatically creates a new course sub-folder in the Classes folder.

3. Review the i>clicker Home window.

Returning to the i>clicker Home window, your course name now appears in the list box
and most, if not all, of the controls are now enabled. Repeat steps 1-2 to create as many
courses or sections as you need.

Now that you have created your course, you can start a session and begin polling
immediately. However, you may want to prepare your roster and customize your
course.

Note: if REEF Polling is enabled for your course, you can run polling sessions without a
base. If you run polling without a base, only students using REEF Polling can answer.
You will need to connect an i>clicker base to your computer if students using i>clicker
remotes need to vote in your polling session.

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 Customize your course settings
The i>clicker system is designed to be a simple classroom response system that can be used
almost immediately upon launching. However, you may choose to take a little time to customize
the software to your course.

1. Select your course.

2. Choose to edit the settings for a course.

Select the Settings (gear) 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.

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 3. Update the course settings and choose to save your
changes.

Choose the corresponding tab at the top of the Course Settings window to access the
various settings.

Settings are course-specific. They are organized into eight tabs:

■ General

■ REEF Polling

■ Gradebook

■ Roll Call

■ Toolbar

■ Scoring

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 ■ Results

■ Base Display

Select the Save button when you finish making changes to the course settings.

Prepare your roster

The i>clicker system may be used as a simple tool to give you instant, anonymous feedback in
class, in which case no registration procedure is necessary. However, if you (like most
instructors) want to go a bit further and give credit to your students for class participation
and/or performance, you need to:
■ Create a class roster text file

■ Associate each of your students with the unique serial number on their i>clicker
remotes

IMPORTANT: Do not use the following instructions for registering students if you are using
i>clicker with a learning management system (LMS). Go to [Link] and choose
Support to access the instructions for your specific LMS.

1. Create a course roster text file.

You must create a course roster text file as part of the student registration process.

NOTE: Students can vote with their i>clicker remotes before the registration process is
complete. Until students register their remotes, their polling results are linked within
gradebook to only the i>clicker remote ID.

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 1.1 Locate and open the [Link] file for your course.

When you create an i>clicker course, the program automatically creates a new folder
for that course in the Classes folder. You can find the [Link] file in that folder. Use a
word processor or text editor (e.g., Notepad, TextEdit, SimpleText) to open the file.

1.2 Create a student name (last name, first name) and ID entry for
each student in your course.
Type the entries or copy/paste the student roster from another source (e.g., spreadsheet
file). Use the format shown below.

EXAMPLE:

Stelzer, Tim, tstelzer

The roster file must have one line for each student in your class, with each line
containing the student's Last Name, First Name, and Student ID, separated by
commas. The Student ID may be a college ID number, email alias, or any other easily
readable text string-as long 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) for easiest import of i>clicker data into
your course gradebook.

NOTE: When you open the [Link] file you will see instructions and a sample

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 entry. Delete the sample entry before entering the information for your students.

1.3 Save the [Link] file in your course sub-folder.

2. Determine which registration option to use for your

students and then follow the corresponding steps.
i>clicker offers two registration options:

Web Registration: Once each student registers a device online, simply choose to sync
the registration database with your roster file. This process connects your roster entries
with the corresponding i>clicker device. This is an easy process especially for larger
classes.

In-class Roll Call: Using this option requires a few minutes during class. Use the
i>clicker software to display a window that shows all of the student names in your class
(pulled from the [Link] file). Then, students enter a unique code on their remotes to
connect their name to that clicker. This method is recommended only for smaller classes
(< 50 students).

Refer to the instructions in the steps below to complete the registration process.

TIP: In-class and online registration are not mutually exclusive, and both can be used to
register students in a course. For example, the majority of your students may have
registered online. For those who did not complete that step, use the in-class roll call
method to complete the registration. Use the loan a clicker to a student option to
permanently connect a student to a device.

3. Web registration
Follow these instructions to complete the web registration.

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 3.1 Instruct your students to complete the online registration form.

Have students go to [Link], locate the registration form, and register their
clicker. As a suggestion, require that your students complete the online registration
form by a specified date.

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.

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 3.2 Complete at least one polling session.
Before completing the web registration process, you must administer at least one
polling session in class.

NOTE: If a student has not voted with their i>clicker remote, the online registration
will not synchronize with the gradebook. The student must vote at least once in class.
We recommend that you ask at least one clicker question, such as an attendance or ice-
breaker question, on the first day of class in order to capture remote IDs.

3.3 Select your course and choose Open Gradebook.

IMPORTANT: Perform this and the remaining steps only after your students complete
the online registration process.

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 3.4 Choose to sync the roster with the online registration database.

As you can see in Figure 1 before syncing, the Name fields show a device serial number
in red (e.g., #45dd391) to indicate that those clickers are not connected to any students.
One polling session is complete as reflected in the course average and course total
results.

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 In Figure 2 after choosing Sync, most of the serial numbers have been replaced with the
student names appearing in blue (e.g., Patrick Choo) to show that those students are
now associated with a clicker. Syncing pulls the information from the online
registration database and matches the details against the serial numbers and roster.

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 [Link] 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 described in
Step 4 to complete the process if there are several device numbers still shown in red.

3.5 Resolve any synchronization conflicts.

During the synchronization process, you may need to resolve any inconsistencies
between your roster and the web registration database. For example, the student name

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 may not be an exact match. As shown in the example above, the registration database
shows "Marty" and the roster shows "Marcia." However, this is the same student so
select the corresponding roster entry and choose to accept.

If necessary, the program prompts you to resolve any conflicts. Your choices include:

■ Ignore: no registration information is associated for that particular student

■ Accept: connects the student name and remote ID in the registration database to the
student entry in your roster

■ Cancel: exits the synchronization process without making any changes

When you connect a student record, the student name and ID recorded in the [Link]
file is used in the gradebook.

TIP: Students can register multiple times without affecting the synchronization process.
If you are unsure if a web registration matches the student's roster entry, ignore the
registration. Ask your student to register online again, and run another web
synchronization process at a later time.

4. In-class roll call

Follow these instructions to complete the in-class roll call to connect the students in
your roster to the corresponding clicker. Recommended for classes with fewer than 50
students.

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 4.1 Select your course and choose Start New Session.

When you choose to start a new session, the i>clicker Session Toolbar appears as
shown in the next step.

4.2 Choose the Roll Call Registration option.

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 Choose the Roll Call Registration option by selecting the Options (gear) button on the
Session Toolbar.

4.3 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

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 grey to show the remote has been registered.

If there are more students in your course than will fit on the screen, the screen moves to
the next page when the timer reaches zero. The program cycles through all of the
students until you close this window.

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 student names appearing on a white
background are not yet registered and must enter the code.

You can choose to change the setting for the roll call process. For example, you can have
the student names disappear from the window (vs. turn green) after a code is entered.

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.

4.4 Close the roll call window when you are finished.

4.5 Close the Session Toolbar.

If you plan to administer a poll immediately after registering students, you do not need
to close the toolbar. Continue with your class and present polls to your students.

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 Use i>clicker in Class
Poll students
Engage your students in interactive polls during class or use i>clicker to administer a quiz.
Follow the steps provided here to poll students.

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 1. Select a course and choose to start a new session.

The Session Toolbar appears in the top left corner of your computer screen (as shown
below). You can reposition the toolbar anywhere on your desktop. The floating toolbar
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. The toolbar floats on top of other applications, such as Word, Acrobat, web
browsers, etc. i>clicker will take a screen shot of your desktop when polling is started.
The screen shot can be viewed in gradebook when polling is over.

IMPORTANT: The Start New Session and Resume Session options are enabled only if
a base station is attached to your computer.

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 The Session Toolbar includes options to perform the following:

A - Close or end the session

B - Minimize and maximize the toolbar

C - Start/stop a poll

D - Select the question type

E - Show/hide the results chart

F - Display the Options menu

2. Instruct your students to turn on their devices.

NOTE: If your base station is not set to the default frequency AA, instruct students to
change the channel on their i>clicker devices.

3. Present a question to the class.

Present questions to the class verbally or using a projector. You can use any program
(e.g., PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Docs, Word, Acrobat, etc.) to present a question to
the class. Or, you may choose to verbally present a question. Simply state the question
and answers choices.

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 4. Select the question type (if necessary).

Select the question type from the Session Toolbar (if necessary) to match the question
presented to the class.

5. Set the polling mode.

i>clicker supports two polling modes--record voting results and anonymous. The
default mode is set to record voting results. You can switch between the modes before
you start each question. Select the mode if it is not already set properly for the question.
Use the Options (gear) menu to turn anonymous polling on/off.

TIP: Anonymous polling questions are ideal, in that, students can respond to sensitive
questions without worrying that you can link their responses to their student IDs later.
Answers are not associated with a name or ID. Rather, the gradebook results for each
student shows an "X" instead of the actual response for that question.

i>clicker does capture the cumulative results so that you know how many students
voted for each answer. Participation points may be assigned for these questions.
However, the program does not assign performance points since there are no correct
answers.

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 The label AP mode appears on the toolbar indicating the Anonymous Polling mode is
enabled. No label appears when student results are recorded.

6. Press Start (>) to begin a poll.

When polling is active, the Start (>) button switches to a Stop button and a timer
appears. A counter on the far right of the toolbar displays how many students have
voted. You can choose to show or hide the results during a poll by pressing the Chart
button. All other options are disabled during a poll.

TIP: The base station LCD shows the polling results for an active poll. The information
shown depends on the base station display settings.

NOTE: i>clicker begins collecting votes after you select the Start button. On the
i>clicker 1 or i>clicker + remotes, a green Vote Status light (next to each button) on the
students' remotes indicates a response has been successfully recorded. On the i>clicker

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 2 remote, a checkmark on the LCD screen indicates that a response has been
successfully recorded.

7. Press Stop on the toolbar to end a poll.

NOTE: i>clicker stops collecting votes when you choose the Stop button. If students
attempt to vote when polling is not active, on i>clicker 1 and i>clicker + remotes, the
Vote Status light (next to each button) flashes red. On the i>clicker 2 remotes, a closed
session symbol appears on the LCD screen.

8. Choose to view the polling results.

You can choose to show the polling results during or after a poll. Simply select on a bar

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 to select/deselect it as the correct response. Alternatively, choose the correct response
from the Answer pop-up menu in the top, left corner of the chart window. Before
selecting an answer, each bar appears in a different color. After choosing the answer,
the correct answer bar appears in green and the other bars appear in red.

Close the window when you are finished viewing the results.

TIP: The chart window includes many options for viewing student results. You can
change the default chart settings using the Course Settings option.

9. Repeat Steps 3 - 8 for each new question.

10. End the session when you finish asking questions.

Select the Close (X) button on the toolbar or choose Close Toolbar from the Options
(gear) menu. The program ends the session, stores the student responses in the
gradebook, and displays the i>clicker home screen with your courses.

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 Use the chart options to view the polling
results
Display the results chart during a poll or after you stop accepting votes. The program provides
several options for viewing the results. For example, you can view multiple charts to compare
results to another question. Other options let you set the correct answer, change the chart view,
and move from question to question.

Review the options provided in the Results Chart window.

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 Use the controls in the Results Chart window to:

A - Move to the results for the next or previous question

B - Move to the results for a specific question

C - Select the correct answer (or choose the corresponding letter choice or bar)

D - Display a second chart window to compare question results

E - Set the number of significant digits -- 1-8 for numeric response questions or 1-16 for
short answer

F - Set the graph type (bar chart-vertical or bar chart-horizontal)

Select the Close button on the window to close the Results Chart window.

TIP: Press the B button on the instructor remote to show/hide the results chart. Press
the E button on your remote to cycle through the choices to designate a correct answer.

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 Numeric Response

For numeric results charts, the results appear on a vertical bar chart in numeric
order (default) or a histogram. Choose Answer to select one or more correct responses.
Select Characters to set the number of significant figures, or characters, to show in the
chart.

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 Short Answer

Short answer (alphanumeric) results charts can only be viewed as a vertical bar chart.
To view more results, drag the scroll bar down. Select the Characters menu to change
the number of characters that appear on the chart.

TIP: Changing the number of characters is particularly useful for ranking and grouping
responses. For example, three students provide the following answers to a ranking
question: ABCDE, ABEDC, BCEDA. With five or more significant characters selected,
each of these answers appears separately in the bar chart. By changing the significant
characters to one, you can group the students by their first choice. In this example,
changing the significant characters to one displays two bars on the chart.

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 Resume a session
The Resume Session option is useful if you accidentally end a session or could not finish a
session during class and want to continue the session another day. Choose Resume Session to
resume the most recent session.

1. Select a course and choose to resume a session.

The i>clicker program resumes the most recent session and displays the Session
Toolbar.

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 2. Continue the polling session.

The program appends results for additional questions into the gradebook for the most
recent session.

3. End the session when you finish polling your students.

Grade and View Student

Results
Take a quick look at the gradebook
The i>clicker gradebook provides access to all of the polling results for a course. Here you can
view student results, edit performance/participation points, manage unregistered clickers,
generate reports, and export results.

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 1. Select a course and choose to open the gradebook.

Simply choose a course and select Open Gradebook to view/edit the polling results for
your students.

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 2. Review the gradebook options and student results data.

When you open a gradebook, i>clicker displays a window that shows your student
roster, summary data, and session results. The summary data includes the course
average, course total points possible, performance total points, and participation total
points.

A - Change the default Scoring settings for all new sessions

B - Generate session and summary reports

C - Export session results to a general- or LMS-formatted file

D - Synchronize unregistered clickers

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 E - Summary results data for all sessions

F - Session results (session summary and student scores) -- Ab indicates student absent
and/or did not respond to any questions in that session

NOTE: If you are set up to sync with an LMS, two buttons appear--Sync Roster and
Sync Scores.

NOTE: Students using REEF, i>clicker's mobile app, will appear as "Unknown REEF
User" in your roster until a) they have entered their student ID (as it appears in your
roster) in their REEF profile and b) you have synchronized your roster by clicking the
"Sync" icon.

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 3. Review the session details window.

When you choose the View option for a session, a Session Details window appears as
shown in the example above. A screen capture is shown for each of the questions
presented during a session.

A - View the session summary, change the session name, and delete a session

B - View/edit the session scoring (performance and participation points)

C - Set the correct response, view voting details, and specify performance points
awarded for the selected question

D - Delete current question (marks question as deleted and removes from results

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 calculations)

E - View a results chart for a question

F - Move to next and previous questions

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 View session results, set correct
responses, and update points awarded
After you complete a session, use the gradebook to view the results for a polling session.
If you already set correct responses during the session, it is not necessary to make those updates
now. However, if you did not indicate some or all of the correct responses, you must assign
correct answers before students receive points for their responses.
If you did not set the default scoring settings, adjust the scores following these instructions.
Make changes to the points for one question, a few, or all of them. For example, upon review you
can assign more points for an especially difficult question.

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 1. Open the course gradebook and review session results.

The gradebook shows the possible points for each session, average points, and average
percent score.

To review the session results, scroll through the student responses. The points shown
include the earned performance points and participation points (if any). An Ab
indicates that the student was absent or did not respond to any of the questions.

Student names appear in blue if a clicker is registered to that student. Any unregistered
clickers (e.g., #45dd391) appear in red. Results are recorded for unregistered clickers
and can be assigned to a student after a polling session. Select (double-click) an
unregistered clicker to assign the clicker to a student.

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 NOTE: You cannot use the gradebook to manually edit an individual student's results.
If you export results to an LMS or another gradebook, you can change them using that
program.

2. Review/update the correct responses for a session.

To assign points for a polling session, you must identify the correct responses. If you
did not select the answers during the poll, follow these instructions.

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 2.1 Choose View to display the Session Details window.

Locate the session in the gradebook and select the corresponding View option.

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 2.2 Select the correct response for each question.
While viewing the question details, you can change the points awarded for a single
question by selecting (double-clicking) the points shown for a correct response.
However, refer to the instructions in Step 3 to change the points for all of the questions
in a session.

TIPS:

■ Choose Delete Question to remove a question. The question is still shown, but the
results are not used in the student or summary results calculations after the question
is deleted.

■ Choose Undelete Question if you accidentally delete a question or want to include

the results for a deleted question in the summary calculations.

■ Double-click a screen capture image to view it in full-screen mode.

■ Select Summary to view a session summary or edit a session title.

3. Update the point settings for all questions in a session.

If you have not specified the performance points and participation points, you can
change the point settings and apply them to all of the questions in a session.

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 3.1 Select the Scoring option in the Session Details window.

3.2 Set the participation and performance point settings.

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 IMPORTANT: Any changes made here in the Session Scoring window apply only to
the current session. Use the Settings option on the gradebook home page to change the
default settings for any NEW sessions.

Participation points: Awarded to students who attend and vote during lecture
(encouraging student engagement). To earn the session participation points, students
must respond to a certain percentage of questions in a session. Depending upon the
total number of questions, i>clicker automatically calculates the minimum number of
responses needed. Example: If you select the all but one question option and there were
10 questions in a session, a student must respond to at least 9 of the 10 questions
(correctly or incorrectly) to earn the participation points.

Performance points: Awarded to students by question for specific answers. Set the
number of points earned for students who respond and/or select a correct response.
You may also choose to set a limit for the total performance points awarded in a session.

4. Close the Session Details window to save the changes.

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 Generate reports
Using i>clicker you can prepare overall, session, and student summary reports. Reports can be
saved in Excel or HTML format (with version 7.5.0 and above).
NOTE: Microsoft Excel or another spreadsheet program capable of reading .xlsx formatted files
is required if you choose to save as Excel. Use a spreadsheet application to open, review, print,
and update the results.

1. Open the course gradebook and choose the Reports

option

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 2. Specify the options and choose to prepare a report

You can choose an overall summary report, session summary reports, and/or student
summary reports. You can include student name, student ID, and/ or clicker ID. Reports
can be formatted as Excel or HTML reports.

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 2.1 Select the session(s) to appear in the report(s)

2.2 Choose where you would like to save your report(s)

By default, reports are saved in the Reports folder located inside the class folder.

3. Open and view reports

3.1 Overall Summary Report

The overall summary report shows a summary of sessions for the course, including the
number of students who voted in class and the number of questions asked. If you also
generated session summary reports, the sessions listed in the Name column will appear
as hyperlinks. Clicking on the hyperlink will open the respective session summary
report.

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 3.2 Session Summary Report

The session summary report gives a more detailed view of a session, including
information about students in the course and in the session. Information for each
question in the session is also available. Click on the question tabs in the reports (or
question hyperlinks) to see specific information for the question.

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 HTML report example. Note: the question tabs and question hyperlinks are present, just as they
are in Excel reports.

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 3.3 Session Summary Report - Question View

The question tab shows detailed information about a specific question in a session. It
shows how each student answered; incorrect answers appear in red in the response
column. A screen capture of the instructor's desktop during polling is shown, as well as
the results cart for the question.

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 3.4 Student Summary Report

The student summary report gives a more in-depth view for each student in the class. It
shows the student's percentage, performance points, participation points and the
number of points received for each session. A red Ab indicates the student was absent
(did not answer any clicker questions in class for the session).

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 Delete a session
Using i>clicker you can easily delete a session and all of the results. You may find it necessary
to delete a session for a variety of reasons. For example, perhaps you were learning how to use
i>clicker and created a sample session, or you accidentally started a session in a class.

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 1. Select a course and open the gradebook.

2. Choose View to display the Session Details window.

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 3. Select the Summary option.

Select the Summary option that appears in the upper, left corner of the Session Details
window (shown in Step 2).

4. Choose to delete the session.

IMPORTANT: Verify that the correct session is shown in the Session Summary
window. Then, choose to delete the session and all of the student results data. This
process cannot be reversed.

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 Update or delete a student record
Within the i>clicker gradebook, you can edit clicker assignments for a student and delete
student records.
NOTE: If you notice that a student name or ID is incorrect, you cannot change it in the
gradebook. Depending on how you prepared the roster, you need to update that information in
your LMS or in the [Link] file.

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 1. Select a course and open the gradebook.

2. Select (double-click) a student name to view the Student

Details window.

3. Update the student record as needed.

Use the options in the Student Details window to add/remove clicker IDs for a student.
If a student drops your class and you want to purge that student and all of the session
results from the gradebook, choose the Delete Student option.

TIP: If you notice an error with the student name or ID, you must change that

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 information in the [Link] file or the learning management system, and then choose to
sync the gradebook.

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 Export polling results
Exporting the student polling results creates a comma-separated values (.cvs) file that can be
opened by a spreadsheet program or imported into another program such as a learning
management system (LMS).

1. Open the course gradebook and choose the Export

option.

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 2. Choose the session(s) to export.

After selecting the session(s), select Next to continue the process.

Note: if you would like to export your session data for use with your LMS, please check
to make sure you have selected your LMS from the Gradebook tab of Settings. The
selected LMS will appear next to "File Format" (as shown above). For example, if you
choose Blackboard as your LMS in Settings, Blackboard will be listed as the file format
in the export window.

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 3. Set the export options and then choose to export the
results.

If you selected more than one session, you can export each session as a separate entry or
aggregate the sessions together. The latter option is useful if you want to record one
cumulative entry for all of the selected sessions.

Choose how you want to export the points earned by each student. For example, export
the total points earned or just the performance points.

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 4. Specify a filename and location for the file then choose
to save.

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 Sync your grades and roster with an LMS
The Sync options allow you to download your roster from your learning management system
(LMS) and upload student results.
IMPORTANT: Refer to the [Link] website for detailed instructions for your specific
LMS.

If you are set up to use i>clicker with an LMS, the gradebook shows two
synchronization buttons--Sync Roster and Sync Scores. The Sync Roster option allows
you to download your roster from your LMS into the gradebook. Choose Sync Scores
to upload polling results from the gradebook to your LMS.

Note: the Sync Roster and Sync Scores icons are available only if your i>clicker
Resources folder contains the necessary file for integrating with your LMS.

When you click Sync Roster, i>clicker will communicate with your LMS to find and
pull your roster from the LMS into the i>clicker gradebook. If you have not saved your
LMS credentials, you will be prompted to enter your credentials.

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 When you click Sync Scores, i>clicker will communicate with your LMS to upload
i>clicker polling data into your LMS gradebook. If you have not saved your LMS
credentials, you will be prompted to enter your credentials.

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 View and Export Unregistered Students
1. Click the Student icon in gradebook

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 2. View Unregistered Students
Click the Unregistered student(s) tab to view a list of all unregistered students in your
roster.

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 3. Click Export to CSV

4. Save the Unregistered Student List

You can save the unregistered student list as a CSV file.

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 View and Export Unregistered Remotes
With i>clicker 7.4.5, you can view and export unregistered students and clickers from gradebook.

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 1. Click the Students icon in gradebook

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 2. View the Unregistered Clickers

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 3. Export the list by clicking "Export to TXT"

4. Save the file

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 Self-Paced Polling (SPP)
Overview
The self-paced polling option in i>clicker is a simple way to allow students to answer polling questions
(up to 99 questions) at their own pace. For example, you could distribute a paper quiz and allow
students to answer the quiz questions using their remotes. The following are some additional
examples of when you might use self-paced polling:

Course evaluations: Pass out your course evaluation questionnaires and start a self-paced polling
session. Students can answer the evaluation questions with their remotes and you will receive immediate course
feedback.

Lab questions: Create questions that students answer with their remotes during lab. You will be able to
track student progress on the lab assignment and tell whether or not students are grasping the concepts.

Low-Stakes quizzing: Create a quiz before class and have your students answer the quiz questions
with their remotes. You can grade your quiz in i>grader after class or create an answer key before class and have
the quiz graded in real-time.

When using self-paced polling, you have the option to create an answer key before class or grade
after class in the gradebook. You may find it easiest to start a self-paced polling session without an
answer key and grade after class. Try using self-paced polling with and without an answer key and see
which you prefer.

TIP: When using self-paced polling, require that your students write their answers on a sheet of paper that is turned in. This
paper will serve as a record of their answers in case students dispute the accuracy of the remotes.

Create an Answer Key

You have the option of creating a self-paced polling answer key prior to your class. Creating an answer
key will allow for self-paced polling results to be graded in real-time.

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 i>grader.

To create a self-paced polling answer key:

1. From the i>clicker home window, select the Self-paced Polling menu option and choose New Answer
Key.

SPP New Answer Key Menu Option

2. Answer Key window appears. At the Number of Questions field, click the Up or
The

Down arrows to select the number of questions on your quiz or survey. The table adjusts to show the
number of questions you have selected.

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 New Answer Key Window

3. Click row 1 in the Correct Answer column and enter your answer. Answers can be A-E, numeric, or
alphanumeric. You do not have to select the question type for your answer. Answers are not case
sensitive.

Answer key showing C as correct answer for question 1

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 4. By default, the number of points for each question matches the number of points for a correct answer that
you set inMy Settings (default setting is 1). You can change the number of points for each question
on your answer key by clicking in the Points column and changing the number of points. Only the
question that you have selected will be affected.

Answer Key showing 2 points for question 1

5. Continue adding your answers to complete the answer key.

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 Example of a complete answer key

6. Click any number in theQuestion column to select that question. When a question is selected (blue),
you can click the Up and Down buttons below the Question column to re-order the questions.

7. Save. A Save As window appears. Enter a filename for

When your answer key is complete, click

your answer key (e.g., Physics Quiz 1) and click Save. The file is saved in your class folder.

Answer key Save window

8. You are now ready to run your self-paced polling session.

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 To edit an answer key:

1. From thei>clicker Home Page, select the Self-Paced Polling menu option and
choose Open Answer Key.

2. From the Open File window, select the answer key that you want to edit. The answer key will
be in your class folder unless you saved it in a different location.

3. Click Open.

4. Modify the answer key and click Save to save your changes.

Use SPP with an Answer Key

Before starting a self-paced polling session, make sure that you have distributed the quiz or survey
that includes the questions for your student to answer. If you wish to use an answer key, you must
create the answer key before starting your self-paced polling session. To learn more about creating an
answer key see Creating an Answer Key. Make sure your i>clicker base station is connected.

IMPORTANT: Self-paced polling sessions cannot be resumed. Please plan enough time for students to finish the self-paced
polling session during class time.

To start a SPP session with an answer key:

1. From thei>clicker Home Page, select the Self-Paced Polling menu option and
choose Start Self-Paced Session.

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 Start SPP Session

2. The Self-Paced Polling Settings window appears. Under Polling Settings, choose how
long the self-paced polling session should remain open. Select No time limit if you want to stop
the session manually.

SPP Settings Window

3. Under Answer Key, select I have an answer key and click Browse.

4. The Select Answer Key window appears. Double-click your class folder and select the
answer key you wish to open. Click Open.

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 Open Answer Key

5. The answer key filename and path appear in the answer key field. Click Start Polling.

Answer Key selected

6. The self-paced polling session begins and the self-paced toolbar appears. Students can begin answering
questions as soon as the self-paced polling session begins. Refer to the Self-Paced Polling
Student User Guide for instructions on how to answer self-paced polling questions using the
i>clicker2 remotes.

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 SPP Toolbar

7. To review real-time student progress, click the Progress Chart icon on the toolbar.

8. Click the Stop button or allow time to run out (count-down sessions only) to end the session.

Viewing the SPP Progress Chart

The Self-Paced Polling Progress Chart allows you to see your students' progress on self-paced polling
sessions in real-time. Using the progress chart, you can view each student’s username, name, percent
complete, and score (requires an answer key). You can also view your overall class percent complete
and class average (requires an answer key).

To view the Self-Paced Polling Progress Chart:

1. On the Self-Paced Polling Toolbar, click the Progress Chart button.

2. A warning message appears indicating that the progress chart should not be displayed for students to
view as it contains student data. Click OK to dismiss the warning message.

Progress Chart warning message

3. The progress chart appears.

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 SPP Progress window with student votes

4. Click the Close button or the Progress Chart button to close the progress chart.
NOTE: You must use a current student roster in order for you students' username and name to appear correctly on the
progress chart. To create a roster see Create a Course Roster.

Use SPP Without an Answer Key

The self-paced polling option in i>clicker is a simple way to allow students to answer polling questions
at their own pace. To learn more about self-paced polling see the Self-Paced Polling Overview. Before
starting a self-paced polling session, make sure that you have distributed the quiz or survey that
includes the questions for your student to answer. If you wish to use an answer key, you must create
the answer key before starting your self-paced polling session. To learn more about creating and using
answer key see Creating an Answer Key and Using Self-Paced Polling With an Answer Key.

IMPORTANT: Self-paced polling sessions cannot be resumed. Please plan enough time for students to finish the self-paced
polling session during class time.

To start a self-paced polling session without an answer key:

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 after the session is complete. Self-paced polling without an answer key is a fast and easy way to conduct a self-paced polling
session because it requires no pre-work. Simply start the self-paced polling session and then grade the session in
gradebook the same way you grade other clicker sessions.

1. i>clicker Home page, select the Self-Paced Polling menu option and choose
From the

Start Self-Paced Session.

Start SPP Session

2. The Self-Paced Polling Settings window appears. Under Polling Settings, choose how
long the self-paced polling session should remain open. Select No time limit if you want to stop
the session manually.

SPP Settings Window

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 3. Under Answer Key, select I do not have an answer key.

4. Select the number of questions you will be asking.

5. Review your settings and click Start Polling.

6. The self-paced polling session begins and the self-paced toolbar appears. Students can begin answering
questions as soon as the self-paced polling session begins. Refer to the Self-Paced Polling
Student User Guide for instructions on how to answer self-paced polling questions using the
i>clicker2 remotes.

SPP Toolbar

7. To review real-time student progress, click the Progress Chart icon on the toolbar.

8. Click the Stop button or allow time to run out (count-down sessions only) to end the session.

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 Customize Your Course
Settings
Update the settings for a course
The i>clicker system is designed to be a simple classroom response system that can be used
almost immediately upon launching. However, you may choose to take a little time to customize
the software to your course. Settings are course-specific. They are organized into eight tabs as
shown in Step 2.

1. Select a course and choose to edit the settings.

Select the Settings (gear) button or choose Course Settings from the Course menu to

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 view the course settings. Here you can review or change the setting for a specific course.

2. Update the course settings.

Use the options provided in the Course Settings window shown below to customize
your i>clicker experience. Instructions are available for each of the tabs: General,
Registration, REEF Polling, Gradebook, Roll Call, Toolbar, Scoring, Results, and Base
Display.

3. Save the changes you set for a course.

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 General
The settings on the General tab allow you to edit your course name, designate an instructor
remote, add a welcome message, change the frequency code, and select the default language.

1. Select the General tab in the Course Settings window.

2. Specify the General settings for your course.

Enter or edit the general settings: course name, instructor remote ID, and welcome
message. Only a course name is required. The other settings are optional.

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 2.1 Update the course name.
The Course Name field shows the name that you entered when you created your
course. The program immediately saves changes to the course name upon moving the
focus out of the field.

TIP: Your course name does not need to match the official course name used by your
school. The i>clicker course name is primarily for your reference. If you use REEF
Polling, students will see this course name to join a session.

2.2 Enter the clicker ID for the instructor remote.

The clicker ID is an 8-character alphanumeric code (e.g., 8561E331) located on the back
of the clicker.

You may designate one remote as the instructor remote for your own use in class. The
instructor remote controls polling and moves between slides in your presentation
software, allowing you freedom to move around the room while conducting i>clicker
polling sessions.

To activate the instructor's remote, enter the clicker's remote ID in the Instructor
Remote ID field.

2.3 Enter a welcome message.

The optional welcome message allows you to set an eight-character message that will
appear on the LCD screen of your students' i>clicker2 remotes. For example, you may
choose to add your course name as the welcome message (e.g., CHEM301). Students
with i>clicker 2 remotes see the welcome message when they turn on their remotes. The
welcome message is a great way to ensure that students are voting in the correct class.

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 3. Specify the frequency code settings.
The i>clicker 2-way radio frequency student response system operates on one of 16
channels in the 900-918 MHz frequency range. The default frequency channel for both
the base and the student remote is AA. If you are the only instructor using i>clicker,
you should not modify this frequency. However, if someone else is using i>clicker in
close proximity, one of you must use a different channel.

TIP: If you use i>clicker near another instructor who is using the polling software, we
recommend you set your default frequency for the entire term. If i>clicker is in use
across your institution, you may also need to coordinate frequencies with your IT
administrator. They may have already assigned channels to each classroom.

At the beginning of each session, i>clicker checks for base stations in close proximity
using the same frequency as your setting. If a base nearby uses the same frequency, the
program prompts you to change your frequency.

IMPORTANT: If the frequency is not AA, you must instruct students to change the
frequency code on their clickers at the beginning of each class

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 3.1 Change the frequency code if there is a conflict with a nearby
classroom.

Use the options to set a new frequency code (e.g., BB).

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 3.2 Set the frequency code alert message status.

You may alter the length of time that the frequency alert warning appears on your
screen, or you may choose to disable the warning/change alert completely (so that it
never displays).

4. Select the regional settings.

Using the regional settings, you can set the default language and control whether you
are asked at start-up to specify the language.

4.1 Specify the default language.

Choose the language from the pop-up menu. The list of supported languages appears in
the list.

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 4.2 Set the option to allow you to change the language at start-up.
If enabled, i>clicker presents a window at start-up that allows you to change the
language each time you run the program.

4.3 Optional App Nap Setting

New with version 7.4.2, you can choose to prevent App Nap (for Macintosh) by clicking
the "Prevent App Nap" check box. In 7.4.5, this option is checked by default.

5. Select another settings tab or choose to save the

updates.

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 Registration
The settings on the Registration tab allow you to edit your registration information.

1. Select the Registration tab in the Course Settings

window.

2. Specify which registration type you prefer.

2.1 Anonymous Registration

If you chose “Remind Me Later” when starting the

software, your registration is anonymous by default.

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 You can change these settings by selecting “Send
Diagnostic information with Registration Info”.

2.2 Full Registration

Full registration contains your name, email address

and institution information. This information is present
if you register when starting the application. These
settings can be changed. However, please note
future LMS integrations may require full registration
information in order to work properly.

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 3. Save your registration settings.

REEF Polling
The REEF Polling settings allow you to enable REEF for your class. Students can then use
their laptop or smartphone with the REEF app to respond to polls in your class.

1. Select the REEF Polling tab in the Course Settings window.

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 When REEF Polling is enabled, the software allows you to start or resume a session
without an attached base station. Without a base, students cannot vote using physical
clickers and you cannot use an instructor remote.

2. Select the Enable REEF Polling button.

3. Choose to create a REEF instructor account. Or, log in if

you already have an account.

■ Enter your institution name. NOTE: If you cannot find your institution, please click
the “Can’t find your institution?” link to request your institution be added.

■ Enter your first name and last name. Students will use the name entered here to find
your course.

■ Enter your email address.

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 ■ Enter and confirm a password.

■ Check the box to agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

4. Complete the REEF set up process by entering your

course details.

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 ■ Enter your course name. We suggest using the same course name as your i>clicker
course (from the main course window). The course name you enter here is the
course name students will see when finding your course using REEF Polling.

■ Select your course start and end date.

■ Set the option to determine when your students will see a screen capture. By default,
screen captures of your desktop are NOT sent to students. You can choose to allow
screen shots to students when polling starts or when polling ends. These settings
affect the entire course (rather than a particular question or session).

■ Optional -- enter the course ID, term, and meeting times. The additional
information makes it easier for your students to find and join your course.

■ Choose to create the course.

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 5. Review the course details and then choose to save the
settings.

If you notice an error with the course details or your account information, choose to edit
the information. Once you save the settings, REEF Polling enabled appears on the main
window.

NOTE: Choose the Disable REEF Polling button if you no longer plan to have students
use REEF to respond to your polls.

Special considerations:

■ Students need to enter their student ID as it appears in your roster into their REEF
profiles. If students do not enter their student ID in their REEF profile, they will not
show as registered in your i>clicker gradebook. They will appear as "Unknown
REEF User" until they enter their student ID in REEF (and you synchronize your

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 roster).

■ If you resume a session in i>clicker, the session will appear as a new session to REEF
students.

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 Gradebook
Use the Gradebook settings to specify the source for your student roster.

1. Select the Gradebook tab in the Course Settings window.

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 2. Select the roster source.

If you download your roster from a learning management system (LMS), select that
LMS from the Roster Source menu.

Select General (No LMS) if you are not using a learning management system (LMS).

IMPORTANT: Refer to the [Link] website to access instructions for your

specific LMS.

3. Select export and upload options (if desired).

Starting with i>clicker 7.8, you can choose how zeros and absences should be handled
when exporting scores or uploading scores to your LMS via the i>clicker LMS
integration. See the Export and upload options on the Gradebook tab of settings. These
settings are not required; they are optional.

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 There are two settings available: Upload zero scores as zero and Upload Ab (absent)
scores as zero.

1. Upload zero scores as zero. When this box is checked, all zero responses get
uploaded as numeric zero to the LMS or exported as zero. Responses other
than zero (such as Ab, or absent) are uploaded as null or – (depending on the
default handling by the LMS).

2. Upload Ab (absent) scores as zero. When this box is checked, all null (Ab)
responses are uploaded as zeros.
One or both of the settings can be selected. If both options are selected, all zero and Ab
responses are uploaded as numeric zeros to the LMS. If neither option is selected, the
default behavior remains in tact. The default handling is as follows.

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 Scores of (numeric) zero get exported/ uploaded as – or blank, depending on the LMS.

Scores of null (Absent) get exported/ uploaded as – or blank, depending on the LMS.

4. Save any changes to the Gradebook settings.

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 Roll Call
This setting modifies the way that student names appear on the Roll Call window for in-class
registration. This option does not modify the format of your roster or gradebook file. See Prepare
your roster for more details on registering students.

1. Select the Roll Call tab in the Course Settings window.

You can choose to display the student names and IDs in the Roll Call window or show
both.

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 Depending on the size of the class (e.g., 30-40 students), all of the student names may
not fit in the Roll Call window. If that is the case, i>clicker displays a new group of
students after the time specified. The program cycles through the groups.

When a student successfully registers in roll call, you can choose to show the student
name or hide it.

2. Update the roll call options and choose to save the

settings.

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 Toolbar
The Toolbar settings allow you to customize the session toolbar and set the polling timer as
count up or count down.

1. Select the Toolbar option in the Course Settings window.

2. Customize the polling toolbar.

The appearance of the session toolbar can be customized to meet your specific needs.

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 Select the toolbar size (Normal or Small) from the drop-down menu.

By default, the toolbar remembers its last location on the screen. You can set the toolbar
to reset to its original location by choosing the Reset location button.

3. Choose a count-up or count-down timer.

When you start polling, a timer begins. The default i>clicker timer counts upward,
beginning with zero. In the default setting, you must choose to end polling. You may
choose instead to define a countdown timer. To select the count down timer, select the
Count down from option and set the count down timer start time.

TIP: In countdown mode, the up and down buttons to the right of the timer allow you
to add or subtract 15 seconds as needed. You can still stop polling by pressing the Stop
button on the session toolbar.

4. Save the settings to record your updates.

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 Scoring
The Scoring settings allows you to establish the point values that students earn for actively
participating in class and for answering questions correctly.

IMPORTANT: Any changes made to the Scoring settings apply only to new polling sessions.
Make adjustments to past sessions using the gradebook.

1. Select the Scoring tab in the Course Settings window.

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 2. Set the participation points options.
The i>clicker program awards participation points to students who attend and vote
during lecture (encouraging student engagement). The program awards participation
points by overall session activity, not by individual question.

2.1 Set the session participation points.

You can enter the number of points students earn in any given session for meeting the
participation requirement, as defined by the criteria set in the next step.

2.2 Set the criteria to receive the participation points.

To earn the session participation points, students must respond to a certain percentage
of questions in a session. Depending upon the total number of questions, i>clicker
automatically calculates the minimum number of responses needed. Example: If you
select the all but one question option and there are 10 questions in a session, a student
must respond to at least 9 of the 10 questions (correctly or incorrectly) to earn the
participation points.

3. Specify the performance points options.

The program awards performance points to students by question for specific answers.
Students can earn performance points without earning participation points, depending
on your preference.

3.1 Enter the points the student receives for responding to a question.
This option allows you to enter the default number of points students receive for any
answer. These are different from participation points, in that they reward students for
performance by question, whereas participation points reward students for
participation by session.

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 3.2 Specify the points awarded for a correct response.
This field allows you to reward students for choosing the correct answer for a question.
These points are earned in addition to any performance points you award for simply
answering the question.

3.3 Set a limit on the total number performance points a student may
earn in a session.
Limit the number of total performance points a student can earn in a single session.
Example: if maximum performance points are set at 5 points, and a 10-question session
is held with each question worth 1 point, even if a student answers all 10 questions
correctly, the most she can earn for that session is 5 points.

4. Save the updates.

NOTE: Any updates apply ONLY to future polling sessions. If you want to change the
scoring for a previous session, use the gradebook to make those adjustments.

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 Results
The Results settings allow you to customize the results charts for each question type.

1. Select the Results tab in the Course Settings window.

2. Choose the chart display setting for Multiple Choice

questions.
During polling, a graph displays the results of each question in your session. The
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 Color or Monochrome.

3. Specify the chart options for Numeric Response questions

The numeric response chart can be displayed as a vertical bar chart or a histogram.

Bar Chart: The bar chart displays all of the student responses. Set the number of
significant figures (characters) that are displayed in the results chart. Changing the
characters will adjust the number of figures/ digits that appear in the students'
responses. For example, the student response 21111 when characters set to 2 would
appear as 21000 on the results chart.

Histogram: The histogram chart displays the student responses in a histogram. Set the
number of bins to adjust the number of vertical bars that appear in the histogram. You
may also choose to show the mean and standard deviation.

Sort Responses: You can choose to sort numeric responses by most popular answer or
in numeric order. By default, responses are sorted with the most popular answer on top
of the results chart. (Note: this option is available starting with version 7.6.0.)

4. Set the number of significant characters for Short Answer

questions.
Short answer, or alphanumeric, responses are displayed as a vertical bar chart with the
responses sorted by most to least popular. Select the default characters that are
displayed in the results chart. Changing the significant characters will adjust the
number of characters that appear in the students' responses. For example, the response
CHEMICALS with significant characters set to 4 would appear as CHEM.

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 characters, it is recommended that you keep the significant characters default set at 16.
You can always decrease the number of significant characters while viewing the student
responses in the results chart.

5. Display results from registered remotes only (optional).

You can choose to show results from registered remotes only by checking the box to
display results from registered remotes only.

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 Base Display
The Base Display settings allow you to customize the information that appears on the
base/receiver LCD display.

1. Choose the Base Display tab in the Course Settings

window.

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 2. Set the display option for Multiple Choice questions.
During polling, the i>clicker responses display on the receiver LCD in real-time. The
LCD display is useful in situations where you want to see how your audience is
responding but don't want to make the results viewable to everyone. The following
display options are available for multiple choice questions.

■ Show the percentage of votes for each answer choice

■ Show the number of votes for each answer choice

■ Alternate between showing the percentage and number of votes for each answer
choice. (With this option selected, you may also choose the amount of time before
alternating the display.)

3. Choose the Numeric Response question display settings.

The numeric response display shows the top responses for a polling session. Choose the
number of top responses that are displayed and the amount of time each response is
shown. You may also chose to show the top responses as percentage of votes or number
of votes.

4. Select the base station display setting for Short Answer

questions.
The short answer response display shows the top responses for a polling session. Select
the number of top responses that are displayed and the amount of time each response is
shown. You may also choose to show the top responses as percentage of votes or
number of votes.

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 5. Save the settings for the base station display.

Learn more about i>clicker

Use your instructor remote to control
i>clicker
You may designate one remote as the instructor remote for your own use in class. The instructor
remote controls polling and moves between slides in your presentation software, allowing you
freedom to move around the room while conducting i>clicker polling sessions.

Review the instructor remote options.

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 As shown above, the five response buttons (A, B, C, D, E) control key functions of the
i>clicker polling software. The i>clicker 2 instructor remote includes a laser pointer and
also provides the capability to change the question type.

TIPS:

■ Many instructors use the blue standard i>clicker remote as the instructor remote.
There are no technical differences between the blue i>clicker 1 or i>clicker +
instructor remote and a white i>clicker 1 or i>clicker + student remote, respectively.
The color is designated to make it easier for you to keep track of your individual and
loaner remotes. The i>clicker 2 instructor remotes, on the other hand, are designed
specifically for use by instructors and cannot be used as student remotes.

■ To use the instructor remote to control your presentation software, the presentation
software must be the "active" application on your computer screen. If i>clicker
becomes the "active" program, select the presentation screen to make the
presentation the "active" application again.

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 Use i>clicker with presentation software
and videos
The i>clicker software is designed to be used with any presentation software. However, as is
typically the case, not all third-party software applications work the same way. The following is a
list of "tips and tricks" that can be used for the best experience using i>clicker with your
presentation software.

Microsoft PowerPoint
The i>clicker polling session toolbar is designed to "float" on top of PowerPoint
presentations when in slide show mode. This makes it easy to run a presentation and
conduct polling at the same time. Occasionally, you may find that the i>clicker toolbar
"disappears" while running a presentation. If this happens, it is because PowerPoint has
taken focus away from the i>clicker toolbar. To correct this situation, simply press
ALT+Tab (Win) or Command+Tab (Mac) on your keyboard and toggle to the i>clicker
application icon. This brings the toolbar back into view.

Many instructors take advantage of the i>clicker instructor remote to advance their
PowerPoint slides and conduct polling. In order to advance your slides, PowerPoint
must be in focus, If you find that the instructor remote does not advance your slides,
select the PowerPoint presentation to bring PowerPoint back into focus.

Apple Keynote
Keynote users must change a preference in the Slideshow Preferences window in order
for i>clicker to float on top of a presentation.

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 1. Select Preferences from the Keynote menu option.

2. Choose the Slideshow icon in the toolbar.

3. Select the Allow Expose, Dashboard and other to use screen option.

4. Close the preferences window.

If at any time the i>clicker toolbar or any i>clicker window "disappears" behind your
Keynote presentation, press Command+Tab on your keyboard and toggle to the
i>clicker application icon. This brings the i>clicker toolbar back into view.

Prezi
i>clicker works best when Prezi presentations are downloaded to your desktop rather
than run within a web browser. When using a Prezi presentation, you may create the
presentation using the free, online version of Prezi or the Prezi Pro desktop version.
After creating your presentation, save the presentation to your desktop or another
location that you can access while in your class. Once the presentation is downloaded,
you can run it in full-screen mode. The i>clicker toolbar will "float" above the
presentation, and you can even use the instructor remote to advance your Prezi "slides".

NOTE: If you attempt to run Prezi in full-screen mode from a web browser, i>clicker
may force Prezi out of full-screen mode. Download your Prezi presentation to your
computer or thumb drive to resolve this issue.

Online Videos
i>clicker works best when running online videos in standard rather than full-screen
mode. If you run online videos in full-screen mode, i>clicker may cause the video to
exit full-screen mode.

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 Permanently loan a clicker to a student
The Loan Clicker feature may be used to permanently assign a clicker to a student for the entire
term. This option manually registers a single student at a time. This process is useful to register
the occasional late addition to your course or for a student who buys a new remote partway
through the term.
It is also possible to temporarily assign a clicker to a student for a single session.
Follow the steps below to permanently loan a clicker to a student.

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 1. Select a course on the i>clicker home screen.

2. Choose Loan Clicker from the Course menu.

TIP: You can also permanently loan a clicker during a session by choosing Loan Clicker
from the Options menu on the session toolbar.

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 3. Enter the 8-character ID located on the student's clicker.

The remote ID field is not case-sensitive.

TIP: The Loan Clicker window can be used to capture a transmitted remote ID. This
feature is useful for avoiding remote ID entry errors or when a remote ID is illegible.
This option is only enabled after a session is started and is indicated by an active
Transmit icon next to the Remote ID entry field.

4. Select the student from the pop-up menu.

The student names in the list are pulled from your roster. You must prepare a roster
before choosing to loan a clicker to a student.

5. Verify that the duration is set to permanent.

6. Save the clicker assignment.

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 Temporarily loan a clicker to a student
You can temporarily assign a remote to a student for a single polling session. This is a useful
feature for lending a student your extra remote when they forget to bring their own remote to
class.
IMPORTANT: The option to temporarily loan a clicker is only enabled during an active polling
session.

1. Select a course and start a new session.

2. Choose Loan Clicker from the Options menu on the

toolbar.

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 3. Enter the remote ID and select the student from the pop-
up menu.

TIP: Rather than entering the remote ID, the student can transmit the remote ID. This
feature is useful for avoiding remote ID entry errors or when a remote ID is illegible.
This option is only enabled after a session is started and is indicated by an active
Transmit icon next to the Remote ID entry field.

4. Set the duration to temporary.

5. Save the assignment.

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 Change the frequency code on a
student clicker
If you change the base station frequency from AA, instruct your students how to change the
frequency on their clickers.
The instructions vary depending on the clickers. Provide the necessary instructions to your
students.
NOTE: The receiver must be plugged in and a session must be started before students can
change the clicker frequency.

Provide these steps to students with i>clicker and i>clicker +

devices.
Students with these devices must change their remote frequency at the beginning of
each session. When you begin polling, an alert appears indicating the frequency.

1. Press and hold the On/Off button until the Power indicator light
begins flashing.

2. Enter the 2-character frequency code using the buttons (A B C D)

on the clicker.
Provide students with the frequency code (e.g., BB). Once a student successfully enters
the code on a clicker, the Power light stops flashing.

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 Instruct students with i>clicker 2 devices to follow these
steps.
The i>clicker 2 remote remembers the last saved frequency. If your students change the
frequency in your class and do not later change frequencies again, the i>clicker 2 device
remembers the frequency from your class. The frequency briefly appears on the LCD
screen when a student powers on a device.

1. Press and hold the On/Off button until the LCD screen shows a
flashing frequency code.

2. Enter the 2-character frequency code using the buttons (A B C D)

on the clicker.
A checkmark briefly appears on the remote LCD indicating that you have successfully
reset the frequency code.

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 Resolve a multiple clicker ID warning
While it is not likely, a student may be associated with two clickers. If this does occur, the
i>clicker program warns you of this situation when you open or close the gradebook. Edit the
student record to remove a clicker ID.

1. Review the multiple clicker ID warning.

Review the student IDs shown in the window. Make a note of the student(s) who have
two or more remote IDs.

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 2. Open the gradebook.

3. Select (double-click) a student record to remove a

remote ID.

4. Highlight the remote ID incorrectly associated with the

student and select Remove to delete that clicker ID.

5. Save the updated student record.

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 Assign or remove an unregistered
clicker
Within the i>clicker gradebook, you can assign or remove unregistered clickers. If you have a
few unassigned clickers, follow the steps here. Otherwise, refer to the instructions for preparing
your roster.
NOTE: Assigning or removing an unregistered clicker is necessary if a student dropped a class
after a participating in a polling session or there was a problem with the clicker registration.

1. Select a course and choose to access the gradebook.

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 2. Select (double-click) a clicker ID to view the Unregistered
Clicker window.

3. Assign the clicker ID to a student or choose to remove the

unregistered clicker.
If a student to be assigned does not appear in the pop-up menu, you will need to add
that student to the [Link] file.

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