Using iClicker at UMB
- 1. Using iClicker at UMBA guide for faculty at UMass Boston using iClicker
- 2. Which statement best reflects your familiarity with iClicker?A. iClicker…. huh?B. Heard of them.C. I’ve played around with them a little bit or have seen them before.D. Have experience using iClicker.E. I could be up here right now --
- 3. Overview:Hardware: plug and play
- 4. Launching and using the software
- 5. Simple student roster & registration
- 7. Using iClicker in class
- 8. QuestionsWhat is iClicker?iClickers are easy-to-use hand-held remote devices with buttons that students press to respond to questions posed by their instructors. iClickers are also sometimes referred to as classroom response systems or personal response systems. The iClicker software transmits the student responses to a receiver attached to the instructor’s computer. Display a graphical distribution of the results on the classroom screen. For more information about the iClicker System, go tohttp://www.umb.edu/it/services_detail/iclickers_at_umass_boston/http://www.iclicker.com/
- 9. What you need to use iClickerComputerProjectoriClicker base/receiverFlash drive with iClicker softwareInstructor remote (optional)A classroom of students with iClicker remotes
- 10. Hardware Hookup (instructor kit): No installation: plug ‘n playPlug receiver/base into USB port
- 11. Plug flash drive into base
- 12. Use with any computerWhat you’ll seeAs you poll the class the results appear on the LCD screen of the base/receiver
- 13. What students seeStatus light is greenwhen students have voted successfully and the vote has been recorded.Students can vote as many times as they want while polling is open. The last vote is recorded into iGrader.Status light is redwhen student tries to vote after polling is stopped. This lets the student know the vote has not been recorded.
- 14. Software set up:Let’s look at my computerLocate your flash drive via “My computer.” (or download from iclicker.com)
- 15. Open “iclicker win” or “iclickermac” from flash drive (Mac or PC)
- 17. Click Start Session and start polling!
- 18. Using iClickerClick on iClicker.exe
- 20. A floating menu bar appears How iClicker works in the classroom:To start polling Start iClicker softwareClick Start button on floating bar (manual or count down or up).To stop polling:Click Stop button. Display graphClick Display button.
- 21. Using the software in classiClicker is Presentation NeutralThe iClicker toolbar floats above and works with anyapplication (PowerPoint, Word, Web site, Adobe, video footage, etc) Does not require instructor to re-author lectures from within the clicker softwareUse your pre-existing lecture materials
- 22. Importing your Roster and Student RegistrationPopulate your iClicker roster into the “Roster.txt” file in the iclickerwin/mac folder in the following format:Last name, First name, student ID (UMS number)Example: Wallace, Victoria, 00123456Have your students register their iClickersvia “Roll Call” (for small classes) or online at www.iclicker.comIf your students register online, hit the “Synchronize Student Web Registrations” button in iGradera week or two after your first class
- 23. Registering with iClicker “Tying” your students to their remotesInstructor decides when -- if ever -- to tie the students to their clickers:Two ways:1) Online – recommendedor 2) in-class – via “roll call” for small classesNEVER any registration/activation fees
- 24. What students see online when they register at iclicker.com:
- 25. Identify period represented by this painting.RococoFuturismImpressionismSurrealismRomanticismThe Water Lily Pond by Claude Monet
- 26. Identify period represented by this painting.Answer is:C. Impressionisma movement in art characterized by visible brush strokes, ordinary subject matters, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities; a style that used imagery and symbolism.Toulouse-Lautrec’s Au Moulin Rouge
- 27. Asking and writing good clicker questions: Within your presentation, compose questions:Start with clicker questions publishers provideAsk True/False, Agree/Disagree (A/B)Ask multiple choice, up to 5 optionsAsk questions that promote discussion and peer instructionPick a student (or several) and ask her to explain her answer Sometimes, ask questions that are similar to what will be on testsTell students consequences of cheating
- 28. Using the instructor remoteA. Start/Stop pollingB. Show/Hide graphC. Advance PowerPoint slideD. Back up PowerPoint slideE. Cycle through correct answer on graph
- 30. Settings & PreferencesStart iClicker by clicking on iClicker icon.From Choose your course Select Add course or select a course you have already created. Click Choose.
- 31. Settings and PreferencesClick Your Settings and Preferences
- 32. General tabEnter Instructor Remote ID number (located on back of remote)Option to display toolbar small or large.Option to change Frequency code( if within range of other iClicker receiver.)Satellite Polling is not available.
- 33. Registration and SupportClick Registration and Support.Specify roster information to be displayed for roll call.Web Registration is for campus hosted system - No Security Code NeededCourse Management System option. If using Blackboard select Vista (formerly WebCT Vista)
- 34. Polling SessionClick Polling Session tabPolling timerCounts up by default or Count down from time selectedResponse grid displays individual student responsesResults ChartColor or Histogram
- 35. ScoringSet Participation Points Set points for responding to questionsSelect requirement for receiving pointsPerformance PointsSet points for correct answers givenSet limit for points received
- 36. Name the artist who painted this picture.Henri MatisseAuguste RodinPaul CezanneEduard ManetPablo PicassoThree Musicians
- 37. The chart below demonstrates:Unemployment rates do not impact holiday salesHoliday spending is up when unemployment rates are highHoliday spending is down when unemployment rates are high.
- 38. Viewing and Managing data in iGraderCheck how each student votedGrade each student and assign participation and/or performance points
- 39. Easily see which questions you asked in your presentation -- iClicker takes a screen shot of each
- 40. View the overall data, and decide what to do with itiGraderReports – HTML and CSV files: All of your data is automatically saved
- 41. iGraderReports – CSV / Excel fileYou can export either individual sessions or entire term’s session data into an easy-to-use .csv file;
- 42. Information for StudentsCustomizable PowerPoint presentation, handout, for students, and syllabus attachments available at iClicker website:Getting Started/ First Day of Class Materials http://iclicker.com/dnn/Support/UserGuides/tabid/177/Default.aspx
- 43. Software & User GuidesiClicker 5.4 SoftwareWindowsMacintoshInstructor User Guide for iClicker 5.4 WindowsMacintosh
- 44. Integration with BlackboardInstructor Blackboard Import/Export User Guidehttp://www.iclicker.com/download/WebCTVista_Instructor_Guide.pdf
- 45. DistributionContact bookstore to orderiClickersfor students. iClickers are sold at UMass bookstore. Students can buy usediClickersat a discounted rate.“Textbook” model (i.e., ordering and returns just like textbooks)One year warrantyiClicker bases will be available in several of the TEC2 classrooms in Spring 2010.
- 46. Technical SupportTo borrow an iClicker base or for technical support contact:Media Services at 617-287-5960.