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web>clicker

web>clicker
Getting Started Guide
Modified: August 2009
Contents
Getting Started
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Overview
3
Guide Objectives
3
System Requirements
3
Step-By-Step Instructions
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Step 1: Set Up Your Course to Enable web>clicker Votes
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Step 2: Create or Import a Course Roster
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Step 3: Conduct Polling
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Step 4: web>clicker Student Registration and Voting
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Getting Started
Overview
Welcome to web>clicker, a fully compliant, browser-based online response system
that allows students to vote using laptops and smartphones (including iPhones and
iPod Touches). web>clicker combines the simplicity of i>clicker with the flexibility of
laptops and handheld devices.
Instructors can enable web>clicker via the standard i>clicker and i>grader software
applications (using version 5.4.x of the i>clicker software).
For students, web>clicker runs in standard browsers like Firefox, Safari, and Internet
Explorer, including Safari for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Mobile devices with a
robust browser, such as iPhones, can access web>clicker using a Wi-Fi network.
Guide Objectives
This guide will show you how to:
Set up your course to enable web>clicker votes.
Register a web>clicker and join a course as a student.
Poll your students (both i>clicker and web>clicker users).
System Requirements
Windows:
Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP operating system
One available USB port (for the i>clicker receiver, which is required)
Screen resolution of 1024 x 768
Firefox 2.0 or higher, Safari 2.0 or higher, Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
An Internet connection
Macintosh:
Max OS X version 10.4.1 or higher
One available USB port (for the i>clicker receiver, which is required)
Screen resolution of 1024 x 768
Firefox 2.0 or higher, Safari 2.0 or higher
An Internet connection
Questions? Contact support@iclicker.com or call toll-free 1-866-209-5698
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Step-By-Step Instructions
Step 1: Set Up Your Course to Enable web>clicker Votes
Prior to enabling web>clicker for your course(s), you will need to download and
install the latest version of i>clicker v5.4.x from one of the following locations:
Windows: http://www.iclicker.com/download/webclicker_v542_Win.zip
Macintosh: http://www.iclicker.com/download/webclicker_v542_Mac.zip
NOTE: It is no longer necessary to make a separate copy of the MyCoursePC or
MyCourseMac folder for each i>clicker course or section. A single copy of the new
iclicker Win or i>clicker Mac folder now provides access to all your courses and
sections.
To set up your course for web>clicker:
1
Open the iclicker Win or i>clicker Mac folder. Double-click the i>clicker icon to start
the application.
Windows icon
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Mac icon
The Welcome to
i>clicker window
opens with no courses
listed. Click Add
Course.
NOTE: The Add Course feature is new in i>clicker 5.4. Each course you create will
be saved to its own folder within the iclicker Win\Classes or i>clicker
Mac\Classes folder.
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The Add Course window
opens. Add your course
information and click
Create.
TIP: When adding your course information, use a course name that your students
will recognize (e.g. American Lit-431-001). Your students will use this course name
to locate your course. The course number and section number are not required;
however, we recommend you include this information in order to make it easier
for your students to recognize your course.
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You will be returned
to the Welcome to
i>clicker window.
Select the course you
created and click
Choose.
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The Main Menu window opens.
Click Your Settings and
Preferences.
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The Your Settings and
Preferences window opens. In
the General tab, click
web>clicker/SPS Setup… near
the bottom of the screen.
Windows
Mac
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The web>clicker/SPS
Setup window opens.
a
Enter your
information in the
registration fields.
b
After you type the zip
code in the Your
Institutions’ Zip Code
box, click Lookup.
c
Select your school
from the University
Name drop-down list.
d
Select the Allow
web>clicker(s) to join
this course checkbox.
e
Click Submit.
NOTE: web>clicker has a large database of North American universities and colleges,
which should include your school and campus. However, if your school or campus is
not listed in the University Name drop-down list, please contact review@iclicker.com
to request that it be added.
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A Registration Successful window opens. Click OK.
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You will be returned to the Your Settings and Preferences window. Click Set For
Course.
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10 You will be returned to the Main
Menu window.
11 If you want to add more courses and enable them for web>clicker, exit i>clicker by
closing the Main Menu window. Then repeat Steps 1-10 for all courses with which
you wish to use i>clicker and web>clicker.
Step 2: Create or Import a Course Roster
The i>clicker system can be used as a simple tool to give you instant, anonymous
feedback in class, in which case registration is not necessary. However, if you (like
most instructors) want to give credit to your students, you will need to:
1
Associate each of your students with their unique i>clicker and web>clicker IDs. This
is accomplished during Student Registration (see Step 4: web>clicker Student
Registration).
2
Decide on the grading details for each session of your course (see Section Four of the
i>clicker User’s Guide for complete details on setting points rules for i>grader).
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 seriously and participate less
frequently.
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IMPORTANT: Course rosters can either be created manually or imported from your
course management system (CMS). We describe the process of manually creating a
roster below.
You will only want to use the below option if you are not using a course management
system to house your course grades. If you use Angel, Blackboard, Sakai, Moodle, or
Blackboard Enterprise Vista or Campus Edition (WebCT), you should import your
roster directly from those systems. Please read the course roster export/import
directions for your CMS (available on www.iclicker.com). This will ensure that your
i>clicker scores can be easily imported into your course CMS.
To manually create your course roster:
1
Open the iclicker Win or i>clicker Mac folder.
2
Open the Classes folder. This folder is created when you create a new course in
i>clicker. Within this folder you will find a folder for the course you created in Step 1:
Set Up Your web>clicker Course.
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Open the [course name]
folder and locate the
Roster.txt file.
4
Open Roster.txt with Notepad or any other text editor to edit the roster file.
NOTE: The Roster.txt file enables you to associate each i>clicker remote ID or
web>clicker ID with a student so that you can identify your students’ response
data. Your students will use the same student ID that you create in your roster
when registering their i>clickers and web>clickers.
5
List each student in your course. Follow the format last name, first name, student ID.
Separate each field by a comma and list only one student per line. For example:
Altier, Renee, raltierR415
Selen, Mats, mselenM129
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When you have added all your students, save and close the Roster.txt file.
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TIP: If you have your course roster in Excel format, you can avoid re-typing your
entire roster. Make sure the columns in your roster follow the format in step 5 above
(last name, first name, student ID) and that there is only one student per row. Then
save the document as a .csv file, name it Roster.csv, and save it to your iclicker
Win\Classes\[course name] or i>clicker Mac\Classes\[course 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.
To import a course roster from your course management system:
Refer to the user guide for your specific CMS, which is located in the Support > User
Guides section of www.iclicker.com. Following the instructions provided for your
specific CMS, save the CMS roster to your iclicker Win\Classes\[course name] or
i>clicker Mac\Classes\[course name] folder.
Step 3: Conduct Polling
The steps to conduct i>clicker polling remain the same with the introduction of
web>clicker. If you’ve used i>clicker in the past, you won’t have to change anything.
web>clickers and i>clicker remotes can be used simultaneously in the classroom.
When you begin polling, students with web>clicker subscriptions use their
web>clickers to vote while students with i>clickers use their handheld devices.
To poll your students:
1
Open the iclicker Win or i>clicker Mac folder. Double-click the i>clicker icon to start
the application.
2
The Welcome to i>clicker
window opens with your
course(s) listed. Select the
course for which you want to
poll students and click Choose.
NOTE: Make sure the course you select is enabled for web>clicker. Courses
enabled for web>clicker will include an asterisk (*) will be included next to the
course name.
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The Main Menu window opens.
Click Start Session.
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The Main Menu window disappears and the floating toolbar appears in the top-left
corner of your screen, indicating that i>clicker is active. You can reposition the
toolbar anywhere on your desktop.
Windows toolbar (polling inactive)
Mac toolbar (polling inactive)
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When you are ready to pose a question, advise your students to turn on their
i>clicker remotes and/or log in to web>clicker.
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Present the question (either verbally or visually) and click START on the toolbar.
TIP: If you use a program to display your question (e.g., PowerPoint), make sure it’s
the active application when you start polling. Each time polling begins, i>clicker
captures an image of the active window and stores it along with polling results for
later review in i>grader.
NOTE: If you have pre-loaded questions into i>clicker using the questionlist.csv
file, those questions will appear in web>clicker. This feature allows students with
special needs to either view or hear the questions. For additional instruction on
using the questionlist.csv file to pre-load questions into i>clicker, refer to the
i>clicker User Guide or online help.
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When polling is active, the START button toggles to a STOP button and the toolbar
expands to show a timer and vote counter.
Windows toolbar (polling active)
Mac toolbar (polling active)
NOTE: web>clicker polling results are received by the i>clicker software via the
Internet. Votes from web>clickers will appear in the vote counter and the
histogram, along with those from i>clicker remotes. However, web>clicker votes
will not appear on the LCD screen on the base; only votes from i>clicker remotes
will appear here.
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To stop polling, click STOP on the toolbar and i>clicker will no longer accept votes.
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To view your student responses,
click DISPLAY on the toolbar. The
student response graph opens.
Windows
Mac
More information about the student response graph is included in your i>clicker
Quick Start Guide.
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Results and polling information from web>clickers and i>clicker remotes are
compiled in your i>grader software and in your data files. Tips for using i>grader are
included in your i>clicker Quick Start Guide.
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IMPORTANT: If you are using a sub-frequency in class (e.g., BB or CA) with
i>clicker, you will still need to instruct your students using i>clicker to change
their frequency code. Instructions are provided on the back of the clicker and via
the software. Students using web>clicker will not have to change their frequency.
It will be important to let your web>clicker users know they don’t have to follow
any on-screen instructions to change their frequency.
Step 4: web>clicker Student Registration and Voting
Students with web>clicker subscriptions use the same process to register and create
web>clicker accounts as students who use i>clicker handheld remotes. To experience
the web>clicker registration as your students will, follow the instructions below.
To register for web>clicker (student experience):
1
Open a web browser and go to
https://webclicker.iclicker.com.
2
The Login to web>clicker page opens. Click
Activate web>clicker.
3
Type your activation code and click Activate
Now.
NOTE: An Activation Code must be added to
web>clicker before you can create a web>clicker
account. Activation codes are ordered by your
instructor and are typically available for sale in
your campus bookstore. Please ask your
instructor for information on where to purchase
your Activation Code.
Sample Activation C ard
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The Create a web>clicker account page opens.
a
Enter the required information in the
registration fields. Use the same student ID
that your instructor directed you to use (it
could be your standard email ID or your
Blackboard ID, for example).
b
After you type the zip code in the School or
University Zip Code box, click Lookup.
c
Select your school from the drop-down list.
d
Type the code that appears under Type the
code shown below.
e
Click Register.
f
A Registration Confirmation window opens
and provides a summary of your account
information. Print this page for your records.
g
Click Return to Login.
You will be returned to the Login to web>clicker
page. Enter your username and password. Select
the Remember Me checkbox to bypass the login
process for future visits. Click Login.
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The Choose your instructor page opens. Select
your instructor from the instructor list.
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The Choose your course page opens. Select
your course from the course list.
NOTE TO INSTRUCTORS: If you cannot see your course when registering, verify that
you have enabled web>clicker for your course. See Step 1: Set Up Your web>clicker
Course. You must enable web>clicker for each i>clicker course you create.
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The Welcome to web>clicker page opens. You
are now ready to begin using web>clicker to
answer polling questions.
The Waiting for voting to begin message will
display until your instructor starts the polling
session.
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When your instructor starts the polling session,
the message will read Select An Answer. To
answer the question, click the letter that
corresponds to your answer.
10 Once you select your answer, you will see a
message indicating that it was received. You
can change your answer until your instructor
stops the polling.
When your instructor stops the polling session,
the message on your web>clicker screen will
read Voting Has Stopped.
NOTE: At i>clicker, creating a classroom response system that is easily accessible for
every student and every instructor is of utmost importance.
web>clicker was built in consultation with California Law, Electronic and Information
Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508), and Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines 1.0.
Still have questions? Contact i>clicker support.
• Email: support@iclicker.com
• Toll-free Phone: 1.866.209.5698
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