2 - Preparing for Class > Registering Your Students
Registering Your Students’ Remotes
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 will need to:
1. Associate each of your students with the unique serial number on their i>clicker remotes (i.e., Registration).
2. Decide on the grading details for each session of your class (see
Assigning Credit for Sessions and
Questions
).
TIP:
Research studies show (Caldwell, J.E. “Clickers in the large classroom: Current research and best-practice
tips.” Life Sciences Education, 6(1), 9-20, 2007.) that students participate and vote using clickers more
consistently when clicker points are worth at at least 10% of their overall grade. When clickers are worth 5% or
less of the total course grade, students take voting less seriously and participate less frequently.
IMPORTANT:
DO NOT use the following instructions for registering students if you are using i>clicker with a
course management system (e.g., Blackboard). Go to
iclicker.com
and download the instructions for your
specific CMS. i>clicker currently supports Blackboard, Blackboard CE/Vista (WebCT), Moodle, ANGEL, Sakai, and
Desire2Learn.
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