Getting Started with iClicker

iClicker is a classroom polling program. It’s a tool for enhancing student engagement during your lectures. Some features of iClicker:

Use iClicker anywhere — on mobile, the web, or a physical iClicker remote.
Create questions on the fly or prepare questions ahead of time.
iClicker works seamlessly with your presentations.
Great for face-to-face, remote, or hybrid classes.

Information for students:

Check out Getting Started with iClicker for Students.

Uses of iClicker in your classroom:

In-class quizzes
Check-in on student comprehension
Assess student prior knowledge of upcoming topics
Spark discussions
Attendance
And many more

Want to learn more about how iClicker can enhance your classroom experience?

Please contact the Center for Teaching Innovation.

Setting up your iClicker software:

Getting the iClicker iCloud software from the Center for Teaching Innovation in a meeting (request a meeting) or download the software from the CTI iClicker site.
Connecting the white iClicker receiver base to your computer. (If you need a base, please contact the CTI.)
Following the steps for iClicker Cloud for Macintosh computers or iClicker Cloud for Windows computers.

You can track student iClicker responses and provide credit in your Canvas Gradebook:

To connect students’ clickers to their names in your Canvas course, check out the guide iClicker Cloud Roster & Grade Sync with Canvas.

Please contact the Center for Teaching Innovation with any questions or concerns.

You can Take Attendance with Geolocation:

If you choose, you can require students be present in class to answer your iClicker questions and to track attendance. See our page about iClicker Attendance Management for more details.

Please contact the Center for Teaching Innovation with any questions or concerns.