i>clicker User Guide (Macintosh Application)
(08/08)
Table of Contents
Section One – Using I>Clicker: How To Poll Your Students In Class ........................................ 5
• Setting Up Your Course Folders ……………………………………………………………..5
• Displaying a graph (or histogram) of responses ............................................................ 7
• Keynote Tips .................................................................................................................. 7
• Comparing two graphs ................................................................................................... 8
• Designating the correct answer in the graph ................................................................. 9
• New Floating Menu Bar options.................................................................................... 10
• Asking a Question on the Fly ........................................................................................ 10
Section Two – Registering Your Students: How To Give Your Students Credit ........................12
• Settings and Preferences: Determining Your Roster File Format .................................12
• The Roster.txt file ......................................................................................................... 13
• Registration Troubleshooting Tips………………………………………………………… 13
• Registering students:
o In Class (or “Roll Call”) Registration .......................................................... 14-15
o Web Registration ............................................................................................. 16
o In Class “Individual” Registration .................................................................... 16
Permanent registration ....................................................................... 17
Loaning a clicker..................................................................................18
Section Three – Using i>grader After Class: Assigning Credit For Sessions And Questions .. 19
• Synchronizing Web Registrations ................................................................................ 20
o Managing un-registered students and remotes...........................................21-23
• i>grader functions
o Editing a student ............................................................................................. 24
o Setting Session Scores .............................................................................. 25-26
Participation/Attendance points ..........................................................26
Performance points ............................................................................ 26
Deleting a Question .............................................................................27
o Reporting
Run/Update Reports Feature ............................................................. 27
Term/Summary Session Review ................................................... 27-28
Student Voting Data ...................................................................... 29-30
o Exporting Grade Data
Exporting Selected Sessions ............................................................. 32
Export Term Summary ....................................................................... 33
Section Four – Assigning Preferences And Settings: Customizing –i-clicker and i-grader ...... 34
• General Settings/Preferences
o Enter Your Course Name ................................................................................ 35
o Setting a Frequency Code .............................................................................. 35
o Floating iclicker Bar Size ................................................................................. 36
o Designating an Instructors Remote ................................................................. 37
• Registration/Export
o Roll Call options ............................................................................................... 38
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Questions? Contact us at support@iclicker.com or call toll-free at 1-866-209-5698.
