There is no cost for you or your students to use iClicker Cloud. Unlike iClicker Classic, students do not need to purchase any special device and will instead respond in their web browser.
| Cost | Free | |
|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth | Low demand | |
| Canvas Integration | Works in coordination with Canvas | |
| Privacy | iClicker Cloud isFIPPAcompliant and most data is stored securely in Canada. Students may use pseudonyms to protect their privacy. | |
| Similar UBC-Supported Tools | L竞技 andZoomalso offer polling features, though these are generally ungraded and more suitable for informal polling. |
What can I use it for?
You can use iClicker Cloud for a variety of in-class activities, whether your class is online, in-person, or mixed:
- 检查学生知识和意见ns in real time through polls and quizzes, conducted anonymously or for marks
- Find gaps in a class’s understanding of course material
- Support peer instruction, wherein students answer a question, discuss in small groups, and answer again
- Track attendance
- Give students access to in-class polls and quizzes to use outside of class for studying
What do I need to use iClicker Cloud?
An iClicker Cloud instructor account
You will need to create an iClicker Cloud account that is associated with UBC.
The iClicker Cloud application
Although you can use the iClicker Cloud web interface for some features, you will have to install the iClicker Cloud application on your computer to collect the student responses during your lectures.
A way to display your questions
Typically, instructors use slides in a presentation to display the questions. But you can use anything you like, as iClicker Cloud does not require the questions to be in any particular application.
Tips
- Students do not need to download an applicationto respond to questions in iClicker Cloud. They can do this directly in the web interface.
- 学生也不需要物理iClicker井斜ceto respond to questions, as they did with iClicker Classic. They can use a computer or mobile device instead.
How do I use iClicker Cloud?
You will need to download the application, set up an instructor account, create an iClicker Cloud course, and optionally associate that course with a Canvas course to get started. Then you can run sessions in your iClicker Cloud course to collect and grade student responses to questions (presented as polls or quizzes) and track attendance.
Click any bar below for instructions and tips on using iClicker Cloud.
Install iClicker Cloud and create an account
- Go to theiClicker Cloud download pageand selectWindowsorMacto download the application.
- Open theiClicker Cloud application下载。
- ClickCreate Accounton the login screen.
- Type "UBC" as your primary institution, and chooseUniversity of British Columbiawhen it appears in the dropdown.
- Enter the rest of your information.
- You can skip the Instructor Remote ID, as this field only applies to face-to-face classes.
- You will need to agree to the privacy policy and use of personal information, then clickCreate.
- You now have an account and are ready to create a course.
Tips
- You can use the same account to test iClicker Cloud as a studentwith theiClicker Cloud web interface for students(known as iClicker Reef).
- Students also need accounts to use iClicker Cloudand may use pseudonyms to protect their privacy, because iClicker data can be temporarily accessed and stored outside of Canada by iClicker for support purposes.
Create a course in iClicker Cloud
Courses in iClicker Cloud are required for collecting student responses. However, note that they are not where you will create your questions.
- Open theiClicker Cloud applicationand sign in, if you haven't already.
- If you don't have the application or an account, follow the instructions in the accordion above first.
- Click+ New Courseto add your course.
- Select which activities you will be using in your course.
- Your institution will be filled in based on what you entered when you created your account. Please ensure this still says "University of British Columbia".
- Enter the rest of your information.
- Fill in as much detail as you can, as it may help guide students if they are searching for your course in the UBC listings.
- ClickCreate.
- Your new course will appear in your list of courses.
- You can optionallyshare management of your coursewith others, if you have any teaching assistants or co-instructors who need access.
Tips
- If you teach multiple sections, you should create a separate iClicker Cloud course for each sectionand clearly label it for students to find.
- Once your course passes its end date, it becomes archived.An archived course no longer appears in student searches and cannot be joined. However, students who have already added the course will continue to have access to the content, as long as they do not remove themselves from the course.
Sync an iClicker Cloud course with a Canvas course
Setting up syncing between iClicker Cloud and Canvas requires linking the courses together and enabling the grade sync. This process must be followed for each course you want to sync.
- Once you have an iClicker Cloud course created, log in to your Canvas course, and clickSettingsin the Course Navigation.
- Click theNavigation tab.
- Find the iClicker Sync menu item, click theoptions menu(the 3 vertical dots), and chooseEnable.
- Saveyour setting changes.
- ClickiClicker Syncwhere it now appears in the Course Navigation. This action will launch the iClicker Cloud web interface. Log in to your iClicker Cloud account, if prompted.
- Canvas may ask if you wish to authorize iClicker Sync to access your account. Clickauthorize.
- In the iClicker Cloud web interface, clickLink Course, select the iClickercourse name, and clickNext.
- Select thesectionand clickSave and Link Courses. The course is now linked, but you still need to enable grade syncing.
- At the top right of the page, clickLaunch iClicker Cloud.
- Click thecourse nameyou want to sync, and selectSettings.
- Click theIntegrations taband click theGrade Sync Integration toggleso it says "on".
- ChooseCanvasfrom the dropdown, selectEnhanced Grade Syncfrom the syncing options, and clickNext.
- ClickVerify Your Integration Setup. This verification should confirm your Canvas course information. If it does not, you may want to contact support for help.
- Select how you would like your iClicker Cloud scores to sync with the Canvas gradebook:
- Sync Total Score- Combine poll and quiz sessions into a single, aggregate score for each student, added as an "iClicker Grade" assignment in the Canvas gradebook.
- Sync Individual Session Scores- Sync poll and quiz sessions as separate assignment scores for each student in the Canvas gradebook.
- ClickSaveto complete the setup.
Tips
- Students will also need to click the iClicker Sync navigation item in your Canvas courseat least once, in order to properly connect their Canvas account with their iClicker Cloud account and sync their grades.
- You do not have to sync iClicker Cloud and Canvas, if you want to collect grades outside of Canvas. iClicker Cloud has a built-in gradebook you can use; however, if students use pseudonyms when they create accounts, you will need to figure out who they are (this mapping is done automatically when you sync and view grades with Canvas).
- Common causes of and resolutions for syncing errors include the following:
- A student in your iClicker Cloud course has dropped the course and is no longer in your Canvas course. In this case, you canremove students from your iClicker Cloud course.
- A student's iClicker Cloud account and Canvas account did not sync up correctly. In this case, students can try linking their accounts again by clicking iClicker Sync in your Canvas course.
- A student has used multiple iClicker Cloud accounts in your course. In this case, you canmanually merge or remove duplicate iClicker Cloud accountsin your course.
- Feel free to reach out to supportfor help resolving any syncing issues.
Prepare to use iClicker Cloud in a lecture
Create lecture materials for iClicker Cloud
iClicker Cloud is designed to capture student responses, not to build your questions for students. This design means you need a separate way to show questions during your lecture.
Typically, instructors use slides in a presentation to display the questions. But you can use anything you like, as iClicker Cloud does not require the questions to be in any particular application.
Note that iClicker Cloud will automatically take a snapshot of how you display your question during the lecture and a) send this image to students to view when they respond to the question and b) store this image for your reference in reviewing results.
Plan your workflow for iClicker Cloud
Using iClicker Cloud during a synchronous online lecture will require opening three applications:
- The application for displaying your questions (e.g., PowerPoint)
- A web-conferencing application to run your lecture (e.g., Zoom)
- The iClicker Cloud application to collect student responses.
Once all these applications are open, the typical workflow will involve using the screen-sharing feature in the web-conferencing application to display your question(s) over video. For example, sharing a slide in PowerPoint using Zoom.
With the slide displayed on your screen, you will then use the iClicker Cloud toolbar floating at the top of your screen to manually start and stop collecting student responses for each poll (if you are asking a single question) or quiz (if you are asking a collection of multiple-choice questions) you share.
You cantest the iClicker Cloud workflowoutside of a live lecture to familiarize yourself with the instructor and student experiences and practice switching between the various applications. The process may sound intimidating initially, but it should become smoother with practice.
Decide if/when to share correct responses in iClicker Cloud
A "graded" question in iClicker Cloud is one that you have set a correct response or set of responses for. If applicable to your context, you can do this grading step during a lecture using the iClicker Cloud floating toolbar (look for the results graph icon when you start a poll or quiz) orset correct answers afterwards in the iClicker Cloud web interface.
The benefit of doing it during the lecture is that students get immediate feedback on whether they answered correctly for polls (but not quizzes, as quiz feedback is only available once the class session ends). The benefit of doing it later is you don't need to juggle and practice this step as part of your live workflow.
If you don't manually grade your questions using correct responses, by default iClicker Cloud will still attach a participation point to each one. You canadjust the default scoring in the iClicker Cloud course settings.
Tips
- Prepare your students too, by telling them you will use iClicker Cloud and sharing UBC'siClicker Cloud student guide. As account data is hosted outside Canada, it's important to let them know that they can use a pseudonym to protect their privacy.
- In building your questions, you'll want to considerthe iClicker Cloud poll question typesand their limitations:
- Multiple Choice- Students select a letter response A-E. While students can only select one response, you can select multiple responses as correct when grading.
- Short Answer- Students send an open response of up to 140 characters, including punctuation and most symbols.
- Numeric- Students respond with open-ended numeric values that include up to eight digits plus a decimal point and support scientific notation and exponents.
- Target Questions- Students answer by clicking or tapping part of an image.
- Keep in mind you can ask any poll question anonymously, if you feel students might not feel comfortable answering otherwise.
- If you prefer to ask multiple questions at once, use the iClicker Cloud quiz featureinstead of a poll. For a quiz, you will display all the questions together (e.g., on one slide) and allow students to go at their own pace in answering them in iClicker Cloud. Note however that quiz questions must be multiple-choice (A-E).
- You do not have to share your screen over web-conferencing to use iClicker Cloud. When you start collecting responses, iClicker Cloud automatically takes a snapshot of your screen, which students see when they give their response, regardless if you are screen-sharing or not.
Use iClicker Cloud during a lecture
To use any of the iClicker Cloud live activities (polling, quizzing, attendance) during lectures, you first need to start your iClicker Cloud class session.
- Follow the steps above to create an iClicker Cloud course and prepare for your lecture.
- Open theiClicker Cloud applicationand sign in, if you haven't already.
- Hover over the course name and clickStart Class, when it's time to start your lecture. Two things happen when you start the class: students will be able to join the class session, and you will see a floating toolbar at the top of your screen.
- Use the floating toolbar to launch the live activities:
- Polling- Once you're displaying a single question for students to answer, click thepolling checkmark iconin the toolbar. Select thequestion type, then click theplay iconto start collecting student responses and thestop iconto end.
- Quizzing- Once you're displaying a collection of multiple-choice questions for students to answer, click thequizzing pencil iconin the toolbar. Set thenumber of questionsyou're asking, then clickplay iconto start collecting student responses and thestop iconto end.
- Attendance- At any time, click theattendees people iconin the toolbar to see a summary of who has joined the class.
- End the class session by clicking theX iconin the toolbar.
Tips
- Look for more features to appear in the toolbar after you choose any of the live activities. For polling, you'll have options to view and grade results, enable anonymous answers, and add a timer. For quizzes, you'll be able to view and grade results. For attendance, you can see who specifically has joined.
- You can learn more about iClicker Cloudpolling,quizzing, andattendanceon iClicker's support site.
- Add peer instruction to any course by combining iClicker Cloud quizzes with breakout groups or roomsin a web-conferencing application. Have students answer the question(s) initially using polling in the main session, spend time discussing with smaller groups in the breakout space, then return to the main session to answer the question(s) via polling again and learn the correct answer.
- You can use iClicker Cloud's interactivity asynchronously outside of live lectureswith theiClicker Cloud assignments feature. Students respond to these assignments on their own time, at their own pace using the same iClicker Cloud interface that they use in class.
Grade questions and view results from a lecture
A "graded" question in iClicker Cloud is one that you have set a correct response or set of responses for. You can use the iClicker Cloud web interface after a lecture to grade questions (i.e., set correct answers) and/or view results of a class session.
- After your class session ends, log in to theiClicker Cloud instructor web interfaceand click yourcourse name. You will see a history of activities you've run in the course.
- Select theactivityyou wish to grade questions or view results for.
- Follow instructions based on which type of activity you ran to:
- If you've adjusted grades for any activities, you'll need to sync the iClicker Cloud grades with Canvas to apply your changes there. ClickGradebook我们的侧边栏导航iClicker云b interface.
- ClickSync Gradesabove the gradebook table.
- You will only see this option if you've linked your iClicker Cloud course with your Canvas course. Follow the instructions in the accordion above, if you haven't completed this step already.
- Select theclass sessionsyou would like to sync to Canvas, then clickSync. The synchronization may take a few minutes. Once completed, the grades will immediately be visible to students in Canvas.
Tips
- Exporting grades and other features like Exit Poll responses or Focus Reports directly from iClicker Cloud is not currently available at UBC.We are working closely with MacMillian to make these features available, without disclosing personally identifiable information about students (such as email addresses).
- You can do grading during a lecture using the iClicker Cloud floating toolbar. Look for the results graph icon when you start a poll or quiz.
- You don't have to add manual grades(i.e., correct answers). If you don't manually grade your questions, by default iClicker Cloud will still attach a participation point to each one. Adjust these defaults and more bymanaging your iClicker Cloud course settings.
- You can adjust grades after they've been assignedby following the same steps outlined here.
Where can I get more support with iClicker Cloud?
Technical support
If you have trouble with iClicker Cloud:
- Contact your faculty’sInstructional Support Unitor appropriate helpdesk as your first point of contact
- Contact us for further assistance:
604 827 4775 orlt.hub@ubc.caor visitonline
For supporting your students:
- Share UBC’siClicker Cloud student guide
Learn more
- For more how-to instructions, explore iClicker Cloud’shelp documentation for instructors.
- Contactclicker.support@ubc.cato schedule one-on-one training sessions.