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| iClicker is an audience response system available to University of Texas at Austin instructors. |
Prior to using iClicker:
- you need to make sure your classroom has a computer with the necessary software installed.
- All of the base stations should be labeled "Quest only" and will be running firmware version 3.03.
- You will also need to announce to your class ahead of time that your students must register their iClicker remote in Quest prior to the start of your first iClicker session.
- Finally, you need an iClicker Quiz assignment type in your grading scheme.
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If your students iClickers are not registered prior to the iClicker session the Quest team may not be able to recover their submissions iClicker attendance and iClicker test mode are no longer used or supported. |
Once in the classroom:
- Log into the Quest iClicker client.
- Select what course you wish to start an iClicker session for.
- Name your assignment.
- Choose how many answer options you would like the students to have.
- Set a time limit for the question
- hit the red button under "Clock".
- As students answer, their boxes will turn green.
- If the software picks up an unregistered clicker, it will appear with its clicker ID.
After the question ends or is ended manually, it will bring you to the following page.
- Select the correct answer by clicking on the graph, then select OK to proceed.
- If you don't want to use the question,select Back or Discard.
- You can continue asking questions using the same steps as above.
- Once you are done using the iClicker system, make sure to select upload. If you do not upload your results, they will not be stored in Quest and will most likely be unrecoverable.
After class: you should see the iClicker assignment in Quest where it will behave like any other Quest assignment.
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We have rolled out a new feature that allows all of our instructors to incorporate classroom response with their Quest classes. The adjustment comes in the expansion of the accepted files for the manual grade submission type. To do this add a manual assignment type to your Grading Scheme, and then follow these steps to import these data.
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Due to the popularity of iClicker on the University of Texas at Austin campus, we have built the system to accept the exported grade report from iClicker without further formatting. Simply download the grades for the session from iClicker and upload them to the correct assignment in Quest. |
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File Upload Format
During class you'll simply run the classroom response system (CRS) of your choosing using the base station provided by that vendor. After class, download the grade report from the vendor's app or website in a comma-separated values (CSV) file. iClicker grade reports will upload without further adjustment, however as the reports available from other vendors may vary in formatting, you can edit the exported file using a spreadsheet program to delete any extraneous columns. The file should contain the student's EID, followed by their total score on the assignment.
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| example1 | 3.0 |
| example2 | 4.0 |
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File Upload Process
(While the page you'll see will have a slightly different layout, the functions are the same.) This file is then uploaded on the "Import Manual Grades" page, available in the "Grades" menu on the left-hand side of the course page. Select the name of the assignment that the grades belong to from the drop down menu and select "Import from file".
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Benefits of the switch:
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