The i>clicker does not actually integrate with programs running on your computer, rather it runs alongside them. Because of this you can use virtually any program you want with the i>clicker.
When you start a poll question with your class, i>clicker takes a screenshot of the screen to associate with the question, allowing you to go back and see what you were showing the class at the time of the poll.
The i>clicker is generally used for basic feedback in the form of polling. It allows you to see about how well the class understands the material being presented. To use your i>clicker in class:
*An easy way to integrate i>clickers into your class would be to set up a question about every third or fourth slide in a PowerPoint presentation. The instructor remote can move back and forth through the slides, start and stop polling, establish a correct answer and can display results.
The Main Menu screen disappears and the floating toolbar appears in the top-left corner of your screen, indicating that i>clicker is active. You can reposition the toolbar anywhere on your desktop.
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When you’re ready to pose a question, advise your students to turn on their clickers, present the question and answer choices (either verbally or visually), and click START on the toolbar.
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The START button toggles to become a STOP button and the toolbar expands to show a timer and vote counter when polling is active.
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TIP: If you use a program to display your question (e.g. PowerPoint), make sure it’s the active application when you start polling. Each time polling begins, i>clicker captures a screenshot of the active window and stores it along with polling results for later review in i>grader. |
If there is no question displayed on screen, you can ask a question on the fly by choosing Question on the Fly from the drop down menu of the i>clicker display.
By selecting Question On the Fly, you can ask a question spontaneously and have it recorded in a screen capture, without closing out of your presentation application. For example, you could be using PowerPoint in slide show mode, decide to ask an unplanned question mid-lecture, and ask it using the On the Fly option without ever having to exit or close your PowerPoint slide show.
To use this feature, click the arrow menu button from the floating toolbar and select the Question On The Fly option. From the dialog window that appears, type in a question title in the Question Title field, your question in the Question field, and if so desired, the "correct" answer in the Answer field. Select START from either the floating menu bar or using your instructor’s remote.
A screenshot will be taken when polling begins and will be saved in i>grader, along with the question title and the correct answer (if you chose to designate one). Hit the Close button at the bottom of the textbox to close the question.
When your session is over exit out of the displayed i>clicker window, you session will be saved and will be viewable from the i>grader application.
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Your receiver’s LCD also displays voting results and is updated every second when polling is active.
