Getting Started with Clickers

Getting Started: (Instructors)

What you need:

  • i>clicker base
  • A class folder (copied from thumb drive or downloaded from internet)
  • A clicker to use as your instructor clicker
  • Your computer

Preparation before class:

To get your i>clicker ready for class:

  1. Connect the i>clicker receiver to your computer through the USB port. The receiver's LCD screen will light up.
    • The base draws power from the USB chord, so it only has to plug into your computer
  2. Insert the i>clicker flash drive in the USB slot on the back of the receiver.
  3. Go to My Computer. Locate and double-click the flash drive to open (often E or F drive, sometimes called a Removable Disk).
  4. Depending on whether you use a PC or Mac; Copy and Paste the MyCoursePC or MyCourseMac folder onto your computer, 
    • My Documents or the Desktop are good places to put your course
  5. Open your course folder and double-click the i>clicker icon.
  6. Click on the Add Course button.
  7. Enter the name of your course (Course Number and Section Number are optional) and click on Create (you can add other courses by doing the same process again).
  8. On the Welcome to i>clicker window, choose the course that you want to use and press Choose.
  9. Click on Your Settings and Preferences
  10. On Instructor's Remote ID, enter the code found the back of your i>clicker remote under the barcode.
  11. Barcode
  12. Click on set for term button.

Now your course is established and your remote is assigned as an instructor remote. Your instructor remote now has different functionality than a student remote. Your i>clicker base should have come with 2 stickers, displaying functions such as play, forward, back, etc. Simply apply one of these stickers to your instructor remote.

A = Start/Stop Polling
B = Hide/Display graph
C = Advance slide (most effective when using PowerPoint or a similar presentation application)
D = Back up slide (most effective when using PowerPoint or a similar application)
E = Denote correct answer. Using “E,” you can toggle between your five choices on the graph. The choice upon which you remain will be highlighted as green and the other choices will become red. Note that you must display the graph in order to enable the “E” functionality.