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Section Two - Registering Your Students: How To Give Your
Students Credit
The i-clicker system may be used as a simple tool to give you instant, anonymous feedback in
class, in which case no registration is necessary. However, if you (like most instructors) want to go
a bit further and give credit to your students for class participation and/or performance, you will
need to:
1. Associate each of your students with the unique serial number on their i-clicker remotes (i.e.
Registration).
2. Decide on the grading details for each session of your class (see Section 3 on i-grader).
Note: Students do not need to be registered in order for i-clicker to collect votes. For
unregistered students, responses will be stored in your course folder and associated with the
unique serial ID number on the student’s remote. After students register, all their previously
recorded responses will be retroactively assigned to them.
Tip:
You can elect to use i-clicker as a completely anonymous system, but you may have a difficult
time with student compliance if you don’t assign even a few points for participation. We’ve found that
making i-clicker an option but not tying it to any points/grading results in very few students using i-
clicker in class.
IMPORTANT: Course Management Systems (CMS) Integration
If you wish to integrate i-clicker voting data with your CMS system, such as Blackboard or
ANGEL, you will not use a Roster.txt file. You may need to perform some additional steps not
outlined in this document. The exact steps will vary depending on the version of your CMS. Please
read and follow the directions located in the documentation for your course management system
(available on
www.iclicker.com). This will eliminate potential future confusion and ensure your
registration data is consistent with your course management system.
Registration:
Each student remote has a unique serial number printed on the back.
This number is referred to as the remote ID. The association (or
registration) of a student with the remote ID is required before a
student can receive individual credit for voting in class. To register your
students, you must first create a file containing student information in
your course folder. If you are not planning to integrate voting data with
your course management system (CMS), you will need to create a text
file named Roster.txt. Please note that various Course Management
systems require different file names and types. Please refer to the
CMS documentation on
www.iclicker.com for more information.
The Roster file must have one line for each student in your class, with
each line containing the student’s Last Name, First Name, and Student
ID, separated by commas. The Student ID may be a college ID number, email alias, or any other easily
readable text string—as long as it is guaranteed to be unique for each student. We recommend that you
use an ID number or naming convention that you currently use (personally or as required by your
institution) to record your students’ other grades, for easiest import of i-grader data into your course
grade book.
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Questions? Contact us at support@iclicker.com or call toll-free at 1-866-209-5698.