Introduction to i>clicker Mini-Workshop for Faculty Eric Chapman Department of Physics August 15, 2008.

Introduction to i>clickerMini-Workshop for Faculty

Eric Chapman

Department of Physics

August 15, 2008

Basic Use

• Classroom response system • Hardware

– USB Base Station– Remote

• Purchased by students• Software

– Works with any presentation software or none at all

– Open source

How do you vote?

Turn on the clicker by pressing the bottom “On/Off” button.

A blue “Power” light will appear at the top of the remote.

How do you vote?

When I ask a question (and start the timer), select A, B, C, D, or E as your vote.

How do you know your vote was received?

Check your “Vote Status” Light:

Green light = your vote was sent AND received.

Red flashing light = you need to vote again.

Not sure you saw the light? Just vote again.

Want to change your vote? You can vote again as long as the timer is still going.

Question 1

In science, nano- refers to

A. 57.3°

B. A style of iPod

C. The SI prefix for 10-9

D. Mork and Mindy

E. A text editor

Advanced Use

• Additional iClicker Uses

– Track attendance– Participation– Graded questions– Quizzes

• Requires registration to link a clicker remote with a student

Registration

• Registration may be performed

– in class – or online

• http://www.iclicker.com/registration/• Student must know your choice for user id• Instructor must sync roster with online

database– Student must use the remote at least once in class

before web registration will sync

– Timing of registration is insignificant as points are linked to the remote number

Question 1

A charged non-magnetic particle is moving in a magnetic field. What would NOT affect the magnetic force on the particle?

A. The strength of the magnetic field

B. The magnitude of the charge on the particle

C. The velocity component perpendicular to the magnetic field direction

D. The velocity component parallel to the magnetic field direction

Set-up

1. Download the software• http://www.wfu.edu/physics/rsr-edu.html

2. Run iclicker.exe located in the folder

3. Settings and Preferences• Create One copy of the MyCoursePC folder for each

section you teach (rename accordingly)• Modify roster.txt

4. Prepare lectures if desired• Answers may be specified before, after, or during class• If you would like to specify question titles and answers before

class, you will create a questionlist.csv file in your folder

5. Register Remotes

A. Start/Stop Polling

B. Show/Hide Graph

C. Advance Slide

D. Reverse Slide

E. Toggle to indicatecorrect answer

When you designate a remote to be your instructor remote, the keys function in the following manner:

Notes on Instructor Remote

Question 2

Pluto isA. The 9th planetB. A member of the Kuiper belt C. A dog

You may also use the Question on the Fly feature

Grades

• Grades are tracked using igrader.exe located in the same folder• Registration may be synced here if you choose to allow web registration • Screenshots are taken each time polling occurs• In igrader, you may edit

– Student info– Session titles– Session scores

• Export options of .csv and html

Potential Issues

• Frequency

– All base stations use a default frequency of AA

– Frequency of a station may be set to any combination of A, B, C, D as a set of 2 characters• AA, AB, AC, AD, BB, BA, BC…

– If interference is a problem with adjacent base stations, students must change the frequency of their remote every class

– Testing is required

Frequency

Changing Frequency• For Base Station

– Change in Settings and Preferences• For Student Remotes:

• At the beginning of each class:– Hold On/Off button for 2 seconds (the blue

Power Light will flash)– Enter [frequency]

• The “Vote Status” light will turn green after you’ve entered this new frequency.

Questions

Questions?

Thank You and Enjoy!