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iClicker 6 Quick Guide for Faculty

iClicker is an easy-to-use classroom response system that allows instructors and students to interact

dynamically in minutes. It is a plug –and-play system that requires no installation, and minimal setup for both

the hardware and software. iClicker is compatible with both Mac and PC.

Download iClicker6 Software Note: It is recommended that you download the iClicker software to a flash drive or laptop that you will have

with you at all times. Do not download the software to the instructor cart in your classroom.

1. Go to https://apps.kennesaw.edu.

2. Login using your KSU NetID and password.

3. Click the KSU Software Downloads button underneath “Public Applications”.

4. Click My Available Downloads.

5. From the list, locate iClicker 6.4.2, and then click View Files.

6. Click Download File next to the iClicker 6.4.2 for Mac or PC.

Note: The software will be downloaded to your hard drive as a ZIP file. Navigate to the location on

your hard drive to which the file was saved (Downloads) and extract the ZIP file.

7. Locate the iClicker Win or iClicker Mac folder. The iClicker application files are located within this

folder.

8. Copy the iClicker Win or iClicker Mac folder to the location of your choice (flash drive, hard drive,

network drive). Note: Do not save the folder to a classroom computer.

Set Up iClicker

1. Connect the iClicker base receiver to your computer. (See iClicker Devices on the last page of this

document). The LCD on the base will light up indicating that the base has power.

Note: Connect the base directly to your computer. Do not connect through a keyboard or non-

powered USB hub.

2. If you are running the iClicker software from a flash drive, connect the flash drive to a USB port on your

computer.

3. Locate and open the iClicker Win or iClicker Mac folder on your flashdrive or hard drive.

4. Click the iClicker icon.

Create Your Course(s) 1. Double-click the iClicker icon to start the program. The Welcome to iClicker window will appear.

2. Click New. The New Course window will appear.

3. Enter your Course Name, Course Number, and Section Number. This information will serve as the

unique identifier for your course.

4. Click Create. You will now see your course name in the list of courses in the Welcome window. Note:

iClicker automatically creates a new course folder in your iClicker Win\Classes or iClicker Mac: Classes

folder.

5. Repeat steps 2 – 4 to create as many courses or sections as you need.

Setting up Your Instructor Remote The instructor’s remote controls polling and moves between slides in your presentation software, and allows you to

move freely around your classroom while conducting an iClicker polling session. Follow the instructions below to setup

your instructor remote.

1. Double-click the iClicker icon to start the program. The Welcome to iClicker window will appear.

2. Choose a course from the list, and then click the Choose button.

3. The home screen will appear. Click My Settings.

4. Click the General tab.

5. Enter the instructor remote ID in the Instructor’s Remote ID field. (The remote ID can be found on the back of

your instructor remote near the bottom. It will be an 8 digit number.)

6. Click Set for Course (recommended), or Set for Session. If you click Set for Session, you will have to repeat

steps 1 - 4 each time you begin a new session.

7. You may now begin using the instructor remote to control polling and your presentation software. (See the

iClicker devices on the last page of this document for instructor remote button features.)

Start a Polling Session After creating a course you are ready to start a session and begin polling your students. Once the polling is

started, students can begin answering the polling questions with their iClicker remotes. Follow the

instructions below to begin start a session and begin polling.

1. Create or select a course from the Welcome to i>clicker window. The iClicker home screen appears.

2. Click the Start Session button.

3. The session toolbar appears in the top-left corner of your screen, indicating that iClicker is active. You

can reposition the toolbar anywhere on your desktop.

4. When you are ready to start polling, advise your students to turn on their iClicker remotes. (Students

can find instructions for their iClicker 2 remote by viewing the iClicker 2 Remote Student Quickguide.

5. Present the question and answer choices either verbally or visually.

Note: If you use presentation software to display your questions such as PowerPoint, make sure it's the

active application when you start polling by clicking on the presentation window. 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 (for more information on i>grader, see the iClicker for Faculty booklet located

in the UITS Documentation Center (http://uits.kennesaw.edu/cdoc)).

6. Choose the question type from the Start menu on the toolbar.

The default question type is multiple choice. If this is not the type of question you are asking, click the

drop-down menu option.

7. Select the question type of your choice.

8. Click the Start button on the toolbar or your iClicker remote to begin polling. When polling is active,

the Start button on the toolbar switches to a Stop button and a timer appears on the toolbar. You will

see a counter on the far right of the toolbar that displays how many students have voted.

Note: If students vote after the time has expired, they will see a CLOSED message on the screen of

their iClicker 2 remote. They will not be able to submit their answer.

9. If you would like to view the results for the polling question, click the Results button on the toolbar. A

graph of the class responses will appear.

10. Repeat steps 5 – 8 for each question you ask.

11. When you are finished polling, close the Session Toolbar by clicking the Close (x) button in the top-left

corner of the toolbar.

For additional technical support, contact the KSU Help Desk at service@kennesaw.edu or 470-578-6999.

iClicker Devices

Base Receiver

To Computer

To Base Receiver

Response

buttons

Display

Send Answer

Left/Right (Move

Cursor) Power

butto

Delete

Refresh

button

Up/Down

(Change Number/Letter

Student Remote

Previous

Slide Next

Slide Change

Question Power

Laser

Pointer

Start/Stop

Polling Hide/Display

Polling Results Next

Slide Previous

Slide Select

Correct

Instructor Remote

Display