Technology for Teaching & Learning
40 iClicker Cloud
Micah Jenkins
iClicker Cloud is a student response system that is made available to UF students, instructional faculty, and staff at no cost by a Tech Fee innovation grant. With iClicker Cloud students can respond instantly to questions that you ask during class. Because it enables you to synchronously poll your online and in-person students, it is particularly well-suited for HyFlex teaching.
How Can I Learn to Use iClicker?
- Synchronous online workshops on how to use iClicker Cloud are available through the Center for Teaching Excellence.
- UF IT maintains self-help and training material for iClicker
Before Class
Getting Started
iClicker Cloud can be accessed via the instructor website, or you can download the desktop software. In order to use iClicker Cloud for synchronous sessions, you must have the software installed on the computer you use while teaching. If you are teaching from a HyFlex classroom, iClicker Cloud may have already been installed. To download iClicker cloud on your own:
- In your internet browser, navigate to https://www.iclicker.com/downloads/iclicker-cloud/ and select the correct download for your computer operating system.
- Next, click “Create Account” and enter your information. Under “Primary Institution” be sure to select “University of Florida.”
- After creating your account, you will be taken to the “Courses” window. Click “+ New Course.”
Managing your iClicker Cloud Course Settings
You can change your course settings on either the iClicker Cloud instructor website or in the desktop software.
On the website, select your course, and then select “settings” from the left-hand menu.
When accessing your course settings in the desktop software, select your course, and then select “settings” from the course actions menu.
Your course settings are organized into six tabs:
- Course Details – use this tab to edit your general information such as your course name, course term, and meeting dates and times. You can also use this tab to select whether you will use iClicker Cloud in your course just to take attendance, or to run polls and quizzes as well.
- Devices – this tab allows you to determine if students in your course will participate using only their mobile devices, only their iClicker remotes, or will be allowed to use both.
- Attendance – manage the options for your attendance preferences. You can also use the location feature to require students to be within a certain radius of your classroom to participate using iClicker. If you have students who are attending class remotely, make sure that the location feature is disabled.
- Polling – use this setting to adjust how you share images and class results to student devices after a poll. The value of poll participation and performance points can be adjusted here.
- Quizzing – select this tab to choose how many points students earn for correct quiz responses.
- Integrations – use the toggle in this tab to sync iClicker Cl