Check if your i>clicker software is current: If you’re using i>clicker 7 software, please run the “Check for Update” feature to download the most recent version of i>clicker 7. Staying current with the latest i>clicker release helps your classes run smoothly. The newest available release is version 7.10. This is an optional update, however, updating to this version…
i>clicker 7.4.6 update: If you’re using i>clicker software, please run the “Check for Update” to download the most recent version of i>clicker 7. Staying current with the latest i>clicker release helps your classes run smoothly. The newest available release is version 7.4.6. This is an optional update, however, updating to this version ensures access to the very…
Looking for a detailed guide to provoking rich, focused discussions among students in your courses, even large ones? Peter Newbury of UC San Diego has a great set of procedures and recommendations for how to use audience response tools like i>clicker to do just that. “Peer instruction is a powerful, evidence-based instructional strategy that supports…
We’re happy to announce that UMass Amherst i>clicker 7 software package is now available for download. This latest release integrates i>grader into i>clicker app as a Gradebook feature and provides better ease of use, improved stability and access to new and improved polling features. Downloading and using i>clicker 7 Please visit IT Support Center’s i>clicker Support…
We would like to invite you to a Lunch & Learn event on Friday, May 1st, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Our campus i>Clicker representative will join us to talk about the new i>Clicker 7, which we will use on campus this fall; REEF Polling, i>Clicker’s new mobile solution; and best practices for using i>Clicker…
The i>clicker audience response system is a polling system that uses a handheld remote (clicker) to collect student responses to questions posed by the instructor. Student data is recorded and then displayed on a results graph via software on the instructor’s computer. i>clicker software versions 6.4.1 and earlier utilize a security communication protocol that could…
Instructors and students are interested in using mobile devices, such as phones, laptops, and tablets, as “clicker remotes” to respond to classroom polling. This would allow students to participate in clicker-based activities without requiring them to purchase and maintain a separate handheld remote. In Fall 2012 and Spring 2013, OIT ran a limited ran pilot…
On Thursday, October 17 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., please join fellow instructors Curt Griffin (Environmental Conservation), Ray la Raja (Political Science), and Ludmila Tyler (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) in a moderated discussion about responsive teaching. Our discussion will encompass a variety of approaches for using student feedback and student work to actively modify…
To use i>clicker with Moodle and OIT’s new “Web Login” single sign-on service (see below), you will need to download and install our updated version of the i>clicker software (v6.3.0) from: https://www.oit.umass.edu/ars/request-iclicker-software Note: On September 25, 2013, i>clicker issued an update for v6.3.0. To apply the update: Download and install i>clicker. open the i>clicker software…
Greetings! As summer winds down and the Fall 2013 semester is set to begin, we have some Moodle news we’d like to share with you. In addition to the major changes from our May 2013 upgrade to Moodle 2.4, the July 2013 release of Moodle included the following updates (described in more detail below): A…
As we come into the final weeks of the Spring 2013 semester, we would like to provide you with some important updates regarding i>clicker.
As the Spring 2013 semester is well underway, we would like to reminder i>clicker users about some important updates.