i>Clickers at Guelph

1. What are clickers?
2. How can I start using them?
3. Where can I get support?
4. How much do they cost?
5. What if I'm using a different clicker?
6. How can I try this out?
7. Will iclickers work if a student has a disability?

1. What are clickers?

Clickers, also known as student or classroom response systems, are small remote-like devices that allow members of an audience to make selections that are collected by a receiver. They can be used to vote (like in the TV game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire") or to answer multiple choice questions, for example.
In January 2007, the University began supporting the i>clicker system, based on a recommendation from a selection committee. This means that we will be providing training and technical support for instructors, and integrating i>clicker with CourseLink.

2. How can I start using them?

• contact the bookstore to place an order. Sufficient numbers of clickers must be ordered for your class in advance. Please allow at least four weeks for delivery. Students will then purchase the clickers at the beginning of the semester.
  
• be sure to inform students that clickers are required for the course in the syllabus. It's also a good idea to indicate how they will be used and if they will factor in the grade distribution for the course.

3. Where can I get support?

Instructors

• for initial setup, support, and training requests, contact Kyle Mackie at ext. 52936 or kmackie@uoguelph.ca
• for questions involving Desire2Learn integration, contact Courseware Support at ext. 52530 or courselink@uoguelph.ca
• for software or hardware technical support Monday-Friday 8 am-11 pm, contact i>clicker at support@iclicker.com or toll free 1-866-209-5698
• access the support materials on this website
• sign up for a i>clicker orientation session with TSS

Students

• for registration issues, speak with your instructor
• for equipment problems, return to the bookstore

4. How much do they cost?

current cost is $47.75 at the University Bookstore (as of September 2009)

bookstore will buy back for $23.50

used clickers (as they become available) $36.00

5.What if I'm using a different clicker?

You may continue to use clicker systems from other vendors; however, due to limited resources, TSS cannot provide technical support or Desire2Learn integration for these systems. Also, since students in your class may already be required to purchase i>clicker for other courses, they may have to purchase two clickers. For these reasons, we encourage you to try i>clicker.

6.How can I try this out?

Classroom Technical Support loans out this equipment.
Tell me more.

7.Will iclickers work if a student has a disability?

The Centre for Students with Disabilities discusses how iclickers can be problematic for some students and provides a list of simple solutions.
Tell me more on the CSD website.