Getting Started with iClicker – Learning Technologies Resource Library
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iClicker is a classroom polling program.  It’s a tool for enhancing student engagement during your lectures.  Some features of iClicker:
Use iClicker anywhere — on mobile, the web, or a physical iClicker remote.
Create questions on the fly or prepare questions ahead of time.
iClicker works seamlessly with your presentations.
Great for face-to-face, remote, or hybrid classes.
Information for students:
Check out
Getting Started with iClicker for Students
Uses of iClicker in your classroom:
In-class quizzes
Check-in on student comprehension
Assess student prior knowledge of upcoming topics
Spark discussions
Attendance
And many more
Want to learn more about how iClicker can enhance your classroom experience?
Please
contact the Center for Teaching Innovation
Setting up your iClicker software:
Getting the iClicker iCloud software from the Center for Teaching Innovation in a meeting (
request a meeting
) or download the software from the
CTI iClicker site
Connecting the white iClicker receiver base to your computer. This is required if some or all of your students will be using the iClicker physical remote. If you need a receiver base, please
contact the CTI
Following the steps to
sign in to your iClicker Cloud app
on your computer:
After downloading and installing the iClicker Cloud app, open it to see the login page. Click “Sign in through campus portal ->”:
Choose “Cornell University” from the drop-down menu:
Click “Let’s go!” and proceed with your Cornell two-step authentication to create your iClicker Cloud account, or sign in to your existing iClicker Cloud account:
Note: Existing iClicker Cloud Instructor account information is preserved from previous courses. The new login procedure which begins starting in the fall 2025 term connects to all previous courses.
You can track student iClicker responses and provide credit in your Canvas Gradebook:
To connect students’ clickers to their names in your Canvas course, check out the guide
iClicker Cloud Roster & Grade Sync with Canvas
Please
contact the Center for Teaching Innovation
with any questions or concerns.
You can Record Attendance with Geolocation:
If you choose, you can require students be present in class to answer your iClicker questions and to track attendance. See our page about
iClicker Attendance Management
for more details.
Please
contact the Center for Teaching Innovation
with any questions or concerns.
Figure: iClicker toolbar.
Figure: Results examples
Additional Resources
CTI Resources
Getting Started with iClicker: Information for Students
Comparison of Polling Options: iClicker, Poll Everywhere, and Zoom
iClicker FAQs
iClicker software & Student Information
iClicker Feature: Confidence
iClicker Feature: Groups
Vendor Resources
iClicker Cloud for Macintosh computers
iClicker Cloud for Windows computers
iClicker Cloud Roster & Grade Sync with Canvas
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