iClicker

Create an account on the iClicker Cloud Instructor site (if you do not have one already).

• Search for and select “University of Toronto” as your Primary Institution.
• Select “Instructor” as your primary role.
• Use your @utoronto.ca instructor email address when creating an account.
• Do NOT use your UTORid password.  This is a separate account from your University email & UTORid.

2. Download iClicker Cloud.

Choose either the Windows Standalone Version or Mac version.

Download iClicker Cloud.

Choose either the Windows Standalone Version or Mac version.

The iClicker course name that you create does not automatically sync with your Quercus course name.

Instructors should create an iClicker course name that matches their Quercus course & year.

Choose Create New Course in your iClicker Cloud account with the following:

• Institution: Ensure “University of Toronto” is selected.
• Course Name: To ensure you are interacting with the correct course, match this name with the name of your course in Quercus.  You may also want to include the section, semester and year information.
• Enrollment: We recommend selecting the option “Students must be invited to this course.” *
• Optional: Adding the Course ID from Quercus and Term information will assist in keeping your iClicker courses organized.

Once your iClicker course is created, students can be added to the course via the Roster & Grade Sync.

* We recommend selecting the option “Students must be invited to this course” if you plan on utilizing the Quercus Roster & Grade Sync feature. 

The “Students can search for and self-enroll in this course” option can be used if you are not using any of the Quercus syncing features. For example, if you are just taking surveys, knowledge-checks in-class, things like that to read the room but are not using iClicker for any important for assessment for which individual students need to be identified.  A Join link and Join code can be shared as well if students are having difficulty finding or accessing the iClicker course.

Please reach out to iClicker directly if you have any questions about what type of setup is best for your situation.

Once your iClicker course is created, you can sync assignment grades and cross-check roster information with the Quercus integration.

In the settings area of your iClicker Cloud course, select the “Integrations” tab and follow the Canvas integration prompts “Connect to Canvas” to select the Quercus course you wish to sync roster and grade information.

Once connected, you may do an initial Roster Sync with your Quercus course:

After completing an initial roster sync, you will be given the option to notify students who do not have an iClicker account setup yet.

An additional Roster sync will be required once

After following the steps to set up Roster & Grade Sync in your course, you can pull your roster from your Quercus course into your iClicker course.

Navigate to the People section of the iClicker Cloud instructor website and click the Sync Roster button on the Students page to initiate the roster sync.

Students from your Quercus roster are associated to an iClicker account by matching account information in the two systems. If a match is found and the student hasn’t yet joined your iClicker course, that student will get automatically added to your iClicker roster and sent an email notification. Student account matches use email address as the primary identifier but also use student ID and full name to supplement match success if an email match cannot be made.

Learn more about Sync your roster from Quercus to iClicker Cloud.

After following the steps to set up Roster & Grade Sync in your course, you can sync iClicker Cloud grade book with your Quercus course anytime.

A “Grade Sync” column appears in your iClicker Cloud gradebook when you have the integration active

Click the “Sync Grade” button on the “Gradebook” page to initiate the grade sync.

Note that a roster sync is automatically included with every grade sync to ensure that your roster is as up-to-date as possible before grades are sent.

Learn more about Sync your grades from iClicker Cloud to Canvas.

1. Mobile app and/or hardware

When using iClicker in a physical classroom, you may use an iClicker Receiver Base.  Using a base station is not required if the WiFi connectivity is good in your classroom and your students are using iClicker Cloud.

Using a base station can be beneficial if you are in a classroom with poor or unreliable WiFi access.

• St. George Campus: To obtain an iClicker Instructor Base, fill in this request form .
• UTM: Consult information about iClickers at UTM.
• UTSC: Contact quercus.utsc@utoronto.ca for information about iClickers at UTSC.

Instructors can share their iClicker Cloud courses with other users who will be assisting with the course like a co-instructor, TA/GA, or divisional ed tech support.

In the People section of your iClicker course, select the “Instructors” tab and then the blue “Add Instructor” button.

Ensure you are using their official University of Toronto email address.

The creator of the course is the course owner and maintains ultimate control of the course. This role cannot be transferred. Invited users can have either a co-instructor or teaching assistant (TA) role and will share almost all the same course permissions as the course owner.

Learn more on How to Share Your iClicker Cloud Course with a Co-Instructor or TA.

Polls vs Quizzes in iClicker:

• Polls are non-graded
• Quizzes can sync to Quercus grade book
• Polls are more limited and don’t have the same features as quizzes (for example, you can not embed images in polls)

iClicker Cloud Roster & Grade Sync with Quercus: How to Set Up Multi-Section Courses.

In this scenario, each Canvas section meets on a different day and/or time, but all feed into the same Canvas gradebook. Additionally, students are allowed to attend any section regardless of their actual section registration.

This article explains how to set up iClicker Roster & Grade Sync (RGS) for a Canvas course that serves as a shell for multiple sections.