I>Clicker Integration with ccc.brightspace.com

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1 I>Clicker Integration with ccc.brightspace.com Step 1 Getting Started Set Up Your iclicker Cloud Account NOTE: You will need to download the iclicker Cloud Instructor Software if you intend to use Polling and Quizzing modules. If you plan to only use the iclicker Attendance module, you can create your account and course by visiting instructor.reef-education.com TIP: You can also run the software from a thumb drive, though we recommend running iclicker Cloud from your hard drive for best performance. TIP: If you are using Attendance, you will not be able to run an Attendance session until at least one student has joined your course. 1. Download the iclicker Cloud instructor software from iclicker.com ( and copy the extracted application to your computer s hard drive. 2. Launch the iclicker Cloud application and click the Create a New Account button or log in to an existing account. 3. Complete the form to create an iclicker Cloud account. Because all iclicker Cloud data is saved to the cloud, you will use this account to access your course data from anywhere. 4. Once the Course Dashboard opens, click the blue Create a Course button to create your first course. You can edit or update course settings at anytime. The more detail you provide, the easier it will be for your students to find your class. Once completed, let your students know that your course is ready to join.

2 Step 2 Create a registration link in your Brightspace course Copy your course-specific LTI link Open your I>Clicker account from the Desktop Instructor software Click Launch Gradebook (top right) Click Settings Navigate to the Grade Sync tab of your course settings and switch Grade Sync Integration ON. Select Brightspace as your platform from the drop-down menu

3 Copy your Course-specific LTI link that appears

4 Navigate to "Content" in D2L/Brightspace

5 Add external learning tool Click "Create new LTI Link" Enter new link info recommended paste the URL copied from your iclicker Cloud course settings Sign in or create a new Reef student account if you don t already have one. Doing this from here will link your Brightspace and Reef identities for this course and allow me to synchronize your scores.

6 Edit properties of link. The link is now ready for students to use

7 STEP 3 Sync Grades iclicker Cloud Grade Sync with Brightspace by Desire2Learn Please note: Before syncing grades to your LMS, please make sure that you have already created the iclicker Cloud association Link in Brightspace by Desire2Learn. iclicker Cloud Grade Sync with D2L How Scores Sync to D2L Video: iclicker Cloud Grade Sync with D2L

8 iclicker Cloud Grade Sync with D2L Click Launch Gradebook in iclicker Cloud

9 Click "Sync Scores to LMS" in the online gradebook Note: Whenever you sync your scores, you also send an reminder to any student who has not yet used the iclicker Cloud association link. You can turn this option off in the LMS Sync tab of your Course Settings. Return to top. How to sync scores to D2L iclicker Cloud score totals are synced to D2L as percentages normalized to the points you defined in D2L. While points in iclicker Cloud are built up from zero, the scores in D2L start at the maximum number of points and are updated every time a sync is performed.

10 Example: Halfway through the term, an instructor has run 20 polling sessions worth a total of 160 points. In D2L, the instructor defined the iclicker Cloud grade item to be worth 50 points for their course. A student with a iclicker Cloud score of 120 points will show a D2L score of 37.5 points when syncing scores. iclicker Cloud: (120 pts earned) / (160 pts possible) = 0.75 LMS: (0.75)(50 pts possible) = 37.5 pts earned Even though the percentage shown in iclicker Cloud is shown as an integer, the synchronized percentage retains greater precision so that the D2L score is converted accurately. Example: After the first week of class, an instructor has run sessions worth a total of 6 points. In D2L, the instructor defined the iclicker Cloud grade item to be worth 100 points for their course. A student with a iclicker Cloud score of 5 points will show a iclicker Cloud percentage of 83%, but the conversion in D2L displays iclicker Cloud: (5 pts earned) / (6 pts possible) = or 83% when rounded LMS: (0.8333)(100 pts possible) = pts earned