This document explains the process of integrating your i>clicker software with your Moodle course. Center for Effective Teaching and Learning CETL Fine Arts 138 mymoodle@calstatela.edu Cal State L.A. (323) 343-6594
Table of Contents Adding the i>clicker block to your course... 1 Setting up your i>clicker course... 1 Download the Moodle i>clicker Software... 1 Create a course in iclicker... 1 Syncing your Moodle roster with i>clicker... 2 Sync i>clicker session to your Moodle course... 5 Center for Effective Teaching and Learning CETL
Adding the i>clicker block to your course 1. Click the Turn Editing on button in the upper right hand corner. 2. Locate the Add a block section and click on the drop down menu. 3. Select i>clicker. Setting up your i>clicker course Download the Moodle i>clicker Software 1. Go to the CETL website 2. Hover over the Educational Technology Support menu with your mouse and click on the IClicker menu link 3. Download the appropriate Full Software Package for your computer (Windows or Mac) 4. Save the software to your computer (It is ok to save it to the Desktop) 5. Unzip the software file. Create a course in iclicker 1. Open the i>clicker software folder. 2. Double click iclicker.exe file to launch i>clicker software (or iclicker if you are on a Mac). 3. Click the Create button. 4. Enter the desired course name. Center for Effective Teaching and Learning CETL Page 1
5. Select the course you created. 6. Click the Settings button. 7. In the General tab enter or verify the Instructor Remote ID. Note: a Welcome Message can be included Syncing your Moodle roster with i>clicker 1. After entering the Instructor Remote ID, Click on the Gradebook tab. 2. Select course to which you would like to upload polling data. 3. Click on the Select Course button Center for Effective Teaching and Learning CETL Page 2
4. In order to login to Moodle from the i>clicker Software you will need a Single Sign-On Security Key. You can get your key by clicking on Single Sign-On Security Key on the i>clicker block you added to your Moodle course. 5. Enter your MyCSULA Username and course Security Key on the Learning Management System window that appears. Note: The Security Key can be found in the i>clicker block you inserted in your Moodle course; Single Sign-On Security Key. 6. Select the correct Moodle course to connect with i>clicker. 7. Click the Select button when ready. Center for Effective Teaching and Learning CETL Page 3
8. The following window will appear after clicking the Save button on the Course settings window because your Moodle course rosters have not been synced with the i>clicker software. The Sync i>clicker session to your Moodle course section below will guide you through the roster sync process. 9. Instruct your students to register their i>clickers through your Moodle course with the following instructions: a. Login to Moodle b. Enter the class Moodle course c. Locate the i>clicker block on the left hand side of your Moodle course d. Click on the Remote Registration link e. Enter the i>clicker ID located on the back of the clicker (See Below). Center for Effective Teaching and Learning CETL Page 4
Sync i>clicker session to your Moodle course 1. Double click the iclicker.exe file to launch i>clicker software (or just iclicker if you are on a Mac) 2. With the correct course selected, click on the Open Gradebook button 3. Once the gradebook is open, click on the Sync Roster button before uploading session poll data for the most up-to-date student clicker registration. Note: Many of the previous windows will reappear during this process. 4. Click on the Sync Score button to begin uploading poll session data to your Moodle course Center for Effective Teaching and Learning CETL Page 5
5. You will have the option to select which session data to import to your course. Select the appropriate session. 6. Click the Next button 7. The following settings can be adjusted to fit how the iclickers were used in your course. Under Selected Sessions you have the option to separate or aggregate sessions. Under separate entries, each session done in the software will appear in Moodle as its own column, similarly to i>clicker s gradebook. When aggregated, all the sessions will be summed into 1 column in Moodle. The next section allows you to select what type of points you want to upload for the sessions. You can select to upload only performance or participation points, or upload both either together in total, or in their own separate column. Performance points are those that a student receives for answering questions correctly. Participation points are typically set up to give points for students who participated in the iclicker session. You may want to control this based on the type of activity done during the session, for example an anonymous survey would use participation, while a quiz would use performance. Center for Effective Teaching and Learning CETL Page 6
8. A window will appear after scores have been successfully uploaded. Center for Effective Teaching and Learning CETL Page 7