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How to use your clicker

Discover how to effectively utilize a student clicker response system to boost your engagement, learning, and success in class. Learn where to buy one, how to troubleshoot common issues, set the channel, and register your device. Ensure your clicker is always ready for class participation!

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How to use your clicker

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  1. How to use your clicker Student Response System

  2. What’s a clicker for? It’s for YOUR benefit: • Get you involved • Help you learn more • Help you succeed in class

  3. Where can I buy one? Go to Tech Depot - • Located in Baker Center • Near Food Court, underneath the escalators

  4. Ready to try it?

  5. Clark Kent : Superman :: Bruce Wayne : • Hulk • Spiderman • Wolverine • Batman 0 of 30

  6. About your answer: • You can change your answer as many times as you like … • Until time runs out! • If your choices are A,B,C, D and you click E,F,G,H,I,J … • your clicker light will go “green”, but • the computer will NOT accept your answer.

  7. Is my clicker is working? Pay attention to the round light • Green = answer IS received • Red = answer NOT received

  8. If your clicker light blinks orange … • No valid QA is in session • Time is up on the QA session • Your instructor needs to reset the QA session • Your clicker is set to the wrong channel Try clicking now - Your clicker blinks orange because there is no open QA session)

  9. Which clicker do you have? LCD - Display Non-LCD

  10. How do I set the channel? • Press and release the “Ch” button. • While the light is blinking red-green enter the 2 digit channel code • Press the “Ch” button again. (41 = channel for this class!)

  11. How do I set the channel? • IF  success! You’ve set the channel. • IF or • IF blinks  oops, try again. NOTE: If you set the channel to the wrong number … - your clicker will NOT work in this class!

  12. Is the battery dead? Is the light faint or weak? Can the channel NOT be reset? • Then, your battery is going dead. • Visit Tech Depot • Dead batteries will be replaced for free!

  13. Test your clicker every day! • Professor: F7 • Students: click in

  14. Test your clicker. • Yes • Yes • Yes • Yes • Yes • Yes • Yes • Yes • Yes • Yes 0 of 30

  15. How do I register my clicker? • Purchase from Tech Depot in Baker Center • Login to Blackboard course. Choose Tools menu and find the TurningPoint Registration Tool. • Type your clicker ID twice to verify.

  16. What’s my clicker ID? Your Clicker ID is on the back of your clicker (6 characters)

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