Overview
iClicker is an audience polling tool that is integrated in Bruin Learn. Instructors can use the iClicker software to ask students questions during class and take attendance. Students respond to iClicker polls using the iClicker Student Mobile App or Web App. In-class polling results can be displayed immediately once the poll is closed.
Primary Benefits
- In-class polling and attendance, graded or supplementary
- Results are available immediately once a poll is closed
- Questions can be prepared in advance or posed in real time
- Responses can be synchronized with the student roster and gradebook in Bruin Learn
- Students participate using a mobile device or laptop using their iClicker Student app
Pricing
iClicker is available to instructors and students at no cost.
Instructors: Get Started with iClicker Cloud
Review the steps below to learn how to start using iClicker Cloud for your course. Many of the linked resources in this guide are part of a larger more comprehensive guide: Instructor Checklist: Getting Started with iClicker Cloud. Each section below will take you to support resources on that specific topic.
Before Class
- Create your iClicker Cloud account
- Create an iClicker Cloud account through the campus portal. Instructors and students are now able to sign in to iClicker UCLA campus portal using Single Sign-On.
- Download the iClicker Cloud Desktop Software
- Create your iClicker Cloud course, define attendance settings, invite co-instructors and TAs, and sync your Roster with your Bruin Learn course site
- How to Create a Course in iClicker Cloud
- How to Manage iClicker Cloud Course Settings
- Instructor Guide: iClicker Cloud Roster & Grade Sync with Canvas
- Manage attendance settings in iClicker Cloud (includes information on Bluetooth and GPS Proximity Tracking features)
- How to share your iClicker course with a co-instructor or TA
- Information to share with your students
For more information on how to set up your iClicker Cloud course, watch this short video playlist:
During Class
- Build polling activities
- Take attendance
For more information on how to create and run iClicker polls in your class, watch this short video from our 5 Ways to Take Attendance training series:
After Class Sessions
- View and Grade Polling Results
- Syncing grades to Bruin Learn
Students: Get Started with iClicker Cloud
Review the steps below to learn how to start using iClicker Cloud for your course. Many of the linked resources in this guide are part of a larger more comprehensive guide: Student Guide: Getting Started with iClicker Cloud.
Create an iClicker Cloud account
To sign in and create your iClicker Student account:
- Create an iClicker student account through the campus portal. Students are now able to sign in to the UCLA campus portal using Single Sign-On.
- Getting Started with the iClicker Student App
Join your Instructor’s iClicker Cloud course
If you have an iClicker Cloud Student account and it is set up correctly (see section above), you will be added to your instructor’s iClicker Cloud course automatically. When you sign into the iClicker Student Mobile App or the Web App, you will see that you’re added to your instructor’s iClicker Cloud course listed under Courses.
Alternatively, your instructor may provide a Join Code that you can use to access the course using the Student Mobile App or Web App
Participate in iClicker Cloud Attendance & Polling
Review the following guides to learn how to participate in iClicker Cloud activities.
- Participate in a Poll with the iClicker Student App
- View Class History and Session Results in the iClicker Student App
- Use Study Tools in the iClicker Student App After Class
Student Troubleshooting
- How to Troubleshoot Missing iClicker Points
- How to Troubleshoot Your Connection to iClicker
- Troubleshooting Wi-Fi and iClicker Connection Issues