iClicker Cloud Student Guide

Set up an iClicker account

1. Go to the iClicker student account creation page.
2. Type "UBC" as your primary institution, choose University of British Columbia from the drop-down list, and click Next.
3. Enter the rest of your information.
   • Note that you do not have to use your UBC email. Your email does need to match the default email for your Canvas account.
   • You can optionally enter your student number as your student ID.
4. Once you are ready, agree to the privacy policy/terms of use and use of personal information, then click Create Account.
   • If you are not comfortable agreeing to these items with your regular email address, you can set up an anonymized email address to use instead.
5. You now have an account and are ready to add a course.

Add an iClicker course to your account

Most instructors will use iClicker with Canvas. To ensure your grades sync properly between the tools, you will need to add the iClicker course to your account using Canvas. This process is the only way to receive grades for iClicker activities in the course.

1. Once you have an iClicker account, log in to your Canvas course and click iClicker Sync in the Course Navigation.
   • If you don't see the iClicker Sync option in your Course Navigation, contact your instructor. This sync needs to be enabled in the Canvas course for you to see it.
2. An iClicker Reef page will open in your web browser. Click Launch iClicker Reef.
3. If prompted, log in using the details you created in setting up your iClicker account, then click Launch iClicker Reef again.
4. You should see the course in your list of courses.

Join a class session in iClicker

After you add a course to your account, you will join that course in iClicker each time there is a class session to attend.

1. Log in to iClicker at student.iclicker.com using your iClicker account email and password.
   • If you don't have an account, follow the steps to set up an iClicker account.
2. Select your course from the main screen.
   • If you don't see the course, follow the steps to add an iClicker course to your account.
3. Click Join when it appears on your screen (it may take a minute to show up). Note that this button only displays once your instructor has started the class in iClicker and may not be available if you log in early.
4. You will see a confirmation message, and your instructor will see you have joined the class.

Participate in iClicker activities

When your instructor initiates an iClicker activity in the class session, you will see the question and options for responding to it in the iClicker interface.

1. Once you have logged in to iClicker at student.iclicker.com and joined the class session, wait for your instructor to initiate an activity.
2. When an activity starts, you will see a question and your options for responding:
   • For polls, you will be able to answer a single question in one of several ways, depending on how your instructor has set it up: by choosing one or more multiple-choice items, writing a short answer (up to 140 characters), typing a numeric answer, or clicking part of an image.
   • For quizzes, you will answer a set of questions by choosing a multiple-choice item for each, then reviewing and submitting all your answers together.
3. Follow the prompts on screen to send in each answer. You will see an “Answer Received” for each, or a quiz submitted confirmation once you’ve submitted your response.
4. When an activity ends, your instructor may choose to share the correct poll response and/or class results. Quiz results may also be available after the class session ends.