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1. The iClicker2 is the current consensus choice by UVa faculty. Include the appropriate ISBN (1429280476) in your book order. It's best to order iclicker2 devices separately (rather than in a textbook bundle) since students may already own the device. A student can use the same device in multiple classes.
2. Determine whether a base station has already been installed in the classroom where you'll be teaching by contacting the a classroom support group adminstrator at

    

    

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   . If it has not yet been installed, the classroom support group will install it at no cost to you.
3. Pick up a free Instructor Kit from an administrator in the Classrooms Support group (Email

    

    

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   . This will provide you with an instructor remote, a base station and a USB drive. Note: Current best practice is to keep your data in an iClicker folder that you set up on your Home Directory (or on your own laptop). After each class, you'll sync those data with the iClicker server. Although there are other ways to keep your data, these instructions assume that you are using your Home Directory.
4. You will want to integrate iClicker into your UVaCollab course site to enable you to take daily roll-call using the clicker software and use the class members' responses as part of their class participation, etc... If you integrate iClicker into UVaCollab, you can easily import these data into your gradebook.
5. Set up before class
   1. Install the iClicker tool in your UVaCollab course site:
      1. In your UVaCollab course site,
      2. click site info,
      3. click edit tools,
      4. check i>clicker,
      5. click continue,
      6. click finish.
   2. Update your iClicker file:
      1. Plug your base station into your computer using the USB cable,
      2. insert the iClicker flash drive,
      3. click Kingston,
      4. click iclicker for either Mac or Windows, as appropriate,
      5. drag that file to your computer,
      6. click WebUpdate and follow on screen instructions.
   3. Download the Integration Wizard files to your iClicker folder from the UVaCollab FAQ:
      1. In UVaCollab,
      2. click Home,
      3. click FAQ,
      4. click For Instructors,
      5. click i>clicker,
      6. click on Mac files or Windows files, as appropriate,
      7. drag CMS Integrate Wizard files to your Mac or Win file as appropriate.
   4. Register your instructor remote:
      1. In your UVaCollab course site,
      2. click i>clicker,
      3. enter your ID number from the instructor remote into the text window,
      4. click register.
   5. Set up an iClicker folder on your Home Director:

      1. Go to,

      2. follow the steps detailed there to access your Home Directory,
      3. create a new folder to store your iClicker data during class.
   6. Instruct your students to register their iClicker device:
      1. In your UVaCollab course site,
      2. click i>clicker,
      3. enter your ID number from your iClicker into the text window,
      4. click register.
   7. Using iClicker during class:
      1. (If you are using your own laptop, disconnect the iClicker drive in the room and use a USB cable from your instructor kit to connect your iClicker drive to your laptop.)
      2. click Mac files or Windows files as appropriate,
      3. note, you will save your class iclicker data to this folder or to your folder on your Home Directory,
      4. pose a multiple choice question to the students,
      5. click the A-E box to poll students,
      6. click to close the poll.
   8. Using iClicker after class to analyze the data:
      1. click iGrader,
      2. choose the appropriate class,
      3. click Sync to move the data from your Home Directory or your laptop to UVaCollab.

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