iClicker

Finally a polling option for students without technical problems!

Commenti: Overall it was a great experience and I would recommend it to any educator looking to have a way to monitor class participation

Aspetti positivi:

I used iClicker throughout my entire undergrad education as a way to monitor attendance as well as for in-class participation. There were never any technical difficulties that I have experienced with other polling software. I would say to any professor or teacher that wants to use this type of technology in the classroom, iClicker is probably the best option out there.

Aspetti negativi:

I cannot think of any cons that are significant. The only thing is that if multiple professors use the program you have to ensure that your students are on the right channel or else it won't count their participation. But this is super easy to check and fix if they are not on the right channel.

Effective for group response

Commenti: While iClickers can be tough to remember to bring to class, I never had a problem once I made a point to always carry it in my bag. It is a reliable tool, and I never had problems with it. I prefer it to online softwares such as Hotseat because it does not require internet connectivity.

Aspetti positivi:

This is an easy-to-use and reliable machine. I have used it for four years now and have had no problems: I just keep it in my backpack and pull it out when it is needed. It is robust enough to stand being tossed about in my back, and I rarely have to change the batteries. It always connects to the servers and I am confident when my answer is submitted.

Aspetti negativi:

The process of changing the response frequency for different classes was a hassle (from AA to AB, etc.) but I completely understand why it is necessary. Occasionally, I forgot to change it and lost points for attending a particular lecture; this was frustrating, but I understand that it was my own mistake.

iClicker: Basic functionality, not much else

Aspetti positivi:

There are multiple ways to engage with students using this. The remotes themselves, while they function well, are pricey and very basic in their use. Other methods of engagement such as through the app are better.

Aspetti negativi:

Functionality is very basic with the remote, especially for the cost of the product. For something as expensive as it is I would like more functionality than just a few buttons for responses.

Classroom need

Commenti: I would say my overall experience with the iclicker was great. It helped for a more focused review when studying for exams.

Aspetti positivi:

The ease of this is what I liked most about this software. We used this for every day for in class​ quizzes, results are displayed and give immediate feedback.

Aspetti negativi:

What I liked least about this software is that. I don't have the data available to me so I can go back and review the questions I missed

More engaged students

Aspetti positivi:

It helps students become more engaged in class and to help reinforce concepts. It is a good way to check for understanding of the materials.

Aspetti negativi:

It is a little expensive for students to purchase the iClickers because students have to have their own individual clickers in class. Responses are only limited to multiple choice questions and cannot enter in free response.

Great for groups

Commenti: This has been a great product that has a good price point. We can get quick feedback in meetings and presentations.

Aspetti positivi:

I like that this makes it easy to interact with a large group and get quick results to responses.

Aspetti negativi:

We have had them glitch a few times and some of our group is unable to use, but that is not too often.

Simple to use and quick to gather data

Aspetti positivi:

It is very quick and simple to set up. All you need is a room code to join. The controls are the remote are very simple

Aspetti negativi:

The older remotes don't have screens which puts some students at a disadvantage. The software also tended to crash

Useful tool for classroom use but ease of use is initially low

Aspetti positivi:

iClicker allows for a more engaging classroom experience between students and teachers. I strongly feel that utilizing this resource in classes creates a stronger learning experience and greatly benefits students during lectures.

Aspetti negativi:

Many professors struggle with adapting to this software. While it is useful and easy once you get the hang of it, the initial understanding of the program seems to take some time with staff.

Easy to use polling software

Aspetti positivi:

It is easy to setup and use and has a variety of question formats for polling. The anonymous mode is great to get students to answer sensitive questions.

Aspetti negativi:

The only con is that the iclicker software itself could be more of a distraction that benefit to students.

Great for school use

Aspetti positivi:

I used this for school and it was great. It is great to have real time quizzes and responses

Aspetti negativi:

some times it glitched out during a class which made it frustrating.

Made the classroom interesting

Aspetti positivi:

This was great technology for the classroom. They were cheap and easy to use, both for students and professors. It made classes interactive and good for going over possible test questions and hypotheticals. Good for debate and collaboration.

Aspetti negativi:

Out of classes of hundreds of people, maybe a few clickers went bad. Could have been the battery life.

All-in-one; Interactive, supportive, and neat!

Aspetti positivi:

I use this in my classroom where I had students interactively participate in my questions, or I also use it for attendance-taking. ALL IN ONE!

Aspetti negativi:

You may need to customize the frequency so that others who are using this can match to your system. The software doesn't really remind you.

Works as expected

Commenti: Overall it worked good and was fun to use at school.

Aspetti positivi:

I used Iclicker all the time in college. It worked as it was supposed to. Fun way to get the class involved.

Aspetti negativi:

Iclickers would sometimes have issues clicking in. And registering the ivlicker was also a bit difficult at first.

Perfect for large seminars

Aspetti positivi:

I love how easy it is to receive immediate feedback for large seminars.

Aspetti negativi:

There have been glitches or issues with connectivity.

Great tool to learn with or vote with

Aspetti positivi:

I like that you can create any type of questions to use the iClicker system with. You can use this as an educational tool to help quiz people on questions that they should know and memorize or simply use it as a voting tool for surveys.

Aspetti negativi:

The software itself is okay but the Clicker itself is a little expensive since every single person needs one to participate.

Engaging Tool

Commenti: It was a fun way to get people involved and to measure the understanding of the class.

Aspetti positivi:

I loved the involvement of the class when iClickers were used. It allowed the participants to not be shy and make their best guess. It gave people the freedoms to learn.

Aspetti negativi:

There were some instances of the results not being captured or the program wouldn’t sync up with the students.

loved it

Aspetti positivi:

i started using this software this year for in-class multiple choice questions to assess student's knowledge of the content, and it worked great. i especially loved how it showed a bar graph with percentages of students that chose a particular answer

Aspetti negativi:

i have no complaints about this software at all

love it!

Aspetti positivi:

as a student, i had to use iclicker for my courses for multiple choice quizzes in class and the instant feedback regarding the percentages of students that chose a particular answer let us know which areas we had to focus on more

Aspetti negativi:

i have no complaints about iclicker at all

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Aspetti positivi:

used in class to provide feedback to the professor regarding a question

Aspetti negativi:

when not used for a while, will disconnect from internet

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Aspetti positivi:

- allows for testing of knowledge within a large group/class (like Kahoot, but better) - provides immediate feedback regarding responses - allows for different options of multiple choice questions or short answer

Aspetti negativi:

- pausing the lecture to vote takes away from class time, using time and energy to reconnect to iClicker and vote

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Aspetti positivi:

fantastic software, my teacher uses this in my microbiology class to see how many students in the class know the content after teaching

Aspetti negativi:

people complain about the internet connectivity because it sometimes disconnects after we don't use it for a long time and then we miss answering the question

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Aspetti positivi:

this software was used for my microbiology course where students would be quizzed on certain concepts/topics throughout the lecture, which was very useful

Aspetti negativi:

often the connection whether via PC or mobile device would cut out randomly and sometimes i would miss answering the question

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Aspetti positivi:

i like how this software provides a neat, succinct bar graph for the percentages of people that chose a particular question

Aspetti negativi:

i don't like how the mobile application lags more than using the software on a laptop

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Aspetti positivi:

instant feedback from class regarding percentage of students who chose a specific answer for multiple choice questions

Aspetti negativi:

stopping lectures for polling and voting can be slightly distracting

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Aspetti positivi:

used to gauge the understanding of the class for a certain topic, which was fantastic

Aspetti negativi:

sometimes the internet connection would cut out when the website was undisturbed for a while