What's New in iClicker for Fall 2024

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As always, the iClicker team has been hard at work creating new features, all designed to enhance what you can do with your students in your classroom. Check out everything we’ve debuted recently, and remember: iClicker Cloud 6.0.0 is the current minimum required supported version of instructor software.

iClicker AI Question Creator

Available now at https://questioncreator.iclicker.com/login, and coming soon to iClicker Cloud instructor website

With the new AI Question Creator, you can effortlessly generate novel, dynamic iClicker questions in minutes. iClicker crafts questions that align perfectly with your course goals, ensuring your polls, quizzes, and assignments accurately reflect students' comprehension and critical thinking skills. With the ability to deploy new questions in seconds, you can assess students’ true understanding during class time – without worrying about them having seen the questions beforehand.

Formula/Symbol Question Type

  

Available now in iClicker Cloud 6.1.0

The new iClicker Formula/Symbol question type lets students respond with equations, mathematical expressions, symbols, and Greek letters. This feature, ideal for STEM instructors, allows for more complex polling questions, offering a deeper challenge than Multiple Choice.

 

 

 

 

Other Polling Enhancements

Available now in iClicker Cloud 6.1.0

• Short Answer Polling questions now have an option to make responses case sensitive. 
• Short Answer and Numeric questions offer the ability to grade by using the +Add Correct Answer option as an alternative to clicking the student responses. This option replaces the previous “Other Response” input that was used to indicate that none of the student responses are correct.
• A new course setting for Polling allows instructors to skip the screen capture window selection dialog and image preview popup. 

Confidence Mode

Available in iClicker Cloud 6.0.0 and above

Are students answering confidently or are they taking an educated guess?

iClicker Cloud's Confidence Mode feature encourages students to reflect on their in-class responses and provides instructors with instantaneous insight into student comprehension. You can find confidence mode in the polling tab of your software under the “more” option. 

Coming Soon

iClicker Events Feedback

Events will include the option to request feedback from participants after ending the event. This feature will be released as an automatic update for version 6.1.0; no new download will be needed. When released, events run using older Cloud 6.0.0 will always send participants a request for feedback without offering the option to end without feedback.

 

Roster and Grade Sync Performance and Participation Scores

Roster and grade sync (RGS) integration will offer additional options to sync participation and performance points individually. This new setting is available whether you choose to sync a single iClicker grade or individual activity scores. This feature will be available automatically via the instructor website upon its release.

 

 

Affordability Reminders for Fall 2024

If your institution does not have a site license, remember these tips to help with student affordability:

• iClicker is included with Achieve at no additional cost to students.
• New iClicker remote purchases include a 5-year iClicker student app subscription.
• No remote needed? Students should set up their accounts via the web app for the most affordable option.