Audience Response System (Clickers)

Best Practices and Tips for Using Clickers Well

1. "Sync" your roster at least once a week to make sure the database roster matches the clicker roster. (Log -> select the course under "Prepare" -> click on "Sync" to match the rosters.
   
   
2. Make sure "Show Answer Distribution" is checked under "Delivery Options" so that the question results will appear almost immediately and the graph will follow. This allows you to continue with discussion while waiting for the graphs.
   
   
3. Never run the software directly off a "flash" drive. Always copy the database directly onto the computer with the software and then copy it back when finished.
   
   
4. Remind students to turn on their clickers at the beginning of each class. NOTE: If they came immdiately from a class that use the clicker, they MUST turn the clicker off and re-join it with the current class.