For
this course you will be required to purchase and use an I-Clicker from the
bookstore. They are sold new for about
$35 at the downstairs counter in the UMC bookstore. You will be able to sell your clicker back to
the bookstore at the end of the semester for about half price, but since this
model is the campus standard clicker and the number of classes using I-Clickers
at CU is increasing at a geometric rate, you will probably need one for another
class.
Unlike
the older style infrared clickers, the I-Clickers operate by radio waves and
hundreds of answers can be received and recorded each second. Batteries should last all semester but the
clicker has a warning light when the batteries are running low. You should write your name and phone number
on a small piece of paper and attach it to the clicker with Scotch tape. (You
would be amazed at the number of clickers left in classrooms each day and it is
not to easy to trace the owner from the clicker number.) You may also use the
same clicker for multiple courses if you are taking more than one clicker
course this semester; however, you need to be sure to register your clicker
EACH SEMESTER (not for each course).
Throughout
the semester, you will answer multiple-choice questions in class by pressing
the button on your clicker corresponding to their answers.
Typically,
4 pts are given for a correct answer; 3 pt for an
incorrect one. Occasionally, we will
have bonus questions and double points questions. For most lectures, two questions will be
asked at the beginning of class, one in the middle and one at the end. You are
allowed to discuss possible answers to the last question with your fellow
students.
Receivers
in the classroom are connected to a laptop and this system records your answer
and displays summaries of how the class answered. Questions will cover the readings and the
lectures. I will use these responses to guide the lecture and to clarify
confusing material Some answers will be recorded anonymously since they are for
opinion questions.
Make sure to bring the I-clicker
to class each day.
Note
that 15% of the overall grade is assigned by clicker responses in class. We will drop the lowest 10
clicker scores (this includes questions for which you forgot your
clicker). There will also be bonus points for those who answer more than 90% of
all clicker questions (right or wrong).
Important:
To
use the clickers in class, you must first register your clicker – follow
the instructions here :Clicker Instructions
A
single student can register more than one clicker for the same class ญญ--- for
instance, if a student loses the first clicker and must register a second one
later in the semester. The scores
registered for the first clicker will be carried over to the second one.
Setting the frequency on your I-clicker
remote is important. That way, we will be able to gather your input. To set the
frequency on an I-clicker remote:
If
your clicker is not sending your answers, it might be due to a dead battery.
Please check and replace as necessary (when you see the low battery warning
light).
For
questions about the clickers, contact the Lead TA Ted Holland for both lecture
sections 100 and 200.