Clickers

1. Short for Classroom Performance System Clickers Help yourself to treats Please pick up a clicker from the desk by the door Please Sign in

2. This is the icon you will see for the classroom performance system.

3. Create a new database. You may create more than one if you have more than one grade level or subject. Click ok

4. Title your database. I used “example “ for this demonstration. Click save

5. Click on Prepare tab and then the class and students tab. Click new tab

6. You will see this screen before you can name a class. Of course you want to click k-12. Click next You have to fill out the following information for each database.

7. I do not use cps online. I have always clicked no. If you click yes there is a link you can click to learn more about CPSONLINE.

8. Fill out information

9. Give your class a name. Click next twice

10. You will want to make a class for every period. Click done. Add students.

11. Add a student. Type in first last name. Pad Id number will automatically progress. They will use the same clicker number each time clickers are used.

12. This is also the screen to edit or delete students or classes. Now move to prepare a lesson

13. Two ways to add a lesson. Easy – fast grade lesson More involved - add files

14. Title lesson Choose answer choices My clickers are able to do numbers as well as letters. If you have the letter only clicker you may not have this choice. Click ok

15. I use mc4, numerical, and mc 10 the most. MC 4 AND MC 10 just click your answer and it will progress to the next question . Numerical you have to type answer in box and click add each time

16. You have created a lesson. Now let us engage

17. Click the box in front of the lesson Make sure you are in the period you want. Two choices : push engage – it automatically goes to teacher led Assessment setup – student paced Each choice will bring up a different screen

18. Teacher led – everyone answers the same problem at the same time Student paced – each student can be on a different question. When you end answers are saved in a report. Students click in their answers and push send

19. Report tab Click on lesson Click on generate Choose report I liked these: Instructor summary Question grid export

20. Mistakes happen - The students clicked in the wrong answer or I typed in the wrong answer. Click on lesson and then edit. This window pops up Choose re-grade question or re-grade student. Depending on the problem Reports will keep accumalting, the last will be on top

21. Re-grade question – Just change the answer. Click Ok. Scroll over to omit

22. The check mark means the student has a right answer. Click on the box to make the question right. Click ok (bottom right)