Classroom Response Systems (clickers)
Classroom Response Systems (CRS) are becoming essential technologies in the traditional classroom. The Classroom Response System is especially useful for medium-sized and large-sized classes (30+ students) where it is not feasible to hear directly from a majority of students.
Most common CRS activities: attendance, ungraded polls, scored questions
Integration with Canvas Learning Management System
Physical clicker (iClicker), Mobile App, or Web browser (both use wifi)
Display poll results in real time
Anonymous Student Polling
Response Types (depends on product): Multiple Choice/True-False, Matching, Rank-Order/Sort-Order, Heat Map/Hot Spot, Free Response
iClicker is a subsidiary of the Macmillan Publishing Company. They offer a physical clicker (iClicker) and a mobile option (REEF).
https://www1.iclicker.com/ (Please register your iClicker with Canvas, NOT iClicker.com)
Question Types: True False/Multiple Choice; Free response/Text; Self-Paced Polling
Attendance: Free; Cost $5 - 41.99
Routine requests are typically addressed within one to two business days.
Technical Support
Technical support is available during normal UT Service Desk hours: M - F 8am - 5pm
Self Help - Clicker@UT
Instructor Support
Please contact the UT Canvas team if you need assistance in setting up iClickers for your course.
Bring your own device solution; available for Android and iOS.
Question Types: True False/Multiple Choice; Free Response/Text; Ranking; Clickable Image; Q&A/Brainstorming
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Routine requests are typically addressed within one to two business days.
Technical Support
Technical support is available during normal UT Service Desk hours:
M - F 8am - 5pm
512-475-9400
Web access and solid integration with Canvas.
Question Types: True False/Multiple Choice; Free Response/Text; Numerical
Free to Faculty; $8/semester or $12/year for Students
Technical Support
Technical support is available during normal UT Service Desk hours:
M - F 8am - 5pm
512-475-9400
iOS and Android mobile apps, works on web browsers as well
Question Types: True False/Multiple Choice; Free response/Text; Word answer, Numeric answer, Sorting, Matching, and Click on target. Top Hat also has an attendance feature and a gradebook where all answered questions are stored.
No cost to Instructors; $24/semester or $36/year for students
Technical Support
Technical support is available during normal UT Service Desk hours:
M - F 8am - 5pm
512-475-9400
UT Instapoll is a free and easy-to-use classroom response system for UT Austin.
https://concrete.la.utexas.edu/appstore - UT Instapoll (please select this item to install it in your selected course)
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Free
Routine requests are typically addressed within one to two business days.
Technical Support
Technical support is available during normal UT Service Desk hours: M - F 8am - 5pm
Learning Catalytics (LC), founded by Gary King, Brian Lukoff, and Eric Mazur, of Harvard University, is an advanced, cloud-based “bring your own device” student engagement, assessment, and classroom intelligence system. LC helps instructors evaluate student understanding in real-time and address gaps by effortlessly facilitating peer-to-peer discussions.
Question Types: True False/Multiple Choice; Free Response/Text; Composite sketch; Confidence; Data collection; Direction; Expression; Highlighting; Image upload; Long answer; Many choice; Matching; Numerical; Priority; Ranking; Region; Short Answer
LC is free to students when using a MyLab or Mastering solution
Technical Support
Technical support is available during normal UT Service Desk hours:
M - F 8am - 5pm
512-475-9400