Syllabus Note

As the instructor of a course, if you are tying i>clicker results to individual students (and perhaps even assigning grades), you will want to add i>clicker instructions to your syllabus so your students follow the proper registration protocol (and will understand why they are purchasing the clickers).

• If you are using Web registration, the key to your success is informing students before registration that their 9 digit SC student ID will be used.
• Decide upon a policy for students who cannot or do not register their clickers successfully. Do you want them to find you after class? In your office hours? Email you their remote ID and student ID for manual registration? Inevitably, a small percentage of students will struggle with the registration process; to save yourself aggravation, you may want to include some directions in your syllabus to anticipate this problem and avoid a lot of manual work on your end.
• Tip:  You can always use a combination of roll-call/in-class registration and Web-based registration. The two are not mutually exclusive and this may work best for medium-sized classes.
• You might include an edited version of the following in your syllabus:

SYLLABUS INSTRUCTIONS FOR WEB REGISTRATION:
"You are required to purchase an i>clicker remote for in-class participation.  i>clicker is a response system that allows you to respond to questions I pose during class, and you will be graded on that feedback and/or your in-class participation.  In order to receive this credit, you will need to register your i>clicker remote online within the first [amount of time set by instructor] of class.  You must have come to class at least once and voted on at least one question before you can complete the registration.  Once you have voted on a question in my class, go to http://www.iclicker.com/registration. Complete the fields with your first name, last name, student ID, and remote ID.  Your student ID should be the 9-digit number in your SC ID (include the preceding zeros, Ex: 000456123) . The remote ID is the series of numbers and sometimes letters found on the bottom of the back of your i>clicker remote. i>clicker will be used every day in class, and you are responsible for bringing your remote daily." 

SYLLABUS INSTRUCTIONS FOR IN-CLASS (“ROLL CALL”) REGISTRATION:
"You are required to purchase an i>clicker remote for in-class participation.  i>clicker is a response system that allows you to respond to questions I pose during class; you will be graded on that feedback and/or your in-class participation.  In order to receive this credit, you will need to register your i>clicker remote in class.  I will project a Registration screen with 3 steps to follow:

1. Look for your [name and/or student ID], which will alphabetically scroll down the screen.
2. Once located, wait until your name/ID has scrolled down into the central blue region of the Step Two screen. A letter will then appear to the right of your name/ID. You must then press the displayed letter on your i>clicker, at which point a second (different) letter will appear to the right of your name/ID.
3. Press the second letter that appears next to your name/ID on your i<clicker.

If your name scrolls off the screen before completing Steps 2 or 3, simply wait for your name to appear again at the top of the screen. Once your remote is registered, your [name/student ID] will no longer appear on the scrolling list and you are registered for the entire semester. If for some reason you cannot complete these steps, or you accidentally register your clicker to the wrong student, I will need to register you manually by [date].  i>clicker will be used every day in class, and you are responsible for bringing your remote daily."