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Using iGrader to Assign Points for Class Attendance and Participation

I. Opening iGrader

II. Synchronizing Web Registration

III. Troubleshooting Web Registration Synchronization Discrepancies

IV. iGrader Tools & Functions

 

Opening iGrader:

Note: You may want to check for updates to the software. This process is quick and free of charge, and can be done by using the Web Update application in your course folder.

1. Before opening iGrader, always make sure to exit the iClicker application.
2. Open the course folder on your flash drive or computer.
   1. Double-click the iGrader icon.
      
      
      
3. A list of students will display in the left-most column, and a list of voting sessions you have held will display in the top row. You will see all students as listed in your Roster.txt file (or other Gradebook file if you have chosen to use iClicker with Blackboard). You may view the students by their Student ID (AKA BroncoName) or by last name, using the drop-down menu directly above the column of students.
   
   Registered students (those students whose BroncoName has already been associated with a remote ID) will appear in blue, and unregistered student names or IDs will appear in red. The recorded votes of your students who have not yet registered are stored under their iClicker remote ID. These numbers appear in red at the end of the student list.
   
   Each Lecture (by default) is labeled with the date of the session. If you start two sessions on the same day (in the same course), those two sessions will be shown separately on the main iGrader screen.
   
   

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Synchronizing Web Registrations

If chose to have your students register through the Web registration, you may update your course registration information using the Synchronize Web Registrations feature (Conditions: Students have submitted the registration form and you have held at least one iClicker session).

1. Click on the button labeled Synchronize Web Registrations from the main iGrader page.
2. A pop-up window will appear, and you will be prompted to click Continue to pull down clicker registrations from the server.
   1. Click the Continue button.
   2. After you click on Continue, your list of registered students is updated using the information from the Web server. A software feature will alert you to any discrepancies between your roster and the web registrations.
      
      

 

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Troubleshooting Web Registration Synchronization Discrepancies

Possible discrepancies include students entering an incorrect student ID (AKA BroncoName) or having a student vote in your class without being in your roster (e.g. if he/she just added the course). In these cases, the system will notify you of the discrepancy. If iGrader needs your input for any reason, you will be prompted.

 

There are three ways to resolve any discrepancy:

1. Ignore the Registration, which does not associate any registration information for that particular student.
2. Accept the Registration, which allows the student ID (AKA BroncoName) to be included in iGrader, and associates the student with the correct remote ID.
3. Cancel the Registration, which exits the registration process and leaves iGrader as it was originally.
   
   Note: Students can register multiple times without affecting the web synchronization process. If you are not sure if a web registration matches the student information in your roster, you can always ignore the registration, ask your student to register online again, and run another Web Sync process at a later time.

iGrader will finish synchronizing the information from this student and any others that registered online.

If any unassociated clicker IDs remain (i.e. if you continue to see any red clicker ID numbers in the left column), they likely belong to students who have not yet registered online. Check with your students and synchronize again later. If there are problems synchronizing only one or two students who have registered online, you can also run a Roll Call registration or register these students manually. You can repeat these steps as often as necessary.

Tip:

We suggest setting a deadline for Web registration. This will allow you to confirm all students are registered and assist you with classroom and iClicker management.

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iGrader Tools & Functions

I. iGrader Tools

II. iGrader Functions

• Editing a Student
• Editing a Session
• Setting Session Scores

 

iGrader Tools

iGrader tools allow you to search for and delete batches of unregistered clicker records, and to generate reports of unregistered students.

1. Click on the eyeglasses icon next to the drop-down menu at the top of the column of students.
   
   
   
2. On the "View and Select Unregistered iClickers to be deleted" window, you will have the option to toggle between two screens: View and Select Unregistered Clicker, and View and Export Unregistered Students.
   
   
   
3. The View and Select Unregistered Clickers screen allows you to quickly see votes from only those clickers which have not been registered to any student in your roster. You may see votes from unregistered clickers if students have not yet registered successfully, if students accidentally brought a friend or roommate’s iClicker remote to class with them, or if students voted in only a few sessions and then dropped the class.
   
   Tip:

If you have a very large class or if your class deadline for registration has not yet passed, you may have a large number of unregistered clickers in iGrader. To help you manage your course information, use the Advanced Settings option to filter the results list.



4. The Advanced Settings search features allow you to select unregistered remote IDs meeting specific criteria.
5. The View and Export Unregistered students tool allows you to compile a list of students who have not yet registered. From the "View and Export Unregistered Users" window, export the list of unregistered students in several formats: Comma-Separated (.csv)Text (.txt), or Excel (.xls). Choosing any of these options will create a file named “Un Registered Student List” in your course folder.
   
   Note: While you can create three separate files using this tool, exporting the same type of file more than once will overwrite your data. For example, if you have previously exported this list to Excel, then clicking Export to Excel will overwrite the existing file, but clicking Export to Text will not.
   
   
   

 

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iGrader Functions

iGrader’s three main editing functions available from the opening screen are:

I. Editing a Student

II. Editing a Session

III. Setting Session Scores

• Participation/Attendance Points
• Performance Points
• Optional: Deleting a Question
  
  

 

Editing a Student :

This feature allows you to modify which remote IDs are associated with a particular student ID (AKA BroncoName).

1. Locate and click on the student ID (AKA BroncoName) or name. You will see a pop-up dialog window.
2. To remove the association of a particular clicker to that student:
   1. Make sure the correct clicker ID is selected from the “Registered Clickers” drop-down menu.
   2. Click on the Remove Clicker button.
3. To associate a new remote ID with this student:
   1. Enter the new remote ID.
   2. Click on Add New Clicker.
      
      
      

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Editing a Session:

This feature allows you to edit session titles or delete sessions.

1. Locate and click on the underlined session title. An Edit Session pop-up window will appear.
2. If you want to change the default name:
   1. Type in the new session name in the Edit Session text box.
   2. Click Save to complete the process.
      
      Note: As a default, sessions are titled by date (e.g. 1/10/2007).
      
      Note: There is a 15-character limit for displaying session titles.
      
      
      
      

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Setting Session Scores

1. To assign credit and establish the points for any given polling session:
   1. Locate the relevant lecture session.
   2. Click on the Set Scores button under the name of the session. That session’s information will appear and be available for editing.
      
      
      Note: This iGrader Set Scores function allows you to delete and modify question data and award Participation/Attendance Points and Performance Points for a lecture.

    

Participation/Attendance Points

Participation/Attendance Points are used to credit students for attending class and for participating in the voting activities. Participation points are not given for answering the questions correctly; the student only needs to place a vote for least the minimum number of questions to receive these points. These points are awarded by session, not by question — the student either answers the minimum number of questions and receives all participation points, or does not and receives zero participation points.

1. In the Settings and Preferences area of the iClicker program, you can set a participation requirement by percentage of questions answered. The minimum number of responses will be automatically calculated for you.
2. From the Set Scores screen, you can modify the minimum number of questions your students must answer in order to receive participation points.
3. You also determine the total number of participation points possible for that session.
   
   Note: The minimum number of questions required will be adjusted each time you delete and restore questions from your session.

 

Performance Points

Performance Points are awarded to students by question for specific answers. Performance points (if any) are assigned to each question individually.

1. If you have already set a point value for correct answers in iClicker Settings and Preferences, you may simply select the correct answer from the drop-down list and that answer choice will automatically be awarded the correct number of points.
   
   Note: You may also assign credit or partial credit for multiple answers by manually adding point values in any of the five boxes above the answer choices (A, B, C, D, E).
   
   
   
   
2. Since you may not remember the details of each question you asked in lecture, iClicker takes a screen capture for you every time you begin a question by clicking Start on the floating menu bar.To bring up this information in iGrader:
   1. Click on View Screenshot/ Image next to the question title field.
   2. Click the button again (It will now say Hide Screenshot) to view the Set Scores screen again
      
      Note: The screen shot function allows you to ask on-the-fly questions easily by providing you with an automatic record of your lecture questions.
      
      
3. To scroll through the questions, click on “Previous” or “Next.”
4. Once you have assigned points values for each question, use the Set and Close button in the bottom right corner. All points allocations will be saved and you will return to the main iGrader window.
   
   
   
5. The summary for the lecture and the column of averages has been updated. As more sessions are recorded, the columns to the right will be populated, and you will be able to assign grades for these sessions as well.
   
   Note: You are able to change the grading assignments/point values for any session at any time.
   
   

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Optional: Deleting a Question

To delete a question:

1. Open the Set Scores screen for the session that contains the questions you wish to delete.
2. Use the Previous and Next arrows to open the question.
3. Select the Yes option for “Delete this Question?” under the question title.
4. The question will no longer be calculated in your participation requirements and student scores for the session. It will remain visible in the Set Scores screen.
5. At any time, you may restore the deleted question by:
   1. Returning to the session.
   2. Finding the question in this screen.
   3. Changing the “Delete this Question?” option to No.

 

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This page was last updated on May 21, 2008.