Instructions for Using i>clicker Blackboard Learning Management System Integration

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1 Instructions for Using i>clicker Blackboard Learning Management System Integration Updated

2 Download and Install the Custom Version of the i>clicker Software 1. Before you can use the i>clicker integration with Blackboard, you must first download and install on your computer a custom version of i>clicker software that has been optimized for Georgetown s Blackboard learning management system (LMS). Download the software here for Mac or for Windows. Important: Rename or remove any other versions of the i>clicker software on your computer before using the new version. Please contact us with questions or if you require assistance setting up your software or other clicker questions by ing Brian Boston at bostonb@georgetown.edu or Eleri Syverson at es1085@georgetown.edu. 2. After downloading the i>clicker software, click on the.zip file, located in your Downloads folder (or wherever you saved it), to unzip it. 3. Click on the Georgetown_ iclicker folder and locate the iclicker program ( iclicker.app in Mac or iclicker.exe in Windows). 4. If you are using a Mac computer, you will need to run the i>clicker application directly off of your computer (not from a USB flash drive in the instructor base station or a flash drive inserted into your computer). Drag the whole Georgetown_ iclicker_mac7 folder into your Applications folder. Remember to remove or rename any old versions so you do not confuse it with the new version. If are using a Windows computer and will be running the i>clicker software off the USB flash drive you received with your i>clicker instructor kit, insert the flash drive into your computer and save the unzipped folder to the flash drive. Remember to remove or rename the old version so you do not confuse it with the new version.

3 Activating i>clicker Tools in Blackboard 1. Log in to Blackboard and select your course. 2. Open the Course Management Control Panel and then the Customization subpanel. 2. Under Customization, click Tool Availability.

4 3. You will see a list of tools available to your course in alphabetical order. Scroll down to i>clicker Instructor Resources and i>clicker Student Registration. Check the first box to the right of each of these to activate i>clicker integration for your course. 4. Click Submit at the bottom of the page.

5 Generate Single Sign On (SSO) Key in Blackboard 1. In order to use the i>clicker Blackboard integration, you must first generate a single sign on key in Blackboard. Open the Course Management Control Panel and then the Course Tools subpanel. Click on i>clicker Instructor Tools. 2. On the Instructor Report page, click on SSO Security Key. On the SSO Security Key page, record the Security Key, which you will need for the next section. Note : You only have to generate the SSO security key once, no matter the amount of courses you will be using. You will use the same security key for all of your i>clicker courses. You can change your security key any time by clicking the Generate a new Security Key button.

6 Syncing the Student Roster in i>clicker 1. Open up the new i>clicker software you downloaded by clicking on the i>clicker application. 2. Click on Create to create a new course (if you don t have one already). 3. Enter a name for your new course and click Create.

7 4. Click on the course you just created, then click on the Settings button.

8 5. In the Course Settings window, click on the Gradebook tab. 6. Click the Select Course button.

9 7. In the box that opens, for LMS Username enter your NetID, for LMS Password your NetID password, and for Security Key enter the SSO Security Key you recorded in the section above. If No Password, Single Sign On Enabled. appears in the LMS Password field, you do not need to need to enter a password. If you check Save my credentials you should not need to re enter the security key again. 8. You will see the list of courses for which you are an instructor in Blackboard. Select the course you want to add and press Select.

10 9. Click Save. Leave the value for Server URL blank. 10. You will see a notification that says Roster File Not Found. Click OK. 11. This will return you to the i>clicker main menu. Press Open Gradebook.

11 12. You will see the Gradebook main menu. Press Sync Roster.

12 13. You should now see the names of the students enrolled in your Blackboard course site. Student names and clicker numbers that have not been paired yet will appear in red. Student names that have been paired to a clicker number will appear in blue. You may resync the roster as many times as needed to update it as students add or drop the course and/or register their clicker remotes. 14. The next step is to instruct students to register their i>clickers in your Blackboard course. This is needed in order to pair each student s name with their i>clicker number. Once you and your students have generated data, you can then upload your scores to Blackboard.