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• After creating an instructor account, you must create your course either on the instructor website or in the iClicker Cloud desktop software. You will be able to run Polling, Quizzing, and Attendance activities from your course in the desktop software, and you can access course data after class on the iClicker Cloud instructor website.

• We recommend you set up an integration with LEARN to easily add your students to your iClicker Cloud course, and to enable the ability to sync iClicker grades with LEARN. Otherwise, you will need to either share your course join link or code with students, or share your course details with students so they can manually add your course in the iClicker student app.

• You can create a course either on the iClicker Cloud instructor website or from the desktop software. The instructions included here show how to create a course on the website.

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Create a course on the instructor website

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1. Sign in to your instructor account and click Create New Course in the upper-left corner

   

2. Enter course details, then click Create.

   • Select which activities you will be using in your iClicker Cloud course. Most instructors use the default Full Course option, which includes polls, quizzes, assignments, and attendance. Attendance Only courses, on the other hand, do not require the use of the iClicker Cloud desktop software and can be run entirely from the iClicker Cloud instructor website.

   • Institution and Course Discipline. This will be filled in based on what you entered when you created your account. You can modify these fields here as needed.

   • Course Name. We recommend the format “Course Code - Term” (e.g., BIOL 100 - Spring 2022). Add a section number if needed (e.g., BIOL 100 (002) - Spring 2022).

   • Start and End Date. When your course ends (based on the End Date), it is automatically archived. An archived course no longer appears in student searches and cannot be joined. However, students who have already added the course will continue to have access to their course content as long as they do not remove themselves from the course.

   • Enrollment. you can decide whether your course appears in search results for your institution in the iClicker student app. We recommend you choose to make your course unlisted, and set up an integration with LEARN in order to sync your student list from LEARN.

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1. Once you create a course, the course name and details appear in the Active tab of your Courses list. You can also click the Archived tab to view any courses you have archived. Learn more about archived courses.

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1. Click on the course name to access student grades and data. When you view your course for the first time, you will see you have not yet run any class sessions. You'll need to download the iClicker Cloud desktop software to run synchronous polls and quizzes in class. If you're using Assignments for synchronous or asynchronous learning, you can manage those entirely through the instructor website.

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Manage iClicker Cloud course settings

We recommend taking a little time to customize your course settings before using iClicker Cloud for in-class Polling, Quizzing, and Attendance activities. These settings are specific to each course. Learn more about managing iClicker Cloud course settings.Optional:

Share your course with your co-instructors or TAs

In the People section, you can send invitations to share your course with co-instructors or TAs. Learn more.

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Note: This page is adapted from How to Create a Course in iClicker Cloud ©2023 Macmillan Learning