Check with your instructor to find out how they will be using iClickers in class, which devices they will allow students to use, and which iClicker software they are using. There are different registration processes depending on the device you use and the software your instructor has chosen.
Registering your iClicker Remote in LEARN
Login to Waterloo LEARN and select the course that is using iClickers this term. Find the registration link within your course. Navigate to Content and to the module that contains the link.
iClicker Registration in your course (your instructor is using iClicker Classic)
If you see a topic in the Content section of your course called "iClicker Registration" and you are using an iClicker remote:
- Click on the iClicker Registration link
- Enter the serial number found on the back of your iClicker Remote.
- Leave the email address as your WatIAM id @ uwaterloo.ca.
- The country should be changed to Canada.
Note: This process does not work using the Safari browser.
iClicker REEF registration in your course (your instructor is using iClicker Cloud)
If you see a topic in the Content section of your course called "iClicker REEF" and you are using an iClicker remote:
- Click on the iClicker REEF link
- Sign in if you already have a REEF account otherwise click on the Sign Up link
- Find your Institution by searching for: University of Waterloo
- Click Next
- Enter your First Name, Last Name, Email address, and WatIAM userid as they appear in Waterloo LEARN
- Review the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and check the box to accept
- Click Next
- Create a password - this password should be different from your WatIAM password
- Click Create Account
Note: You will see a message regarding a free two week trial. If you are exclusively using an iClicker remote you DO NOT have to purchase a REEF subscription at any point.
- Once your account is created, you will be asked if you want to Register your Remote. Click Yes, register a remote.
- Enter the remote's serial number (on the back of the remote) into the Remote ID field.
- Click Save.
Registering your REEF Account in LEARN
iClicker Registration in your course (your instructor is using iClicker Classic)
- You won't be able to register your REEF account through LEARN so download the REEF app for IOS or Android, or access REEF through a web browser.
- Sign in if you already have a REEF account otherwise click on the Sign Up link
- Find your Institution by searching for: University of Waterloo
- Click Next
- Enter your First Name, Last Name, Email address, and WatIAM userid as they appear in Waterloo LEARN
This must be done so that the software will be able to determine who you are in the Waterloo LEARN classlist. Not doing this may mean that you won't be assigned any grades for your participation in the polling sessions.
- Review the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and check the box to accept
- Click Next
- Create a password - this password should be different from your WatIAM password
- Click Create Account
iClicker REEF registration in your course (your instructor is using iClicker Cloud)
- Click on the iClicker REEF link
- Sign in if you already have a REEF account otherwise click on the Sign Up link
- Find your Institution by searching for: University of Waterloo
- Click Next
- Enter your First Name, Last Name, Email address, and WatIAM userid as they appear in Waterloo LEARN
- Review the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and check the box to accept
- Click Next
- Create a password - this password should be different from your WatIAM password
- Click Create Account