How to register your iClicker remote or REEF polling account in LEARN

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 - iClicker Classic

If you see a topic in the Content section of your called “iClicker Registration” and you are using an iClicker remote.

This process does not work if using Safari.

  1. Click on the iClicker registration link.

    iClicker Registration link highlighted.
  2. Enter the Remote ID found on the back of your iClicker remote.

  3. Ensure that the email address is your username@uwaterloo.ca

  4. Select Canada for the Country.

  5. Click the Register button.

    Remote ID field, Email field, and Country field highlighted.

iClicker REEF registration in your course - iClicker Cloud

If you see a topic in the Content section of your course called "iClicker REEF" and you are using an iClicker remote.

  1. Click on the iClicker REEF link.

  2. Sign in if you already have a REEF account otherwise click on the Sign Up link.

  3. Find your Institution by searching for University of Waterloo.

  4. Click Next.

  5. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Email address, and WatIAM username as they appear in Waterloo LEARN.

  6. Review the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and check the box to accept.

  7. Click Next.

  8. Create a password. This password should be different from your WatIAM password.

  9. Click Create Account. 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.

  10. Once your account is created, you will be asked if you want to Register your Remote. Click Yes, register a remote.

  11. Enter the Remote ID (remote's serial number on the back of the remote)

  12. Click Save.

Registering your REEF account in LEARN

iClicker registration in your course - instructor 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.

  1. Sign in if you already have a REEF account otherwise click on the Sign Up link.

  2. Find your Institution by searching for University of Waterloo.

  3. Click Next.

  4. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Email address, and WatIAM username 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.

  5. Review the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and check the box to accept.

  6. Click Next.

  7. Create a password. This password should be different from your WatIAM password.

  8. Click Create Account.

iClicker registration in your course - instructor using iClicker Cloud

  1. Click on the iClicker REEF link.

  2. Sign in if you already have a REEF account otherwise click on the Sign Up link.

  3. Find your Institution by searching for University of Waterloo.

  4. Click Next.

  5. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Email address, and WatIAM username as they appear in Waterloo LEARN.

  6. Review the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and check the box to accept

  7. Click Next.

  8. Create a password. This password should be different from your WatIAM password.

  9. Click Create Account.

Need help?

Contact LEARNhelp at learnhelp@uwaterloo.ca or 519-888-4567 ext. 41744 for assistance.

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