iClicker Cloud allows instructors to ask students questions and get real-time responses during class. The iClicker Cloud <> Canvas integration allows pull Canvas rosters into iClicker Cloud and sends iClicker Cloud grades directly to the Canvas gradebook.
This article walks through how to:
- Create an iClicker Cloud Instructor Account
- Create an iClicker Cloud Course
- Link an iClicker Course to a Canvas Course
- Sync a Canvas Roster to iClicker
- Sync iClicker Grades to Canvas
If you do not already have an iClicker Cloud Instructor account, you will need to create one. Here's how:
2. Click Create Account.
3. Type "UC Santa Barbara" in the search box and select the school:
4. Fill out the form and click Create.
- For Primary Discipline, select a discipline that most closely matches your own. Or, select "Other".
- For Email, enter your UCSB email address.
You will need to create your course in iClicker before syncing it with Canvas. Here's how:
2. Click Create New Course.
3. As site licenses are provided by UCSB, select Full Course.
4. Scroll down and fill out the form, including:
- Adding a Course Name
- Selecting Start Date and End Date
- Choosing an Enrollment (Note: We recommend that you select "Students must be invited to this course" and sync the roster from Canvas)
5. When finished, click Create in the top right corner.
Here's how to set up your iClicker course to use Roster & Grade Sync with Canvas.
1. Log in to the iClicker Cloud instructor website and navigate to the course.
2. Open the course Settings and click the Integrations tab.
3. Click Connect to Canvas.
4. If this is your first time integrating iClicker with Canvas, you will need to authenticate with Canvas. Click Go to Canvas. You will be redirected to UCSB's Canvas instance. Log in and authorize the integration. Then, you'll be redirected back to iClicker to continue the Canvas integration setup.
5. Select the Canvas course you want to link to this iClicker course from the list of active Canvas courses. Then, click Next.
6. Choose the Canvas section(s) you want to sync to iClicker. Then, click Connect.
7. Click Sync Roster Now. You can also sync the Canvas roster at any time through the steps in the following section.
8. A summary of the integration is shown and additional integration settings are available:
- Grade Sync Settings: Select to sync to Canvas gradebook as a single total column or separate columns for each activity. (Note: You can change the grade sync setting at any time but the integration will not not remove grade columns already added to your Canvas gradebook). Synced columns will be added to the first Assignment group on your Canvas course page.
- Students with no iClicker responses: Select to send 0 points to the Canvas gradebook or skip (leave entry blank) If a student doesn’t have any iClicker responses.
2. Click the People section from the left navigation menu. Then, click Sync Roster.
3. Students are added by matching account information in the two systems. When roster sync is complete, a confirmation message is shown.
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If roster sync matched all students, you'll see a confirmation message:
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If some students did not sync, a summary will display the count of successful student syncs and if action is needed to get some students to sync. Click View Details to see which students did not sync and what they need to do to fix it.
You can send some or all of the students an email that explains how students can create or fix their profile to sync with your course. Select the “Send me a copy of this email” setting to receive a copy of the email sent to students. When ready, click Send Email.
Once you have added the Canvas integration, you can sync the iClicker grades to the Canvas gradebook at any time.
1. Log in to the iClicker Cloud instructor website and navigate to the course.
2. Click the Gradebook section from the left navigation menu. Then, click Sync Grades. (Note, iClicker also automatically syncs the Canvas roster to iClicker when syncing grades)
3. It will show a list of your course’s polls and quizzes. Select which activities you want to sync to Canvas. Then, click Sync.
4. When complete, a sync summary is displayed. It will list the number of students who successfully synced and any error details if an issue was encountered.
5. The iClicker gradebook will also display a Grade Sync column which indicates the grade sync status for each student. The different icons indicate:
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Student has not been synced yet |
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Success! (Student grades have been successfully synced) |
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Student is not found in Canvas (they may have dropped the course or they may need to update their iClicker profile. |
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Technical Error (Student grade have not been synced; try syncing again later) |