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How to Create an Event and Run Polls in iClicker Cloud

How to Create an Event and Run Polls in iClicker Cloud

iClicker Events allow you to run polling questions without requiring your audience to create an iClicker account to participate. Using an event is a great alternative to running polls in a Course when your poll is a one-off session and you are not concerned about measuring an individual’s performance or tracking progress across multiple sessions.

 IMPORTANT: Hosting an event requires that your iClicker account has had this feature activated and that you download and use a special version of the Cloud desktop application (v5.6.0).

Creating an Event

Before creating an event, you must create an iClicker Cloud instructor account and download the latest version (5.6.0 or later) of the iClicker Cloud software.

If you don’t see an event option, check with your iClicker account manager for more information about getting access to iClicker Events.

 

  1. Go to instructor.iclicker.com.

  2. Select your Institution then click Let's go!

  3. Click the Create New Event button from the instructor website or click the Create button from the desktop and select Event from the dropdown menu. A Create Event form opens with the Primary Institution pre-populated from your iClicker profile.

  1. Enter a name for your event and, optionally, a brief description. The information entered here will be shown to participants before they join the event, so choose a name and description that help them recognize that they are in the right place!

  1. Once an event is created, it will be listed in the Upcoming Events tab of the website and in the Events tab of the desktop application.

 Although events can be created and managed from the instructor website, you must use the desktop application to run the event.

Sharing Event Information

Participants don’t need an iClicker account to join your event but they will need to know how to join it. iClicker Events offer a number of ways to join the event, both in advance and while the event is running.

Sharing Join Information from the Website

If you are creating your event ahead of time and wish to send join i