What are clickers and how do they work?

Clickers are an interactive technology that enables instructors to pose questions to students and immediately collect and view the responses of the entire class. This is how clickers work:

Instructors present multiple-choice questions (verbally or with presentation software or with the i>clicker software).
Students click in their answers using remote transmitters, available at the bookstore (i>clicker, the system supported at Carnegie Mellon, uses radio frequency transmitters, which are more reliable than previous versions of this technology).
The system instantly collects and tabulates the results, which instructors can view, save, and (if they wish) display anonymously for the entire class to see.

For help with clickers
clickers-help@andrew.cmu.edu or 412-268-9090 (M-F 9am-5pm)

For in-class HELP!
MediaTech 412-268-8855

Ways to Use Clickers	How to Use Clickers	Classroom & Logistical Considerations
What Are Clickers and How Can We Effectively Use Them? (pdf) Classroom Response Systems: A Teaching with Technology White Paper (pdf)	Try It Out! Borrow an Instructor Clicker Kit Clicker Instructor Kit Quick Start card i>clicker Version 5.3 (pdf) i>clicker Version 5.4 (pdf) How-to Guide for Instructors Using Clickers i>clicker Version 5.3 (pdf) i>clicker Version 5.4 (pdf) Information for instructors to provide to students Student Handout - Information for Students Using Clickers (pdf) Language for your Syllabus (doc)	Find out if clickers are installed in your classroom Contact the Bookstore to order clickers for your students Information card given to students when purchasing remote at Bookstore (pdf)
To ensure you get expert help targeting your specific needs, your use of clickers is supported jointly by three organizations:
Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence Integrating clickers into your teaching 412-268-2896	Office of Technology for Education Orientation, training, and how-to support 412-268-9090	MediaTech, Computing Services Classroom technology, infrastructure, and support 412-268-8855