What are some tips on setting up Participant Lists (rosters)?

Last updated 02-21-07

Where do I get my rosters?

You can download these from icampus (www.icampus.ilstu.edu) This should include Clicker IDs starting Summer 2007 and is the preferred location.
You can get them from your departmental support staff
You can download this from the mainframe

This should be part of the roster download from icampus starting in Summer of 2007. Add a listing to your syllabi to include registering Clicker IDs in the icampus portal.(perhaps even make it a first assignment)
If you have a small class you can also just have your students email you (make sure they are adding zeros and not the letter O when appropriate)

When you set up your participant list, make sure that you include extra entries when adding the Participant Range (this is how many students you expect in the class).
The amount of extra spaces depends on your class size and what the history of the number off adds are. For example, if you have a class of 50 then perhaps 10 extra would be plenty. If you have a class of 1,000 then perhaps you may need 50 extra.
DO NOT REPLACE THE PARTICIPANT LIST ONCE YOU HAVE STARTED GATHERING DATA. This will make it really hard to merge the data at the end of the semester. Instead, edit the list you have started using.
Leave the DROPS in your list.
Put the ADDs at the end of your list (do not try to embed them - you can always sort at the end of the semester)
You can copy and paste the ADDs from Excel into your extra spaces at the end of the participant list. (this is under PARTICIPANTS - EDIT A PARTICIPANT LIST)

On the Turning Point Toolbar, next to PARTICIPANTS is a drop down menu.
Select your list
It should now be linked with your presentation.
Note: In some classrooms you may need to select the participant list before each class session (it does not stay tied to the presentation - test this out in the room before your first day of classes)