iClicker: Taking Attendance
TLC Guide
iClicker is ASU’s preferred student response system, designed to promote active learning and increase classroom engagement. It allows instructors to pose questions in real-time, providing students with a low-stakes way to participate and interact with course content, while giving instructors immediate insight into student understanding.
Using iClicker to take Attendance
iClicker can be used to take attendance either as part of a Full Course or as an Attendance Only course. Which option you choose depends on whether you plan to use iClicker for engagement activities in addition to attendance.
Attendance in Full Courses (Most Common Use)
In a Full Course, attendance is taken automatically as part of normal class sessions.
- Attendance is recorded when students join an active class session
- Students using the iClicker Student app are marked present when they join
- Students using iClicker remotes are marked present when they respond to a poll or quiz
- Attendance settings can be adjusted from the instructor website or desktop software
- Optional alerts highlight students who exceed a set number of absences
- Optional geolocation can require students to be physically present in the classroom
- Attendance totals can be synced to Canvas
See How to Manage Attendance Settings in iClicker Cloud for more detailed instructions.
Attendance Only Courses
Attendance Only courses are designed for instructors who want to track attendance without using polls, quizzes, or assignments.
- Attendance runs independently of class sessions
- Students check in using the iClicker Student app (no remotes)
- No polling or quizzing features are available
- Attendance can be set to auto-run based on scheduled meeting times
- Optional geolocation can restrict check-ins to the physical classroom
- Alerts can flag students with repeated absences
- Attendance data can be reviewed and managed on the instructor website
See iClicker Attendance Only Courses: How to Manage Attendance Settings in iClicker Cloud for more detailed instructions.
Additional Resources
- TLC Video: Getting Started with iClicker (slides available here).
- TLC Guide: iClicker: Creating a Course
- TLC Guide: iClicker: Quizzes and Polls
- TLC Guide: iClicker: Taking Attendance
- TLC Guide: iClicker: Creating an Assignment
- ASU Learning Experience: iClicker
- If you need to have iClicker installed on a university computer, put in a support ticket here: Service Now Ticket - University Classroom Software
iClicker Resources
Search the official iClicker Knowledge Base:
Common support topics:
- How to Practice Before Your First Class
- How to Run an Exit Poll and View the Responses to get feedback on your class
- iClicker Cloud Polling Question Types
- How to Grade and View Polling Results on the iClicker Cloud Instructor Website
- How to View Attendance with the iClicker Cloud Desktop Software
- How to View and Manage Attendance Data in iClicker Cloud
- iClicker Student App Attendance Geolocation Tips (Troubleshoot Student Issue)
- How to Archive or Unarchive an iClicker Course
- How to Delete an iClicker Cloud Course