And the ability to use a Clicker check-in on a third party site is only going to help engage (and remind) users of the platform.
Pleasant young women walk up and down the line with clickers, checking to see if you're near enough to get one of the prized tickets.
Mr. Sckalor said that he was sold on the clickers because he could check on the progress of every student, not just the ones who frequently raised their hands and tended to dominate the discussions.
While clickers can be used to check attendance, more effective uses of clickers aim to engage students in answering questions that check student understanding, challenge common misconceptions, and provide immediate conceptual feedback for both students and instructors alike.
Hit the clicker — I just want to check the score — and get caught up in some wonderful or strange little moment.
For more on tracking customer-conversion rates, check out "Converting Clickers To Customers".
One of the most significant features Clicker Social is the ability to "check-in" to shows that users are watching, similar to a check-in to a restaurant or bar on Foursquare.
For example, if the observers check the student code "CG: Discuss clicker question," they will also likely check the instructor code "CQ: Asking a clicker question".
If no one stops them, what's to keep clicker-savvy youngsters from checking out MTV, adult movies on HBO or Showtime, or, for that matter, the trashy spectacle of "Temptation Island"?
The startup also released a more social version of Clicker that allows people to discover, share, rate, discuss, and check-in to shows on Clicker and third party partner sites, and rolled out Clicker Mobile, which allows users to access Clicker's service through free Android and iPhone apps.
Today, the startup is taking its online video guide to the next level with launch of Clicker Social, which allows people to discover, share, rate, discuss, and check-in to shows on Clicker and third party partner sites, and Clicker Mobile, which allows users to access Clicker's service through free Android and iPhone apps.
