Classroom Response Systems in Use at UT

With the exception of UT Instapoll, these are considered "third party tools." If you have any support questions, please contact the vendor directly.

Classroom Response Systems, also known as “audience response systems” or "clickers," have been used on the UT Austin campus for almost 20 years. Currently, iClicker [Classic] is the only system with a physical clicker. All of the other systems listed below are web-based and can be accessed on mobile devices. 

For more information and to hear UT Austin faculty discuss their use of Classroom Response Systems, click on the name of the CRS:  UT Instapoll, iClicker Classic, iClicker Cloud, PollEverywhere, SquareCap, Top Hat

 

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UT Instapoll

PRICING: Free to Instructors | Free for Students

•  Leverages Canvas Assignment, one gradebook column records performance/participation
•  Students can use the Canvas app for mobile or any web browser
•  Multiple choice, Text Entry and Attendance poll types

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iClicker Classic (remotes)

PRICING: Free for instructors | New remotes $50 from the COOP; used around $10

  • Runs on radio frequency; no WIFI needed
  • No recurring subscription. Once students purchase a remote, will work for as many courses/years 
  • Students cannot easily capture instructor’s content such as quiz questions, reading comprehension questions, or other course materials 

Don't forget to Activate iClicker Registration in Canvas 

 

iClicker Cloud

Free for instructors | Students $15/semester or $24/year or $33/2 years or $48/4 years

  • Participate in iClicker classroom activities on laptop, tablet, or smartphone via iClicker Reef web app
  • Students can review all of the questions asked during class. View the question images, responses, the correct answers, and how the rest of the class answered
  • Answer questions by tapping on an image or sending a tweet length response

Poll Everywhere

Free for classes less than 40 Students | Students $14/year OR Instructors $349/semester

• Easy Set Up and Use
• Can be used with participants who do not have a UT EID
• Integration with Canvas is tricky, but not impossible

Squarecap

Free for Instructors | Students $10/semester or $15/year or $40/4 years

• Excellent, on-campus support
•  Super easy set up and use for instructors and students
•  Very easy integration with Canvas

Top Hat

Free to Instructors | Students $29/semester or $46/year or $93/4 years

•  Easy integration with Canvas
•  1 on 1 instructional design/tech support from Top Hat
•  Robust feature set
•  Can be used in-class and online with Zoom
•  App for mobile + browser access

Top Hat also has a low-cost interactive textbook marketplace Links to an external site. and the option to author your own content.

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