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About Sign In and Anonymous modes

Before you start a class session, you must decide whether you want the system to operate in Sign In mode or Anonymous mode. This table summarizes the characteristics of each mode.

Sign In mode

Anonymous mode

Teachers use a class list that identifies each student by name and ID.

Teachers can operate the system without a class list.

Students can connect to the class, but they must sign in with their assigned ID.

Students can connect to the class without identifying themselves.

Teachers can control when students can sign in by locking a class.

Teachers can’t control when students using clickers can sign in to their class.

Under the teacher’s control, students can see their own grades, but they can’t see any other students’ grades.

Under the teacher’s control, students can see their own grades, but they can’t see any other students’ grades.

If the Remember names check box is selected, teachers can identify individual students as they connect to the class.

Teachers can see how many students are connected.

Teachers can use Gradebook to save and analyze student and class performance over time.

Teachers are unable to save and analyze student and class performance over time.

Teachers can generate student and class reports.

Teachers are unable to generate Student or Class Performance reports.

Teachers can see, export and print the total class grade.

Teachers can see, export and print the total class grade.

Teachers can see, export and print total scores for each question.

Teachers can see, export and print total scores for each question.

Teachers can see, export and print each student’s grade for each question and for the whole assessment.

Teachers are unable to identify student names or individual grades.

Teachers can review results during the assessment in the Response tab for the class as a whole and for individual students (if the Remember names check box is selected).

Teachers can view results for the class as a whole during the assessment in the Response tab.