A Bwogger was required to buy a clicker for their science lecture– a white device that appears not to have been updated since the 1980s– and their life has been changed for the better. 

For those of you still unfamiliar with the notorious Clicker+, let me paint a picture for you. The device is a matte white color, featuring 5 grey buttons with the letters A, B, C, D, and E below them, as well as a muted orange power button. The device allows you to pick one answer (one of the letters) during class along with the lecture slide to let the professor know if you are understanding the material. The answers appear on the lecture slide as percentages of the number of people in the class who chose each particular answer. 

Clickers…you have truly changed the course of my academic career. I have never been able to focus during science lectures and your presence has made me that much more concentrated. You are the equivalent of an enthralling video-game. 

My heart races as I choose an answer, which one could be right? Which other four are wrong? As the answer I choose appears on the large lecture screen in-front of me, I feel no shame or embarrassment if wrong, because the Clicker creates community. It’s truly a magical device, eliciting an enticing green flash with every answer. 

My heart longs for you…Clickers and appreciates your presence every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 8 am. My uncaffeinated body relies on you to make me an active participant, to awaken my mind as well as my soul. 

I know I’m being dramatic, but seriously Clickers are great. I would even dare to say it was the best $40 I have ever spent. 

Treat yourself with a Clicker this Valentines Day via Bwogger