Online Classroom Response Systems

Poll Everywhere is a web-based audience response system that charts real-time responses to questions posed to the audience.  Teachers can use this CRS for quick formative assessment with polls or for more summative assessment with new questions types and competition mode.  Poll Everywhere is best used when you want immediate feedback on how students are understanding or using the course/class concepts.  Responses are seen by you and all in the class if you project the poll, answers can be anonymous. Multiple choice polling and short answer are the most commonly used question types, but Poll Everywhere is expanding by initiating a competition mode and new question formats. 

"Poll Everywhere transforms one-sided presentations into two-way conversations with the audience.  This web-based audience response system lets you embed interactive activities directly into your presentation.  The audience responds on the web or via SMS texting on their phones.

Poll Everywhere is used by millions of audience members and students every year.  It's trusted by over 60 percent of the Fortune 500, along with more than 300,00 educators worldwide, during meetings, classes, and events." -Poll Everywhere. 

Question Types

Explore the most popular Poll Everywhere question types to determine if this is the right CRS for you. 

Descriptions and images come from Poll Everywhere Presenter Guide.

• Multiple Choice Polls
  • The audience selects the correct response option from the answers you provide. Images can be uploaded to represent answer choices.  Students can respond via web-browser, text message, app.

• Open-ended question
  • The audience responds with anything they wish.  Open-ended responses can be displayed in three ways: a ticker, text wall, or cloud. Students can respond via web-browser, text message, and the app. 

• Question & Answer
  • The audience submits ideas or questions, and then they can anonymously vote on all responses.  The most popular options quickly rise to the top. Students can respond via web-browser or app. 

• Rank Order
  • The audience ranks the response options you provide.  The results display as a bar chart ranking the options 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.  Students can respond via web-browser or app. 

• Clickable Images
  • The audience clicks anywhere on an image to respond.  You can specify regions to count clicks in specific areas.  Students can respond via web-browser.

Create an Account

Creating a Poll Everywhere account is free and easy.  Follow the steps below to start your Poll Everywhere experience.

1. Select Sign-Up at the top left of the page
2. Determine if you will be a responder or presenter.  You will most likely select "presenting" if you plan on using Poll Everywhere in your classes.
3. Fill in the information fields on the form
   1. Your first and last name will make up your Poll Everywhere name (ex: JanDoe5748)
   2. Your email and password will be your login information
4. Select how you intend to use Poll Everywhere
5. All done! You now have a Poll Everywhere account

Creating a Poll

All polls or quizzes in Poll Everywhere are called activities.  Create a stand-alone activity or create multiple activities to ask your audience multiple questions in one session. You can group activities or create a survey after the creation process. Follow the steps below to start creating!

1. Select the red "Create" button at the top left of your MyPolls page 
2. Select the question type that best first your question and audience  
   1. Keep response parameters in mind
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3. Enter the question or prompt text 
   1. Multiple Choice questions, ensure that you enter answer choices (A, B, C, D, E...).  Use the plus sign to add more answer choices
   2. Rank Order questions, ensure that you enter text or images as answer choices.
   3. Clickable Image questions, select one of the provided images or upload your own
4. When ready click "Create" to save your activity or "Add another activity" to add more
5. Configure visual settings, response settings, audience settings before you activate your poll
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6. You're ready to present your poll!

Presenting Polls

To present your poll to an audience, you will need to activate it.  Activating a poll publishes the poll to your individual PollEv.com response page. To activate your poll from you MyPolls dashboard, click the "Activate" icon, located to the right of the poll.  Group questions to display them back to back (ex: ENG 101) or turn your question series into a survey.

To activate the poll from the chart, click "Activate" or place the poll in Full-Screen mode. The poll automatically activates when in full-screen.  Only one poll can be active on your presenter page at a time, therefore, the only poll your participants can see is the one open in full-screen mode.  The next poll will automatically activate as you advance through your polling slides, adjusting your presenter page. 

Integration with Presentation Software

You can display your poll directly by embedding it into PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides. To integrate you must first download the PollEv Presenter App that matches your presentation software.  The presentation computer must be connected to the internet for polls to be displayed.

Follow the instructions below for integrating Poll Everywhere with PowerPoint.  For Keynote or Google Slides please see the links at the bottom of the instructions. 

1. Download the PollEv Presenter App
2. Install the App
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3. Open or restart PowerPoint, and locate the Poll Everywhere ribbon at the top
4. Log into your Poll Everywhere account via the Poll Everywhere ribbon in PowerPoint. 
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5. Using the ribbon create a new poll for your presentation
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6. Using the ribbon, insert any polls you have previously created into your presentation
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7. Start presenting
   1. you must be in slideshow mode to see the polls
   2. you can move poll slides to different points in your presentation by copying and pasting the entire poll slide thumbnail to the correct point in your outline
8. Troubleshoot problems here

► Use the links below for guidance on integrating PollEverywhere with other presentations programs. 

Google Slides

Keynote

Reporting

The majority of reporting features are only available in the premium, paid version.  There are a few options available to free accounts.

Response History 

1. Select a question from your My Polls dashboard
2. The Presentation screen should appear
3. From the configure box on the right, select Export from the bottom options
4. Select Response History
5. From here you can view a summary of responses, individual responses, or download the results to a spreadsheet (.CSV)

Results Screenshot

1. Select a question from your My Polls dashboard
2. The Presentation screen should appear
3. From the configure box on the right, select Export from the bottom options
4. Select Screenshot
5. A new tab will open containing a full-screen image of the poll results 
   1. You can take a screenshot 
   2. Save Image
   3. Copy Image