Polleverywhere - How to use it?

TCC VET How to use it?

Why using this tool – benefits

Poll Everywhere is an online platform that allows teachers to create online surveys and receive direct responses, making it a useful tool to interact with students. They will have the opportunity to answer questions posed or discuss a topic proposed from any electronic device (mobile, tables and computers), without the need to create an account, so it only needs internet connection. They can even participate anonymously! This eliminates the typical pressure of online exams or tests and encourages their participation without fear of making mistakes. It is therefore not useful for evaluating pupils, but it is an attractive means of engaging pupils in educational materials. However, the teacher does have to create an account to design the survey, which he can then share with his students through a link.

One of the advantages of Poll Everywhere is that it allows you to create different types of surveys, such as: multiple choice questions, simple answers, open debates, etc. It is an agile and interactive tool that can be used for free. However, some users point to the number of limited responses as one of their disadvantages, since if the group is too large this tool may not be enough.


Written instructions

1. Go to https://www.polleverywhere.com and click on SIGN UP to create your account. Select I’m a presenter to design your own polls online.

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2. Once you have identified yourself as a presenter, you’re ready to sing up with Google or with mail.

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3. Select the kind of work you develop (maybe higher education will suit your needs), then Poll Everywhere will recommend you some tools which may be useful for you. Anyway, later on you’ll be able to choose between a bigger range of types of online polls.

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(This is an example of a multiple answers question poll)

4. SELECT THE TYPE OF POLL which suits you needs better. Some of them may be more attractive for learners, choose carefully!

5. Once you’ve designed your new poll, you can configure different setting. Look on the right side of the page. You will see “configure” option, where you’ll be able to define your audience restrictions and identity, as well as how people will answer it. Pay attention to response settings too, they might be key.

6. You will be able to test your poll before going live.

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7. Present: this is the last step when designing your online poll. You can share your POLL by shareable response link, just copy the link available there and share with your audience, so they can access.

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Last modified: Friday, 11 December 2020, 11:44 AM