Poll Everywhere

Poll Everywhere is a web-based polling system to engage students through live online polling, surveys, Q&As, quizzes, word clouds, and more.

Teaching students at a distance can be challenging. If students aren’t comfortable sharing their cameras, instructors can’t read their body language to understand where they’re struggling. Poll Everywhere provides a safe platform for every student to ask questions, participate in group activities, and share thoughts and insights, right from their phone or computer.

Students can submit responses via web browser, mobile app or text message. Instructors can create polls, view student responses and download reports. Polls can be embedded in a course site.

Build engaging activities, integrate them seamlessly into your content, encourage critical thinking, and meet students where they currently are. With the Poll Everywhere Instructor Guide, learn how to register your students, bring their voices into the conversation, and understand their feedback through detailed reporting.

How do the features of Poll Everywhere compare with those of iClicker? Check out this comparison of major features of Poll Everywhere and iClicker.

Resources

• Faculty Quick-Start

  • Getting started with Poll Everywhere in Canvas.

    1. Request your SJSU PollEV presenter account by completing this Request Form or contact cfeti@sjsu.edu.
    2. In your Canvas course, add Poll Everywhere to your menu buttons. 
       
       
    3. In your Canvas course, click on the Poll Everywhere menu button.  The Canvas page loads this notice:  
       Note that it points to sjsu.instructure.com. Clicking it opens the PollEverywhere application on a new tab in your browser. 
    4. To learn how to use Poll Everywhere, ie. what it is, how to create activities, how to present and how to create reports, you can explore the Poll EV training portal at: training.polleverywhere.com or view the step-by-step guide for instructors [pdf].
• Poll Everywhere Instructor Guide

  • Step-by-step guide [pdf] for instructors to get started with using Poll Everywhere.

• Creating an Engaging and Inclusive Session

  • View this document on dynamic use cases [pdf] for your Poll Everywhere presentation for best practices and ideas for creating an engaging and inclusive session.

• Poll Everywhere Student Guide

  • Step-by-step guide [pdf] for students to get started with using Poll Everywhere.

• Poll Everywhere Webinars

  • Attend an upcoming webinar or watch a recording.

    1. Getting Started with Poll Everywhere
    2. Back to School with Poll Everywhere
• Poll Everywhere Videos

  • Review videos about various Poll Everywhere topics.

    1. What is Poll Everywhere
    2. Presenting Activities with Poll Everywhere
    3. Generating Reports with Poll Everywhere
    4. Presenting In Person with Poll Everywhere
    5. Poll Everywhere with your Canvas Course
    6. Preparing a Flexible Classroom with Poll Everywhere
• Poll Everywhere Case Studies

  • Review research examples about Poll Everywhere.