Poll Everywhere
Lana Wong
A more affordable alternative to hardware-based Classroom Response Systems [ CRS ], e.g., clickers, Poll Everywhere is a text message voting application that works with live audiences. In the classroom, Poll Everywhere can be used to:
- Increase student participation and attentiveness
- Elicit diverse opinions when there isn't a correct answer
- Gauge student comprehension of material immediately
- Allow students to provide instructor feedback
- Assess a reading assignment with a quick quiz
Voting and polling can be done via cell phone or the Web. Poll Everywhere accepts student responses via:
- SMS text messaging on mobile phones
- Smartphones with data plans
- Regular computers and wireless laptops via the Web
Students can bypass SMS text messaging fees by responding through their Smartphone web browser.
Responses/Results
- Results can be projected in real time
- Windows users can downloaded live Poll Everywhere PowerPoint slides that show responses
Privacy
When replying to a poll, a student’s identity is completely anonymous unless the student chooses to provide his/her name or student ID. The identity is then available only to that instructor or institution.
Pricing
- Poll Everywhere is free for classes with up to 30 students per section
- Paid plans for personal and/or larger audiences are available
- K-12 and Higher Education semester-long plans are also available
Learn More
Additional information available at: http://www.polleverywhere.com/
View a “You Tube: An Educator's Introduction to Poll Everywhere” video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZWM2-4Jf4k
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