Poll+Everywhere

What is Poll Everywhere?
Poll everywhere allows you to create free-response or multiple choice questions that students answer using their cell phones. This requires that they have a texting plan and that your school allows you to use cell phones for educational purposes. You can have pairs of students share a cell phone if not everyone has a phone (or an unlimited texting plan).

Why is this good for language teachers and students?
One of the best features of an interactive white board is the ability to do frequent whole-class checks for understanding or to do quick surveys with the interactive student response systems. But if you don't have a board (or you have the board, but the school couldn't buy the student response systems), this allows you to have the same functionality: you will know how well your students are understanding a particular concept or what their opinion is on a topic by using their cell phones as response systems.

How do I find Poll Everywhere?
Go to [|http://www.polleverywhere.com]. Like everything else, you will need to create an account.

How do I get an educator's account on Poll Everywhere?
When you create your account, there are multiple options. The free public option allows very few responses. In order to be able to have at least most of a class respond, you will need an educator's account. Follow these steps:

1. go to [|http://www.polleverywhere.com] 2. click on log in 3. in the lower right, select "sign up" 4. a window appears with plans. Above the window are tabs. Click the "K12" tab (or "higher education"). 5. The free plan allows 32 responses per poll. For more responses, you will have to pay an annual fee. Click on the plan you would like. Your schools may have funds you can use for this, especially if you are at a Title I school. 6. create your username and password. 7. You're ready to start creating polls!

How do I set up multiple choice questions on Poll Everywhere?

 * 1) Log into your account
 * 2) In the upper left corner, choose "Create new Poll"
 * 3) Choose "multiple choice poll"
 * 4) In the text box underneath the word "question", type your question.
 * 5) In the text boxes underneath the word "answers", type your answers
 * 6) If you need more than three answer choices, click on "add an option" underneath the last answer text box.
 * 7) Click "Save New Poll

How do I set up free response questions?

 * 1) Log into your account
 * 2) In the upper left corner, choose "Create new Poll"
 * 3) Choose "multiple choice poll"
 * 4) In the text box underneath the word "question", type your question.
 * 5) Click "Save New Poll

How do I let participants share a cell phone to respond?
While you're editing your poll, there is another series of options on the right of your screen. Examine those options. The first one at the top of this right-hand section is "Each person may respond..." and then two choices: "one time" or "as much as they like". Choose "as much as they like.

How do I download my poll to a PowerPoint? (PC only)

 * 1) Sign into Poll Everywhere
 * 2) Click on "my polls"
 * 3) Choose the poll you would like to have as a PowerPoint slide.
 * 4) On the right, there is a large button that says "Start Poll". Look under this button...as you go down the right, you'll see "download as slide" and a PowerPoint logo. Click on that.
 * 5) Choose whether you want PowerPoint 1997-2003 or PowerPoint 2007/2010
 * 6) You'll be asked if you want to "open or save". Choose "open" because this allows you to work with it immediately. You will save it before closing.
 * 7) It will open as several slides because it includes a tutorial for your students on how to respond. You can delete these slides if you want.
 * 8) Look in the "notes" screen below the slide for notes to help you as the teacher work with the poll
 * 9) Edit if necessary and either save the PowerPoint as its own file, or copy the slide(s) into a different PowerPoint you already created, for example a grammar or vocabulary presentation.