USING POLLS & SURVEYS TO

ENHANCE IN-CLASS

DISCUSSION AND LEARNING

Polleverywhere.com

D. Collier, Aug. 14/14

Lagniappe Workshops

In our session we will

1. Use polleverywhere.com

2. Discuss activity and potential applications

3. Learn to use polleverywhere.com + view

examples

4. Create our own polls

open-ended poll

multiple-choice poll

Discussion

❖ What did you like about the activity?

❖ How could this activity be extended?

❖ How does/could this activity connect to your content

area?

❖ How could this activity be integrated with existing

activities you use?

❖ What needs to be prepared in advance? Can you see

any issues that need to be addressed?

Why I use polls?

How to use polleverywhere.com

1. Open an account: http://www.polleverywhere.com/

2. Watch the introductory tutorial:

http://www.polleverywhere.com/guide

3. Create a poll.

4. Format the visual and organizational elements of the

poll.

5. Share your poll – using link in browser, powerpoint, etc.

Create your own polls

Using your own subject matter/content area, create two

polls:

1) open-ended

2) multiple choice

If time, we will share and discuss the pedagogical goals

and affordances of these polls.