Using Online Polling Tools to Increase Engagement workshop

3/27/2014 | Amy Harris Houk & Beth Filar Williams

Why poll?● Increases student engagement ● Provides timely feedback● Helps students determine which content is

important● Resets student attention

Online Polling and UDLUDL Principle 3: Multiple Means of Engagement

Polling can:● Help students identify what is important● Help with self-assessment● Reset attention spans

POLL: I have used polling in f2f situations... A. by having folks raise hands so sort of!B. by using Clickers/devices C. neverD. other (type details in the chat)

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Polling in BB Collaborategreen check/red XA...E choicescan make vote visible allcan push results to whiteboardalso use chat for text/otherlocated under TOOLS in menu

POLL: My favorite thing to do over Spring Break:

A. Eat & Relax!B. Watch basketballC. Grade papersD. Take walk/hike/bikeE. Visit with family and/or friends

Polling Tips

● rule of 3 (interaction every 3 min)● ask several polls in a row ● higher level thinking polls (try case studies

questions)● try thought provoking poll - text based

answer in chat

PollEverywhere.com

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Polleverywhere FAQs(basic FREE plan) ● unlimited # of polls and up to 40 votes● live ppt slide polling● web voting ● widgets to embed● twitter to vote● send link out● download results● send link of web responses

Polleverywhere example #1

Polleverywhere example #2

Let’s demo!

Website:http://www.polleverywhere.com/

Our examples in a libguide: http://uncg.libguides.com/onlinepolling

for iphone | ipad (not android)or Polls.bb

QUESTIONS??

CONTACT:

Beth: efwilli3@uncg.edu

Amy: a_harri2@uncg.edu