Using Polls for Student Engagement
Creating a Poll
Step 1: Click on Polls
Once in your live session classroom, click on "Polls" in the toolbar, a pop up box to create your poll will open up.
Step 2: Create your poll
Click Add a Question to start creating your poll.
Step 3: Add information
Fill in the information pertaining to your poll question.
Enter a title and your first question.
You can mark the question as a single choice or multiple choice question.
Type in at least two answers to your question.
If you would like to add an additional question to this poll, click "Add a Question". You are also able to create a completely different poll.
When this poll is completed, click "Save".
Step 4: Meeting Page
When you are done creating the first poll, you will be sent to the meeting page of the live session classroom.
Step 5: Adding Another Poll
To add another poll, click on Add in the bottom right hand corner of the page.
Note: You can create a max of 25 polls for a single meeting.
Launching a Poll
Step 1: Start Session
Start the scheduled live session that has polling enabled.
Step 2: Select Polling
Select the Polling option in the menu bar.
Step 3: Click Launch Poll
Select the poll you would like to launch and click Launch Poll.
Step 4: See Results Live
The participants in the meeting will now be prompted to answer the polling questions. The host will be able to see the results live.
Step 5: End Poll
Once you would like to stop the poll, click End Poll.
Step 6: Share Results
If you would like to share the results to the participants in the meeting, click Share Results. Participants will then see the results of the polling questions.
Step 7: End Results
When you are done sharing the results with the participants, click End Results.
Note: If you would like to download and save poll results, follow the steps in the quick reference guide.
Poll Referencing Guides
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