Poll Everywhere
Create and Present
Overview of Activity Types
Multiple choice, Word cloud, Q & A, Clickable image, Open-ended, Ranking, Surveys, and Competitions.
How do I to create an activity?
From the Activities page, click on Activity.
Choose the Activity type, also click on More to explore other activity types.
Based of selected activity type, enter title and/or response options. Additionally, upload an image and add formatting.
Add activity to a folder for better organization, or leave field blank to add to Default folder.
Click on Create to present, save or share the activity.
Presentation Controls
Activate
When you want to present an activity you need to activate it, providing you with an unique URL: PollEv.com/your - username. Participants who visit this page can see the activity and interact with it on their devices.
To gather responses without entering fullscreen mode, click Activate.
Only one activity can be activated at a time.
You can manually deactivate activities when you are finished collecting responses.
Present from the web
Click on Present in the upper right corner to see your activity update live in full screen mode. The simplest way to start collecting responses.
From the Activities page, arrange activities in order by dragging and dropping
Click on the first activity, click on Present (full screen mode) and you mouse or arrow keys to advance through series of activities.
Response links
Every Poll Everywhere activity except Competitions can also be shared asynchronously.
Sharing the response link to an activity allows you to collect feedback at any time, without relying on activation.
From the Present tab, click on Share and Embed
Response link --Use this link to collect responses even when the activity is not activated. Participants can respond asynchronously or over a long period of time.
Manage Responses
Hover the bottom of screen when presenting in full screen mode to see more actions.
Locking - prevents participants form adding new responses.
Clearing responses - will archive the results collected, allowing you to start over.
Custom view - each activity allows for different views i.e., choose between the Instructions and the Responses view.
PowerPoint, KeyNote and Google Slides
By embedding Poll Everywhere activities into your slide decks, you can transition seamlessly between your material and interactive questions that get attendees talking.
To download the apps for PowerPoint, KeyNote, and Google Slides (Chrome):
Log into Poll Everywhere, click on your profile icon on the left hand side, the downloads are located at the bottom of your profile page.
