Poll Everywhere is a Managed Use audience participation tool for adding interactive content for your students. If you are looking for a tool supported by the University, please consider Mentimeter instead.
Introduction
Used in company meetings and presentations, as well as in higher education, Poll Everywhere is a simple tool for getting immediate responses from a live audience. This makes it a useful option if you’re hosting a synchronous lecture or seminar and you want to get some anonymous feedback from your students to help you tweak your delivery as you go along.
You can get started with a free account at www.polleverywhere.com
Can I use it?
This product is marked as Managed Use in the Teaching and Learning Ecosystem document, so while the university doesn’t provide licences, staff can use it with students after consideration of GDPR and data security. If you have concerns, speak to your Associate Head of School for Student Experience or equivalent role.
Firewall Status: Safe – This tool is likely to work for learners in countries with more restrictive firewalls.
What can I do with it?
There are currently no guides available for this tool. If you’re familiar with it, perhaps you’d consider contributing to the knowledge base?
Article originally written by Noah Mitchell
