Poll Everywhere is a tool that allows users to create polls and activities in which the audience actively participates by providing individual answers. Users can utilize Poll Everywhere to enhance audience participation, promote discussions, or formatively assess audience knowledge and understanding of a topic. Users can create single-question or multi-question polls that can include multiple-choice or open-ended questions. Audience participants can respond to polls through text messages or a web browser via a tablet, laptop, or computer. Poll responses can be shown in real time. Poll Everywhere offers a free version and two paid plans.
Poll Everywhere is a tool that allows teachers to create polls and short assessments. Within Poll Everywhere, teachers can utilize:
The responses collected can be visualized differently depending on the type of question. The features of Poll Everywhere allow teachers to use this tool for different purposes in a classroom. Teachers can use a Poll Everywhere activity to:
Poll Everywhere offers a free version that allows teachers to create unlimited questions and send the polls to up to 40 students. Additionally, Poll Everywhere offers two paid plans for teachers and institutions that want to reach out to more participants, create reports of the answers, or choose their own response URL.
Poll Everywhere allows for keyboard navigation, alternatives to media content, and sequencing to ensure that students with different abilities have access to the content. Refer to the Accessibility Standards for more information.
Poll Everywhere can be used with students from all ages; however, it is mainly intended for students who are 13 and older. Poll everywhere complies with COPPA and FERPA. More information can be found in the Children’s Privacy section of the Privacy Policy. Poll Everywhere collects personal information such as name and email address from children 13 and older. The tool does not sell any user information. Personal information is shared with third-party companies that provide support to Poll Everywhere. For more information read the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.