Poll Everywhere ( www.polleverywhere.com )

This professional development was created by Heidi Pousson and Kate Halm:)

1. Model cell phone usage for opening poll.

• Take out your phone.
• Turn it on and lay it down on your desk.
• Do not pick up your phone until we have gone over the directions, and I tell you to pick it up.
• If you do not follow these directions, you will not be able to participate.

2. Respond to the poll.

3. Log onto: www.polleverywhere.com

4. Click on “Create Your First Poll” or sign in if you are a member.

5. Type in: What is your favorite color?

6. Click the 3 small bars to the right.

7. Choose “Convert to Multiple Choice” or “Continue” for open ended responses.

• When responding as an open ended response, you have the option to process the answers as a wordle or upload the answers to a spreadsheet.

8. Preview your options and make changes to your multiple choice answers.

9. Click “Continue” to generate your poll.

10. Click on “Edit” to the right to change the number of times a person can respond.

11. Click on “How People Can Respond” to view the different options for responding.

12. Click on “Views” to view the different options.

• To check participants, click on “Visual Settings” (shaped like a gear), click “Messages”
• This option is only available for open ended responses.
• It allows you to view the last 4 digits of their phone number.
• Before hand, you may want to have the students give you their name and number prior to participation.

FYI-

• A onetime text message confirmation is sent the first time you use polleverywhere.com.
• You will not receive any spam.
• With the free membership, you have 30 responses per poll.
• You can generate unlimited polls.
• Polls are deleted after 30 days of inactivity.
• With the free membership you have 30 responses per poll.
• You would have to create a poll for each period to utilize this.

Video showing the same things shown in the PD session.  The video states that you can create an account and it will allow 32 responses.  If you create your account here, you can have up to 40 responses...free:)
Another video - this mentions the 40 response limit.