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Poll Everywhere

Service available for: Faculty & Staff

Poll Everywhere helps you gather live audience or class responses anywhere, anytime.

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Log in to Poll Everywhere

Poll Everywhere is available for all Penn Law faculty and staff. First time users, please request an account by contacting ITS at itshelp@law.upenn.edu or 215-898-2589. You will receive an email invitation from Poll Everywhere with instructions for activating your account.

Once you have an account setup, login at https://www.polleverywhere.com/login

Poll everywhere

How Does it Work?

Poll Everywhere (http://www.polleverywhere.com) is a web-based system that can be used both in and outside of the classroom to create and run multiple-choice or open-answer polls. Students do not need a separate dedicated device (clicker) to participate.

  • Students can submit responses via text message, mobile app or using a browser on their laptop or another Internet-connected device.
  • Instructors use a simple web form to create either multiple-choice or open-text questions. Polls can be embedded in PowerPoint or Keynote presentations, displayed in a web browser, or embedded in a course web site.

The students’ replies are instant and can be displayed as part of your PowerPoint presentation on a downloadable slide. The replies are anonymous by default. However, you can set up named respondents if desired.

Considerations

Some pros

  • Good integration into PowerPoint.
  • Variety of ways students can respond (text, web, app).
  • Hardware-free (unlike e.g. clickers).
  • No sign-up required for respondents (if anonymous).
  • Immediately register your participants with a simple CSV.

Keep in mind…

  • Students need either a mobile phone or a laptop with them in order to respond.
  • Unless students create accounts it’s difficult to maintain results for comparison.
  • The text message option will charge students on pay-as-you-go contracts at the standard network rate.

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Further Resources and Help

Get Help

For technical support, contact ITS Help at itshelp@law.upenn.edu or 215-898-9140

Users can also contact Poll Everywhere directly: Online or by phone (+1 (800) 388-2039) from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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