Poll Everywhere is an electronic polling solution (also known as an Electronic Voting System or Audience Response System). It allows you to gather ideas, test knowledge or canvas the opinion of a large group of students, with users responding anonymously via the Poll Everywhere mobile app or website. Polling software is a popular choice for anyone looking to increase interactivity and student engagement during lectures, tutorials and seminars. Whilst it gained popularity during face-to-face lectures, polling software can be used just as effectively in online or dual-mode classes. The original solutions required physical handsets (clickers) but modern solutions can be used by anyone with the mobile phone app or via a browser.
How to access Poll Everywhere
- Navigate to https://www.polleverywhere.com/login/
- Enter your Durham University email address and click Next
- Poll Everywhere Login
- Then click ‘Login with Durham University’
- Read the Terms and Conditions and if you accept them, choose “Sign up for my Poll Everywhere account” and you should then be automatically given presenter permissions.
If you have any issues with signing up, please contact CIS using the Service Desk.
Next Steps: Once you Have Your Account
- Once your account is setup you can login and start creating Poll Everywhere Activities.
- The Poll Everywhere Support Centre contains extensive guidance to help you get started.
- You can either present from the web, or insert activities with in PowerPoint using Poll Everywhere for Windows. This is installed by default on teaching rooms PCs around the University.
- Students can respond to polls from a web page or use the Poll Everywhere mobile app.
Where to seek help
- Poll Everywhere’s support pages.
- Poll Everywhere’s training.
- Need pedagogical advice? Ask a Digital Education Consultant.
- Something not working as expected? Contact the CIS Service Desk.