- Reviewed three polling sites
- Made a Comment on which site you liked the best and a way you could use with a class
- EXTRA CREDIT: Make a poll using one of the sites. Share your poll with us!
WHAT ARE POLLING SYSTEMS?
As teachers, we are always looking for feedback from our students. We want to know they have comprehended the material, know the directions, or want to know their opinions on certain issues. Sometimes you might do that through a show of hands, or some other symbol like holding up a green card or ringing a bell.
Polling systems are more advanced versions of these teaching techniques. They allow you to set up polls or quick quizzes online that students respond to via a computer or their smartphone. They give you real-time feedback as you see students anonymous responses right away.
Instead of the expensive clicker systems, these polling sites are free and leverage the technology that students already have in their pocket.
POLLING SITES
There are many out there, but these three are the ones most geared to use in a K-12 classroom.
- Poll Everywhere
- Socrative
- Soapbox
You should now explore these three at this site on Polling Systems from the MMRHS library.
After exploring these polling sites, you should make a comment below on which one you liked best and share ways that you could use this with a class.
EXTRA CREDIT: Make a poll for one of your classes using one of the polling sites. Share the link with us!
I was able to get on Poll Everywhere as the Soap Box was not available. I like that this could be made into a power point that could generate classroom conversations, act as a writing prompt, or starters for conversations.
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I did a "Welcome Back" conversation starter as many of my students may not be able to type up as much as they could share verbally. The multiple choice options may be better if using it individually.
I liked Poll Everywhere’s ease of use for teachers and students. The texting feature is obviously going to be quick and exciting for a population of students who already do this regularly. I like the fact that voting can be done from a phone, an ipad, or a computer. I created two polls here: http://www.polleverywhere.com/my/polls.
ReplyDeleteThe multiple choice feature is best, in my opinion. I would ideally like to have a class where these multiple-choice polls are used as little “check-ins” with students (perhaps one every few minutes) to assess students’ progress. It would especially be useful in a lesson in which the teacher introduces a lot of vocabulary. After the definitions are presented, these polls could be used to see if students can classify items or follow applications based on these definitions. (As a math teacher, I appreciate that this site allows you to write the poll in mathematical fonts/language.)
I, too, have had the most success with Poll Everywhere. Students like that you see the instant results on the big screen.
DeleteI know my daughter has been working on her summer math :)
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