2. Is the use of mobile devices
allowed in your classroom?
3. Give a brief description of what
you think Poll Everywhere is?
4. • Do you want to engage
your students?
• Do you want to
incorporate technology
in your classroom?
• Do you want to receive
instant feedback about
student learning?
5. Why use Poll Everywhere?
• Quick way to assess students’ prior knowledge and
learning
• Teachers AND Students receive instant feedback
about their learning
• Facilitates and inspires student learning and
creativity
• Uses tools students are familiar with and already
possess
• Low risk setting for students to participate
6. Basic Steps
• Ask a Question
– Multiple Choice
– Free Response
• Students Answers
– Text message
– E-mail
– Website
– Twitter
• Show Results
– Charts update live as
students respond
– Download results into
powerpoint
– Publish polls on blog or
website
• Generate Reports
8. Do you think you would use Poll
Everywhere as a tool in your classroom?
• Text keyword to 22333
• Tweet @poll and a keyword
• Submit keyword to http://poll4.com
• YES: 192033
• NO: 192606
• Maybe: 192607
9. Lesson Plan: Check-in / Check-out
• Check-in: Begin with a question of the day
– Should require students to remember content
that was discussed in the previous days
• Ex: How many protons, neutrons, and
electrons are in the element Hg?
10. Lesson Plan: Check-in / Check-out
• Check-out: Summary question at the end of
the day
– Should require students to synthesize what they
have learned that day
• Ex: If you remove an electron from Hg, does
the element change? Explain your reasoning.
11. LP: Assessing Prior Knowledge
• Every time you introduce a new unit, find out
where your students are in their knowledge
• Ask a question: What is Photosynthesis?
– Give them four definition options
– Have them answer the poll
12. LP: Assessing Prior Knowledge
• Ask a second question: Why is Photosynthesis
important?
– Have students answer the poll
– Then have students defend their answer to a
partner
– After 5 minutes or so, ask the question again
– See if ideas have changed after the discussion
13. Classroom Uses
• Question of the Day
• Check Prior Knowledge
• Temperature Checks
– Sunny, Clear, Cloudy, Stormy, etc.
• Exit Tickets
– Quick assessment at end of period
• Test Review Guide
– Send out 5 questions/day the week
before a test
– Have students create their own poll
14. How do you envision being able to use
Poll Everywhere in your content area?
• Text keyword to 22333
• Tweet @poll and a keyword
• Submit keyword to http://poll4.com
• Enter keyword: 193059 and answer
(free response)
