2. “Poll Everywhere replaces
expensive proprietary audience
response hardware with
standard web technology. It's
the easiest way to gather live
responses in any venue:
conferences, presentations,
classrooms, radio, tv, print —
anywhere. It can help you to
raise money by letting people
pledge via text messaging. And
because it works internationally
with texting, web, or Twitter, its
simplicity and flexibility are
earning rave reviews.”
- PollEverywhere.com
3. This web 2.o tool can enhance learning in many
ways. Listed below are some of the uses that may
be helpful in the classroom.
Texting questions to teacher and classmates
Teacher surveys
Text feedback to a presenter(s)
Automated attendance tracking
Anonymous polls for sensitive topics
Brainstorming with classmates
Comprehension checks
Grading in-class quizzes
Class elections
4. The use of PollEverywhere.com addresses
many of the national technology
standards that are in place and deal with
communication and collaboration.
Students use digital media and
environments to communicate and work
collaboratively, including at a distance, to
support individual learning and
contribute to the learning of others.
a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with
peers, experts, or others employing a
variety of digital environments and
media
b. Communicate information and ideas
effectively to multiple audiences using a
variety of media and formats
c. Develop cultural understanding and global
awareness by engaging with learners of
other cultures
d. Contribute to project teams to produce
original works or solve problems
5. The cost of
PollEverywhere
.com is very
reasonable. To
the right, there
is a chart for the
cost and the
school has the
power to pick
which one is
best for the
school district.
6. Freemen, M., & Schneider, K. (2009).
Polleverywhere.com: Turning cell phones into a
tool for student engagement. Retrieved from
http://www.insidetheschool.com/articlespollever
ywhere-com-turning-cell-phones-into-a-tool-for-
student-engagement/
“we found that cell phone texting is a wonderful method
for engaging the students in the discussion at hand.
Moreover, we believe they enjoyed the fact that we were
trying to speak to them in their language, at least
occasionally. PollEverywhere.com provides instructors
with an opportunity to use student texting to enhance
the learning process.”
7. Shon, H., & Smith, L. (2011). A Review of Poll Everywhere
Audience Response System. Journal Of Technology In
Human Services,29(3), 236-245.
doi:10.1080/15228835.2011.616475
“It is very easy to use, proved to be an effective way to engage
students and increase class participation, free for a class size
up to 40 students, and free to students with cell phone
plans with unlimited text messaging. With the vast majority
of college students owning cell phones, and text messaging
serving as their primary form of cell phone communication,
this technology is an intuitive, cost-effective, user-friendly
technology that can enhance students' learning and
classroom experience, and instructors' effectiveness in
teaching course material and assessing students' command
of the same by examining the results of their polls. ”
8. http://www.polleverywhere.com/
http://www.iste.org/Libraries/PDFs/NETS-
S_Standards.sflb.ashx
http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=1
26&sid=0c0162f7-6b92-42d3-bbbe-
c8cb9a4adf43%40sessionmgr104&bdata=JnNpdGU9Z
Whvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=72107116
http://www.insidetheschool.com/articles/polleveryw
here-com-turning-cell-phones-into-a-tool-for-student-
engagement/
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Journal, 57(3), 16.
Mandernach, B. (2010). Embracing Texting during
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