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Whatisit?................................................................................................................................................................2GettingStarted.........................................................................................................................................................2CreatingPollQuestions............................................................................................................................................2TipsforClickableImageQuestion.............................................................................................................................7AddinganImagetoYourPollEverywhereQuestionStem........................................................................................8TipsforDisplayingQuestionswithImagesasPartoftheStem.................................................................................9HowtoMakeOne(ormore)Answersthe‘Correct’Answer?..................................................................................10ConfigurationSettings............................................................................................................................................11DeliveringyourPollQuestions–PresentationOptions...........................................................................................12CreatingReports....................................................................................................................................................13FAQ........................................................................................................................................................................14
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Whatisit?PollEverywhereisasimpleapplicationthatworkswellforliveaudiencesusingawebbrowserormobiledevices(e.g.smartphones,tablets,laptops,etc.).Peopleparticipatebyvisitingamobile-friendlywebpageforyourcourse,sendingtextmessages,orusingTwitter(onlyifyouenableit–Twitterisnotenabledbydefault).Instructionsforhowparticipantsrespondtothepollquestionaredisplayedonscreen.Apollquestionthatisembeddedwithinthepresentationorwebpagewillupdateinrealtime.
GettingStartedFirst–logintoPollEverywhere.Gotohttp://www.polleverywhere.comandselectLogIn.Ifyouhavenotbeensentaninvitationtocreateanaccount,pleasecontactMaxAnderson([email protected]).
CreatingPollQuestionsForthoseofyouwhoarefamiliarusingi>clickersorotheraudienceresponsetools,theprocessisabitdifferentwithPollEverywhere.Inthepast,youjusttypedyourquestioninaPowerPointorKeynotepresentationslide.Withthisnewsystem,youmustenteryourquestioninPollEverywhereforittowork.ClickonCreateandstarttypinginaquestionstem.
Questions&Surveysareslightlydifferent.Questionsshowuponeatatime,andsurveysshowquestionsatthesametime.
Starttypinginyourquestionandoptionswillappearbelowit.Youhavefourdifferentwaysthatyourparticipantscanrespond:
• Multiplechoice• Openended• Q&A/Brainstorm• Ranking• Clickableimage
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Thisisanexampleoftypicalmultiple-choicequestion.
1. Typeyourquestionhere.
2. ChooseMultipleChoice.
3. Enterresponses(notethatyoucanalsouploadanimageasananswerchoice).
4. Addadditionalanswersifyoulike.
5. Continueaddingquestionsor…
6. ClickCreate.Whatnext?Keepreadingandallshallberevealed.
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Thisisanexampleoftheopenendedtypequestion.1. Typeyourquestionorstatementhere.2. SelectOpenEnded.Chooseresponsetypes:3. TextWall(participantresponseslinedupvertically)4. WordCloud(bestforonewordresponses;themoreoftenawordisused,thebiggeritbecomes)5. Cluster(liketextwall,thoughresponsesarenotnecessarilyverticalorhorizontal)6. Ticker(liketextwall,thoughresponsesarehorizontalinsteadofvertical)7. Continueaddingquestionsor…
8. ClickCreate.
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Thisisanexampleofarankingquestion.Youentertheanswershereoutoforderandthestudentsputtheminorder.
1. Typeyourquestionorstatementhere.
2. ChooseRanking.
3. Enteryouranswerchoices.
4. Continueaddingquestionsor…
5. ClickCreate.Howdoparticipantsrespond?
1. Participantsmoveresponsesupanddowntoputtheminorderandthen…
2. Submittheirresponse.
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Thisisanexampleofclickableimagequestion.1. Typeyourquestionorstatementhere.2. ChooseClickableImage.3. Uploadanimagefromyourcomputer.4. Continueaddingquestionsor…5. ClickCreate.
Uploadinganimage.Followthedirectionstoselectwhereparticipantsshouldrespondbasedonyourquestionorstatement.Youcanhavemorethanonecorrectresponse,andyoucanresizethebox(es).
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TipsforClickableImageQuestion1. Remembertoactivateyourpollwhenreadytoshowit.2. Hideresponsesuntileveryonehasvoted.Thiswillalsotakeawaytheboxesyouseebelow,until
everyonehasfinishedvoting.3. Thisshowsorhideswhereeveryoneselectedtheanswer(s)ontheimage.
Onemorething…Changetheresponsesettingsto‘asmanytimesastheylike,’forthistypeofquestion.Otherwise,theycanonlyrespondonce
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AddinganImagetoYourPollEverywhereQuestionStemNotonlycanyouaddimagesaspotentialanswerchoices,butyoucanalsohaveanimagebeapartofthestem.YoucanonlyhaveONEimagebepartofthestem.Ifyouhavemorethanoneimagetodisplay,asuggestionwouldbetocombinetheimagesintoone.Openthequestion.
1. Clickonthepencil/penicon.2. ClickonTitletoexpandthissection.3. Choosetheimagefromyour
computer(youcanalsopullfromFlickrorothersources)anduploadittoPollEverywhere.
4. Changethesizeoftheimage–movetheslidertoaboutthemiddle.
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TipsforDisplayingQuestionswithImagesasPartoftheStem• Whenyou show thequestion, youmightwant tomake thequestion full screen by
clickingonthebuttonhighlightedontheright.• Thestudentswillnotseetheimageontheirdevices.Itwillshowupforyouandthem
onthebigscreeninthelecturehallsorotherroomswhereyouareprojecting.
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HowtoMakeOne(ormore)Answersthe‘Correct’Answer?ItispossibleinPollEverywheretomarkthecorrectanswer.Whenyoucreateaquestion,clickontheEditbuttoninthelowerrightcornerofthescreen.
PlaceacheckmarknexttowhereitsaysGradeincomingresponses.Thenselectthecorrectanswer.
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Thisimageshowshowitlookswhenyouarepresentingyourquestionandyouselectthebuttonthathasacheckmark,intheverticaltoolbar.Thisbuttononlyappearsifyouselectananswertobecorrectintheprecedingsteps.
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ConfigurationSettingsConfigurehowyourparticipantswillrespondtoyourpolls.Inthisexample,theycanrespondviathemobileapp(notanoptioninthisscreenshot,buttrustme,itworks)andtextmessaging.Twitterisuncheckedsotheywouldnotbeabletorespondthatway.Now,configurehowmanytimestheywillbeabletorespond.Thedefaultis1time(whichmeanstheycannotchangetheirvoteonceitisregistered).Youcanalsoallow‘everybody’orjust‘registeredparticipantsonly’to
respond.Thelatterisagreatwaytotakeattendance,becauseyouwillonlygetthosewhoactuallyregisteredwithPollEverywhere.RespondentsdoNOThavetologintoPollEverywhereinordertovote,aslongasyouchoose‘everybody’for‘whocanrespond.’
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DeliveringyourPollQuestions–PresentationOptionsThisisanexampleofwhatyouwillseeifyoupresentyourpollfromthePollEverywherewebsite.Participantshavetheseoptionsbywhichtheycanrespond.NoticetheURLbelowthequestions?Forme,itishttp://pollev.com/maxatuic.ThelastpartofthisURL,the‘maxatuic’ismycustomusernameIsetupintheSettingsarea.Ifyourstudentsarerespondingtoyourpollviaabrowser,theyshouldtypeinthisURL–well,yours,buthopefullyyougettheidea.Thearrowsonthebottomallowyoutonavigatebetweenpollquestions.Thisisanexampleofwhattheparticipantwillseeviaawebbrowserifyoursettingsdeterminetheycanonlyrespondonetime.
Thisisanexampleofwhatthemobileappscreenlookslike.ThemobileappisfreeandisavailableforbothiOSandAndroid.Studentsjustsearchtheirrespectiveappstoresforit.Facultycanalsouseit!Youcanpresentfromtheappaswell.
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CreatingReportsIntheupperleftcorner,youwillseeReports.ClickonthisandselectCreateanewreport.Youhavemultiplereporttypestochoosefrom–ifyouaretakingattendance,choosetheGradebookreport.
Selectwhichpollquestionyouwantareport.Youcanselectmorethanonepollquestionforthereport.ThemostcommonreportistheExecutiveSummary.Youcandownloadthe.csvfile–thisoptionisinthelower-rightcorner.
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FAQWhatifPollEverywherePresenterisnotonthemachine(orIdon’tseethetabinPowerPoint?)PollEverywherePresenterisanadd-intoolthatwasinstalledonthelecterncomputersin227,106,429,&527onbothMacandPC.InPowerPointonthePC,youshouldseeatabintheribboncalledPollEverywhere.(SeeImage1below).Ifyoudonotseeit,PollEverywherePresenterhasnotbeeninstalled.YouwillhavetopresentyourpollquestionsfromthePollEverywherewebsite.Image1-PCIfyouhavealreadyinsertedyourpollslide(s)onanothercomputer,yousimplyneedtologin,notinsertapollslide.Ifyouhavenotalreadyinsertedyourpollslide(s),youcandoitonthelecterncomputerbyselectingInsertPollSlide.
ItworksalittledifferentlyontheMac.Thereisnotabintheribbon.ThereisaprogramcalledPollEverywherePresenter.(Note:forbothMacandPC,thiswilllikelychangebymid-Septemberandyouwillbenotifiedofthechange.)AniconlikethatontherightshouldbeonthedesktopoftheMac.OpentheprogramandlogintoPollEverywhere.
Note:YouhavetohaveKeynoteorPowerPointopenalready(seescreenshotbelow).
OnceyouhaveopenedPowerPointorKeynote,youcanselectapollquestiontoinsert.
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ThisgoesforbothMacandPC–whenyouinsertitintothepresentation,youwillnotactuallyseethepolluntilyouareinSlideShowView.IfyouarenotloggedintoPollEverywhere(viaPPTonthePCorviaPollEverywherePresenterontheMac),yourpollwillprobablynotwork.
CanIaddapasswordtomypollquestions?Currently,no.AccordingtoPollEverywhere,theyareworkingonthisfunctionality.HowdoIinstallthePollEverywhereadd-inforPowerPointonmyowncomputer(PC)?
1. DownloadthePowerPointplug-inherewww.polleverywhere.com/app/win.2. Followtheinstallwizard,apop-upwindow,tocompleteinstallation.
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3. OpenPowerPoint,youshouldnowseeaPollEverywheretabinthetoprightribbon.Clickonittoopenourtoolbar/ribbon.
4. ClickontheLogInbuttonandenteryourpolleverywherecredentials.5. ClickontheInsertPollSlidesbuttontothetopleftofPowerPoint.Thenchooseyourpollstoembed
withinthepop-upwindow.6. ClickonSlideShow>Startfrombeginningandgothroughyourslides.ThePollswillonlyshowwhen
youareinfullscreenpresentationmode.DoIhavetoregisterstudents?No–thishasbeendoneforyou.DothestudentshavetologintoPollEverywherebeforetheycanrespond?Yes,butonlyifyouwanttogetadetailedreportoftheirperformance(orforattendancepurposes).Howwillthestudentsknowhowtorespond?TheslideyouusetopresentaquestionORifyouchoosetopresentthepollfromthePollEverywherewebsite,willhavetheURLforthemtoenter.Itisintheformat:http://pollev.com/yourname.DothefacultyhavetologintoPollEverywheretouseit?Yes,evenifyouhaveinsertedPollEverywhereslidesintoyourpresentation,youmustlogintoeitherthePollEverywherePresenterapplicationontheMac,orloginviatheribboninPowerPointonthePC.CanIpresentapollviathemobileapp?Yes.ItwillnotshowupintheEchorecordingunlessyouarealsodisplayingyourmobiledevicescreenviathescreensintheclassroom/lecturehall.HowdoesthisworkwiththepresenterviewforPowerPointontheMac?
ThereareadmittedlyafewglitchesthatIhavefoundwithPowerPointontheMac.Ifyougetthescreenthatshowsjusttheplaceholderlikewhatisontheleft,justgobackaslideortwoandforwardagain;itshouldstartup.
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CanImovetheplaceholderaroundonmyslidetoaddmorecontent?Yes!Itisanimage,soyoucanresizeitormoveitaround.IfImakechangestoaquestion,willitbeautomaticallyupdatetoapreviouslydownloadedPPTslide?Yes.LastUpdated:12/5/16