Survey Says: using

PollEverywhere in the classroom

Amanda Mitchell, SUNY Delhi

In the beginning…

• Immediate feedback• Benefits of anonymity• Students report that it improves their class

experience & understanding of content (Calma et al., 2014)

• Brainwave data also shows that attention increases during polls (Sun, 2014)

Participating with Poll EverywhereHow to vote via texting: multiple choice

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From a text message

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Tips for Teachers

• Start with practice questions

• Allow plenty of time

• Provide web voting as an alternative & display URL

• Use groups to organize your questions

• Space out polling and presentation content (no more than 2-3 polls in a row)

Resources• PollEverywhere Presenter Notes & Best Practices:

http://www.polleverywhere.com/presenter-notes

• Calma, A., Webster, B., Petry, S., & Pesina, J. (2014). Improving the quality of student experience in large lectures using quick polls. Australian Journal Of Adult Learning, 54(1), 114-136.

• Sun, J. (2014). Influence of polling technologies on student engagement: An analysis of student motivation, academic performance, and brainwave data. Computers & Education, 72,80-89. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2013.10.010