Poll Everywhere is an audience engagement solution allowing presenters to create multiple-choice questions, word clouds, quizzes, and open-ended discussions their audience can respond to. It's a robust formative assessment tool for instructors and students can participate using any device with internet access, supporting both in-person and remote learning. Enhances Engagement: Interactive activities encourage participation, including from quieter students. Real-Time Assessment: Quickly gauge understanding and adjust lessons based on immediate feedback. Facilitates Active Learning: Activities like polls and quizzes promote deeper understanding. Inclusive Participation: Anonymous responses foster a more open and inclusive environment. Simplifies Data Collection: Responses are saved and exportable for analysis and improvement. Poll Everywhere Availability Poll Everywhere is available to all UIW faculty and staff with a presenter account. If you're new to using Poll Everywhere, request a Poll Everywhere presenter account to get started. Upon receiving an account, faculty and staff are classified as presenters and can create and present activities. Students are automatically assigned participant accounts, which allow them to engage but not create activities. Presenter accounts are not available to students. Support is available through the PollEv Support Center or by contacting Poll Everywhere Support. For classroom and conference room use with PowerPoint, ensure Poll Everywhere is installed or contact the UIW Help Desk. Poll Everywhere Considerations Access Poll Everywhere through the web app in Cardinal Apps after your account is created. Only 255 characters in a question or any answer choice are displayed; anything longer is hidden. Participants can respond via the web, mobile app, or text message (for certain activities). For asynchronous teaching, gather responses using an activity Response Link. Only one activity can be active at a time. To accept responses to multiple activities at once, use response links, which do not rely on being activated. Share activities with colleagues by requesting a Poll Everywhere Team. Integrate activities directly into PowerPoint without interrupting your slide deck - but tech support may be needed for classrooms and conference rooms. If you plan to use Poll Everywhere within PowerPoint, follow our walkthroughs for PowerPoint (macOS) and PowerPoint (Windows) in preparation. Use the Poll Everywhere Canvas integration to generate grades based on activity responses for correctness, participation, or attendance. Types of Poll Everywhere Activities Poll Everywhere offers various activity types to choose from: Multiple Choice: The most popular type of activity is multiple choice. Presenters can create questions with up to five answer options and choose as many correct answers as needed. Word Cloud: Presenters can create a question for students to answer with a single word. Their responses will form a word cloud, visually representing the most frequent answers in real-time. Q&A: The Q&A question type allows students to submit questions the presenter can address in real-time. Participants can also upvote or downvote responses from others. This is the only activity that shows other participants' responses. Clickable Image (Hotspot): The clickable image (hotspot) question type allows presenters to create questions with an accompanying image, where students can respond by selecting a specific area of the image. Presenters can upload images or choose from provided examples. Survey: Surveys let presenters string multiple activities together to ask multiple questions within a single activity. They're great for quizzes, assessments, and questionnaires in the classroom. Open-ended: Open-ended activities allow long written responses via SMS, web, or mobile app. Responses can be displayed as word clouds, text walls, clusters, or spotlights. Competitions: Competitions are activities that let presenters link multiple activities and set limitations to encourage competition, such as allowing answer changes and setting time limits per question. Gamification and competitions are valuable in education, as they foster engagement and involvement through friendly competition. Poll Everywhere Guides Poll Everywhere for Instructors Walkthroughs Poll Everywhere for Students Walkthroughs Poll Everywhere Training Courses Poll Everywhere Getting Started Guide Integrate Poll Everywhere with Canvas Getting Started with Attendance Management for Instructors Getting Started with Attendance Management for Students Poll Everywhere Reporting Guides Poll Everywhere Overview FAQ Do students have to sign up to participate in a presenter's activities? No. Participating in Poll Everywhere activities is as easy as following the instructions to navigate to a URL and participate. Do I have to integrate Poll Everywhere with my Canvas course to use Poll Everywhere? No, the integration allows you to easily convert participant responses into grades. If you prefer to use Poll Everywhere without grading, you can just share your presenter URL or a response link in your Canvas course. Can I reuse or share activities that I make? Both options are possible. You can reuse any activity as many times as you need. If you want to start fresh, you can clear responses on an activity. Even if you clear responses, you can still run reports to retain the data. Moreover, if you are part of a "Team" in Poll Everywhere, you can share activities. Can I take attendance with Poll Everywhere? Yes. Poll Everywhere offers attendance management through geolocation. You can enable up to 10 approved locations to present from. If participants aren't in that location, they can still participate but they won't get attendance credit.

Interactive polling increases student engagement and formatively assesses understanding. This 10-minute video training shows instructors how to create multiple-choice questions, word clouds, clickable images, and several other activity types:

Poll Everywhere is great for gathering audience feedback, whether teaching in a classroom, hosting a meeting in a conference room, or planning a special event. This guide explains considerations for using Poll Everywhere in different locations via the web app or through PowerPoint. Poll Everywhere Web App The benefit of using the Poll Everywhere web app through Cardinal Apps, is that it works exactly the same no matter what computer or location you are in. This means you can practice presenting on your laptop in your office, then move to presenting to students in the classroom or a conference space with no technical concerns. It's the most predictable method and recommended for beginners. The challenge of using the web app method is stopping your PowerPoint presentation to move to Poll Everywhere each time you want to ask the audience to participate. For some presenters, switching views is worth the peace of mind they get not having to worry about the PowerPoint expectations. Not sure how to share your presentation and easily move to different tabs? Watch this 2-minute demonstration that works for both one and two monitor classrooms: Poll Everywhere in PowerPoint When your PowerPoint is the cornerstone of your class or event, and sticking to the slide deck is desired, there are considerations to ensure Poll Everywhere works: Do not install the Poll Everywhere Add-in within the PowerPoint Add-ins menu - this option does not work. Poll Everywhere must be installed on every computer you use to both create the presentation and present to your audience: Poll Everywhere for Windows | Poll Everywhere for macOS You may not have permission to install Poll Everywhere and must get help from the UIW Help Desk in advance of your presentation. You must be logged in to Poll Everywhere inside of PowerPoint to both create the presentation and to present it. As computers in different locations may be managed in unique ways, it's critical you connect with IT support for the location you are presenting in. Updates, or maintenance to a computer, can cause Poll Everywhere to need to be installed again. This means you can use Poll Everywhere in a location and the next time experience an unexpected change. PowerPoint with Poll Everywhere Success Checklist ☐ Open Poll Everywhere from Cardinal Apps and create folders to stay organized. ☐ Inside a folder, create all the activities you want to use. ☐ Configure each activity's settings to meet your needs. ☐ Open PowerPoint to create your presentation, go to the Poll Everywhere tab to Log in. ☐ Insert activities in your presentation. ☐ Several days in advance, confirm the computer you'll use to present has Poll Everywhere installed for PowerPoint. ☐ Contact the UIW Help Desk to install Poll Everywhere for PowerPoint on classroom, conference, or event space computers that don't already have it. ☐ Before your presentation starts, open PowerPoint on the computer, click the Poll Everywhere tab, and Log in. Need step by step instructions? PE for PPT in Windows | PE for PPT in macOS

Rather than using Poll Everywhere on the web to present your activities to participants, you can embed your activities into your PowerPoint presentation. This guide will walk you through using activities with PowerPoint on Windows and some troubleshooting considerations. You can integrate Poll Everywhere slides into PowerPoint by following these basic steps: Install/check for the Poll Everywhere app. Sign in to the Poll Everywhere app. Insert your activities. Present your activities. Before you begin, consider the following: This guide is meant for Windows users. For those using macOS devices, please refer to: Use Poll Everywhere with PowerPoint for macOS. Do not use the Poll Everywhere Add-in found within the Add-ins menu of PowerPoint, as it will not work. Step 1: Install/Check for the Poll Everywhere PowerPoint App First, Poll Everywhere needs to be installed on your device. Although activities are typically used on the website, presenting them in PowerPoint requires a separate app to run alongside your presentation. Ensure that the Poll Everywhere for Windows app is installed on the presentation computer if it's different from the one you used to create the presentation. To check if your device has Poll Everywhere installed: Log in to the presentation computer, whether it's a classroom computer or your device. Open Microsoft PowerPoint and check if there is a Poll Everywhere tab towards the top of the app. Don't see the "Poll Everywhere" tab? Install Poll Everywhere for Windows or contact the UIW Help Desk for assistance. If you can see the "Poll Everywhere" tab - Continue to "Step 2: Sign in to Poll Everywhere" below. Step 2: Sign in to the Poll Everywhere app To ensure that everything runs smoothly, make sure to log into your Poll Everywhere account using the app. This is usually not an issue when using your personal computer, but it may be problematic if you're presenting from a classroom computer. Follow the steps below to log into your Poll Everywhere account on the presentation machine. From the computer you'll present from, open Microsoft PowerPoint and: Select the Poll Everywhere tab. Select Log in and continue with your university credentials. No matter what type of computer you are presenting from, Poll Everywhere will display the same steps to sign in. Follow the steps below. Select Launch log-in window Enter your UIW email and select Next Select Log in with the University of the Incarnate Word Select Authorize Once you've logged in, you can insert and present your activities from PowerPoint. You can directly manage, sync, and insert your activities from the Poll Everywhere tab in PowerPoint. Although not all of the presented options are relevant, please take note of the following. Sync: This option syncs all your slides with Poll Everywhere, ensuring the latest changes are saved in your presentation. Insert: Insert a poll or activity slide into your presentation. Contact support: Trouble with understanding Poll Everywhere? Contact their dedicated support line. Check for updates: This checks for the latest version, ensuring Poll Everywhere is up to date and ready to be used. Step 3: Insert your Activities Once you're logged into Poll Everywhere, you'll need to insert activities into your slide deck from the Poll Everywhere tab. To insert activities into your PowerPoint presentation: Open the Poll Everywhere tab in PowerPoint Select Insert Select Activity Within the pop-up window, select the activity you want to insert into your presentation Select the Insert Slides button For an in-depth guide on inserting activities, visit Poll Everywhere's guide on inserting. Step 4: Presenting your Activities Activities only take responses while activated, which happens in presentation mode. To use your activity during your presentation, switch to slide show/presentation mode to begin your presentation. You can do this in three different ways: Press the F5 key on your keyboard. Select the Start From Beginning command on the Quick Access toolbar. Click the Play Slide Show command at the bottom of the PowerPoint window. The activity will remain locked and unavailable for response until you navigate to that slide during your presentation. Once you do, the live activity will be displayed and (by default) unlocked and ready to receive responses. Once you navigate away from the slide, the activity will be closed to further responses. You can check that your activity is working properly by hovering through the bottom area of the slide and finding the toolbar, which has the clear responses option. If the toolbar appears, you're good to go. If not, visit the FAQ section for troubleshooting. Tips for Success You must log in to the Poll Everywhere app on each computer you plan to present from. If you teach or present in multiple spaces, it’s considered best practice to log into Poll Everywhere via PowerPoint before the presentation in that space. You cannot use embed code collected from pollev.com to record responses in PowerPoint. Poll Everywhere slides can be re-arranged in your presentation after insertion. This will not break activities. Regularly check to ensure the latest version of Microsoft PowerPoint is installed on your device. Poll Everywhere with PowerPoint on Windows Video Guide If prompted, sign in with your university credentials to view the video. Poll Everywhere with PPT for Windows FAQ The activity slide launches but doesn't activate or allow responses, or the toolbar doesn't display. You can tell your activity isn't working if you see the multi-colored squares in the corners of the slide and the prompt at the bottom of the slide, pictured below. Common solutions to this issue are: Ensure you're logged into to Poll Everywhere tab and that it's open and running during the presentation. Restart PowerPoint. Try using the Sync > All option within the Poll Everywhere tab, then try again. Remove the current activity slide and use the Poll Everywhere tab to reinsert the activity. The activity launches, but the slide spills off-screen. This is due to the display resolution of the screen. Adjust the display resolution to the recommended setting and try launching the activity again. The slide doesn’t display correctly or activate while I'm sharing in a Teams meeting. If you’re using screen-sharing software, such as MS Teams, ensure you are sharing the entire screen instead of just the PowerPoint app from the "Windows" option in the share menu. Do not use the PowerPoint Live feature in Teams. The Poll Everywhere activity works on a personal device, but not in a classroom/meeting room computer. Remember, Poll Everywhere must be installed on the device you are presenting from, not just from the device that created the presentation. Contact the UIW Help Desk or a local Technical Support Specialist for assistance to check if Poll Everywhere is installed on the presentation computer. Then, follow this guide for the presentation computer to ensure it's installed, you're signed in, and your activities launch properly. It's best practice to try your presentation in a space you plan to teach or present from. I adjusted my display resolution, but the activity slide is still wonky and doesn’t display properly. Sometimes, when everything's been checked, PowerPoint needs to restart for the presentation to launch properly. Try restarting PowerPoint after troubleshooting. My issue is still not resolved after troubleshooting. If you have a different issue with Poll Everywhere or you cannot resolve the problem, consider the following support options: If you need further detailed and quick support for Poll Everywhere: Contact Poll Everywhere quick support. If you have an issue using Poll Everywhere on a classroom computer: Contact the UIW Help Desk.

Rather than using Poll Everywhere on the web to present your activities to participants, you can embed your activities into your PowerPoint presentation. This guide will walk you through using activities with PowerPoint on macOS and some troubleshooting considerations. You can integrate Poll Everywhere slides into PowerPoint by following these basic steps: Install the Poll Everywhere app. Sign in to the Poll Everywhere app. Insert your activities. Present your activities. Before you begin, consider the following: This guide is intended for macOS users. For those using Windows devices commonly found in classrooms, please refer to: Use Poll Everywhere with PowerPoint for Windows. Do not use the Poll Everywhere Add-in found within the Add-ins menu of PowerPoint, as it will not work. Step 1: Install the Poll Everywhere App First, Poll Everywhere needs to be installed on your device. Although activities are typically used on the website, presenting them in PowerPoint requires a separate app to run alongside your presentation. Ensure that the Poll Everywhere for MacOS app is installed on the presentation computer if it's different from the one you used to create the presentation. Learn how to install the Poll Everywhere for PowerPoint macOS app or contact the UIW Help Desk for assistance. Step 2: Sign in to the Poll Everywhere app After installing the Poll Everywhere app, the next step is to sign in with your presenter account on your device. This is necessary for PowerPoint to recognize the owners of the activities. To sign in, find and open the Poll Everywhere app on your computer by going to the Applications folder on your Mac. If you are using macOS Sonoma or a newer version, select Allow to permit the app to run. Choose the Launch log-in window prompt. When prompted, enter your UIW email, choose Next, and continue with Login with the University of the Incarnate Word. If you receive an error when attempting to login, you may not have a Poll Everywhere presenter account. Request a Poll Everywhere account. When prompted, choose Authorize to allow the Poll Everywhere app to run and finish the login process. After logging in, the Poll Everywhere for MacOS app will open in a separate window from PowerPoint. While the app is running, you will see the Poll Everywhere icon in your dock and at the top of your screen in the menu bar. Step 3: Insert your Activities Now that you have installed the Poll Everywhere for PowerPoint app and signed in, you're ready to start adding activities to your presentation. To do this, make sure both PowerPoint and the Poll Everywhere app are open and: Open the app and select the Activities tab. Select or create the activities you want to insert. Select Insert Slides, twice if prompted. Select Allow if prompted, and find your slides in your PowerPoint presentation. For an in-depth guide on inserting activities, visit Poll Everywhere's guide on inserting. Step 4: Present your Activities Our next and final step is to showcase our activities during the presentation. When you're ready, launch the presentation mode in PowerPoint. You can do this by selecting the Slide Show tab and choosing to Play from the Start or Current Slide. For an in-depth guide on presenting activities, visit Poll Everywhere's guide on presenting. The activity will remain locked and unavailable for response until you navigate to that slide during your presentation. Once you do, the live activity will be displayed, unlocked, and ready to receive responses. Once you navigate away from the slide, the activity will be closed to further responses. You can check that your activity is working properly by hovering through the bottom area of the slide and finding the toolbar, which has the clear responses option. If the toolbar appears, you're good to go. If not, visit the FAQ section for troubleshooting. Tips for Success You must log in to the Poll Everywhere app on each computer you plan to present from. If you teach or present in multiple spaces, it’s considered best practice to log into Poll Everywhere via PowerPoint before the presentation in that space. You cannot use embed code collected from pollev.com to record responses in PowerPoint. Poll Everywhere slides can be re-arranged in your presentation after insertion. This will not break activities. Users on macOS must keep the separate Poll Everywhere app open during their presentation for activities to function properly. Regularly check to ensure the latest version of Microsoft PowerPoint is installed on your device. Poll Everywhere with PowerPoint on macOS Video Guide If prompted, sign in with your university credentials to view the video. Poll Everywhere with PPT for macOS FAQ The activity slide launches but doesn’t activate or allow responses. You can tell your activity isn't working if you see the multi-colored squares in the corners of the slide and the prompt at the bottom of the slide, pictured below. Common solutions to this issue are: Ensure you're logged into to Poll Everywhere app and that it's open and running during the presentation. Check the Force Monitor setting. If the default Auto option does not work, try each aspect ratio to see what works. This will vary on each display. Restart PowerPoint. Remove the current activity slide and use the Poll Everywhere app to reinsert the activity. The activity launches, but spills off-screen. This is due to the display resolution of the screen. Adjust the display resolution to the default setting and try launching the activity again. Check the Force Monitor setting. If the default Auto option does not work, try each aspect ratio to see what works. This will vary on each display. The slide doesn’t display correctly or activate while I'm sharing in a Teams meeting. If you’re using screen-sharing software, such as MS Teams, ensure you are sharing the entire screen instead of just the PowerPoint app from the "Windows" option in the share menu. Do not use the PowerPoint Live feature in Teams. The Poll Everywhere activity works on a personal device, but not in a classroom/meeting room computer. Remember, Poll Everywhere must be installed on the device you are presenting from, not just from the device that created the presentation. Contact the UIW Help Desk or a local Technical Support Specialist for assistance to check if Poll Everywhere is installed on the presentation computer. It's best practice to try your presentation in a space you plan to teach or present from. I adjusted my display resolution, but the activity slide is still wonky and doesn’t display properly. Update to the latest version of Poll Everywhere. Open the Poll Everywhere app, select Poll Everywhere (Upper left of screen), then select Check for updates. My issue is still not resolved after troubleshooting. If you have a different issue with Poll Everywhere or you cannot resolve the problem, consider the following support options: If you need further detailed and quick support for Poll Everywhere: Contact Poll Everywhere quick support. If you have an issue using Poll Everywhere on a classroom computer: Contact the UIW Help Desk.

Poll Everywhere is used by presenters to ask the audience engaging questions. Instructors often use polls during class to take attendance, give quizzes, check for understanding, and increase active learning for students. When an instructor presents Poll Everywhere activities, launch the app and type in the instructor’s username: i.e. pollev.com/username. When the instructor activates an activity, you’ll be able to respond from the apps in real time. This guide explains how to get the Poll Everywhere mobile app and log in: Download the latest version of Poll Everywhere: Poll Everywhere for iOS | Poll Everywhere for Android Open the app and select Login. Select 'Launch log-in window' Enter your UIW email and select Next. Select 'Log in with University of the Incarnate Word' Log in with your UIW email and password. When prompted, select 'Authorize' to let Poll Everywhere access your account. Close the window and use Poll Everywhere. Need more detail? Delve into the in-depth walkthrough below, complete with images and various notes for every step. In-Depth Walkthrough Step 1: Download Poll Everywhere Open your respective app store below to download and install the Poll Everywhere app for your mobile device. Use whichever method, links or QR code, is more convenient. Download Poll Everywhere for iOS Download Poll Everywhere for Android Step 2: Login Open the Poll Everywhere app and select Login in the bottom right. Step 3: Launch Log-In Window Tap the "Launch log-in window" prompt. This will open your web browser to sign in with an account to participate in activities. Step 4: Enter UIW Email On the Log in page, 1) enter your UIW email address, and then 2) select the "Next" button. Note: Student email addresses end with @student.uiwtx.edu and employee email addresses end with @uiwtx.edu Step 5: Select the UIW Log In Prompt The "Next" button will change to "Log in with the University of the Incarnate Word". Select the newly added 'Log in with University of the Incarnate Word' button. Step 6: Sign In Using UIW Credentials Sign in with your UIW email and password. These are the same credentials you use to log in to the Cardinal Apps dashboard. You might be asked to enter a code from your phone number or 2FA application. It is OK to leave the app and return to enter the code. Step 7: Authorize Select the 'Authorize' button to complete the process when prompted for access. Once you see the 'Access granted' notice, you may close the browser window and return to the app. Step 8: Use the App You are now signed into the Poll Everywhere application and can see your name and email address within the 'Settings' part of the mobile app. You can now use the Home tab to participate in polls and classroom activities across your coursework at UIW. Poll Everywhere Mobile App FAQ Where can I learn more about using the mobile app? Learn how to participate in polls and activities with the mobile app. Learn how to view your response history.

As a presenter, you can restrict who can join your session and submit their responses, including choosing: Either to allow everyone or only registered participants to join. To allow participants the option to enter a screen name or be anonymous. Individual Activity Restrictions To adjust audience restriction & identity within an activity, the presenter: Opens the individual activity Select the Configure tab in the menu on the right-hand side of the screen Expand the Audience restriction & identity tab Select the desired options. Your changes are saved automatically.

Poll Everywhere can be used to create polls and activities ahead of time to collect and display real-time responses that participants provide with a laptop or mobile device. Additionally, the Poll Everywhere app for Canvas allows you to: Sync your course roster from Canvas into Poll Everywhere to identify which students participated in your activities. Grade participant responses, participation, or attendance from Poll Everywhere to Canvas. To use Poll Everywhere in Canvas: Follow the Canvas and Poll Everywhere Integration Guide for step-by-step instructions. Repeat the set up for each course you want to create grades with Poll Everywhere activities. Once your course is connected, use the Poll Everywhere portal to export activity responses directly to the Canvas grade book. When exporting to Canvas, choose between the following grade types: Participation: Grades are based on whether or not the student participated in the activity. Correctness: If your activity had a 'correct' answer set, exported grades are based on whether the participant submitted the correct answer. Attendance: If your Poll Everywhere account has attendance enabled, exported grades are based on whether the participant responded to your activity from an approved location. Each report you export will create a single grade column in Canvas, regardless of the number of activities in the report. Poll Everywhere for Canvas FAQ Can I use Poll Everywhere without connecting it to Canvas? Yes. Poll Everywhere can be used independently from Canvas as well as manually enter grades if you wish. Where can I learn more about Poll Everywhere as an Instructor? Poll Everywhere Written Instructor Guide Register for Poll Everywhere training. Visit the Poll Everywhere video training portal for an introduction and how-to instructions. Gather responses asynchronously by generating a response link to an activity. Keep up with new features through the Poll Everywhere blog.

Every question type in Poll Everywhere is limited to 255 characters. Any number beyond 255 will not be displayed when presenting your Poll Everywhere activity. You may have a question, or context description, such as a case scenario, that cannot be shortened to 255 characters. A workaround recommended by Poll Everywhere is to compose your question in Microsoft Word, then take a screenshot and upload it into the title of your activity. Open Poll Everywhere and create your activity or edit one you already have. If your question title, or context description, is over 255 characters, open Word and type it out. Use your screenshot recorder to capture the text, then upload the image into your activity by clicking the picture icon in the top right of the Title slot. Step 1: Open Poll Everywhere and create or edit and activity Your Poll Everywhere Dashboard Step 2: If your question title, or context description is over 255 characters, open Word and type it out. Square text in Microsoft Word Step 3: Use your screenshot recorder to capture the text, then upload the image into your activity. Location of the picture icon to upload your screenshot. Your question will display in its entirety along with the answers.

Poll Everywhere offers convenience with the Create with AI feature. Simply enter a topic or question, and AI generates a polished multiple-choice poll with answer options and instantly marks the correct response. Whether you're running meetings, teaching classes, or hosting events, AI ensures every poll is engaging, clear, and effective. To access the AI feature, open Poll Everywhere from Cardinal Apps, go to Activities, then find the Create with AI button. AI-generated content is exclusively processed through Poll Everywhere and Google Gemini, ensuring privacy and compliance. All content remains 100% owned and controlled by you. Read Poll Everywhere Terms and Privacy Policies for details.