Poll Everywhere
Poll Everywhere is an interactive audience‑response and formative assessment tool that allows teachers to collect live feedback, check understanding, and engage all students in real time. Teachers can create polls, word clouds, clickable images, open‑ended questions, and quizzes that students respond to using their own devices. Poll Everywhere integrates with presentation tools (PowerPoint, Google Slides) and learning management systems, making it ideal for instruction, discussion, and reflection.
Tech Level
Intermediate
Grade Bands
3-12
Explore the Tool
Getting Started
Go to https://www.polleverywhere.com/ and create a free educator account.
Create a poll (multiple choice, open response, word cloud, ranking, or clickable image).
Share the poll link or embed the activity into PowerPoint, Google Slides, or your LMS.
Students respond live using a web browser or mobile device.
Key Classroom Features
Live Response Collection: Teachers see student thinking populate instantly.
Multiple Question Types: Open‑ended, word clouds, polls, clickable images, ranking, and Q&A.
Slide Integration: Embed directly into PowerPoint or Google Slides for seamless instruction.
Anonymous Participation Options: Encourages equitable participation and reduces anxiety.
LMS Integration: Works with Canvas and other learning platforms for assignment flow.
AVID Strategy Connections
✏️ Writing
Quickwrites: Students respond to prompts in real time using open‑ended questions.
Sentence Frames: Teachers use Poll Everywhere to collect structured written responses aligned to learning goals.
💡 Inquiry
Prediction & Hypothesis Checks: Students submit predictions before a lesson or lab.
Question Generation: Students pose questions anonymously to guide inquiry and discussion.
💬 Collaboration
Whole‑Class Discourse: Live results spark academic conversations and peer discussion.
Think‑Pair‑Share Extensions: Students respond individually, then discuss trends in the data.
🗂️ Organization
Exit Tickets: Teachers use polls to quickly capture learning takeaways or points of confusion.
Goal & Progress Check‑Ins: Students reflect on understanding or confidence levels.
📖 Reading
Text‑Dependent Questions: Students respond to prompts tied to readings or visual texts.
Vocabulary Checks: Word clouds reveal class understanding of key terms and concepts.
Accessibility Spotlight
Poll Everywhere supports inclusive learning by allowing students to participate anonymously, reducing barriers for multilingual learners, introverted students, and those with performance anxiety. Multiple response formats—text, visual, ranking, and clickable images—provide flexible ways for students to demonstrate understanding. Because responses are live and revisable, teachers can immediately adjust instruction to support diverse learning needs and ensure all voices are represented.
