About Classroom Polling
Classroom polling technologies allow instructors to pose a range of questions to collect real-time feedback and enhance learner engagement in the classroom.
Potential Uses
- Encourage participation that includes perspectives from all students.
- Check for student understanding during class.
- Facilitate peer instruction.
- Use prompts that promote discussion and collaboration among students.
- Enhance active student engagement during a lecture.
- Make student thinking visible in real-time during a class session and adapt instruction as needed.
Poll Everywhere
Colgate University provides faculty with access to Poll Everywhere.
Poll Everywhere is a web-based audience response technology that lets instructors pose questions, collect real-time feedback, and boost learner engagement in class. Instructors can embed interactive activities and questions in slide presentations and during lectures to check understanding. When the instructor starts a poll (question), students may respond online from a computer, smartphone, or via SMS texting. Responses are collected and can be displayed in real-time. Individuals can request a licensed Poll Everywhere account by emailing itshelp@colgate.edu.
Support Resources
- Get Started with Poll Everywhere Webinars
- How-to Articles
- Instructor Guide
- Student Guide
A free Poll Everywhere account is available to all Colgate faculty and staff. To request an account, contact the Colgate Service Desk at itshelp@colgate.edu.
Ask for Help
If you are unable to find the information you need in the documentation available online, the ITS Service Desk is available to assist.