PollEverywhere


 * 1) = PollEverywhere =

Creators
Holt, K and Cornelius, F.

Application category

 * 1) learning
 * 2) open

Overview

 * 1) Description of the application: Text message response application that works in real time. Polls are embedded into presentation or webpage to provide up to the date real time responses.
 * 2) Keywords: response ware, voting, poll,
 * 3) What it can do: text comments and questions to a presenter, or to a web page, SMS interactivity in print, or Internet with real time responses.

Application Goal/Utility

 * 1) Why use it: This free application allows faculty to poll students mid-presentation to assess learning and redirect presentation. Learning is redirected "just in time and in real time". Application may also provide feedback to administrators from audience regarding a topic, all in real time, no waiting for the survey results.
 * 2) Target users: Learners/administrators

Documentation
1. Best of Web 2.0 Using PollEverywhere for Educators:


 * ► 6:43 ► 6:43 || http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7vm0FUfgcc ||

Instructions

 * 1) Sign up for a web based account at http://www.polleverywhere.com
 * 2) Create your poll
 * 3) Insert opened poll into presentation or web page
 * 4) View real time results

Previous Implementations

 * 1) Used this application to query and report nurse responses in a Red Cross presentation taking place via teleconference. Allowed for review of lecture material after questioning.

Outcomes

 * 1) specific learning outcome
 * 2) students become part of scholarship (i.e. co-authorship, acknowlegements)