Leslie+Furdek-Poll+Everywhere


 * INTRODUCTION **

http://www.polleverywhere.com/

Polleverywhere.com is a fun and interactive resource for teachers, students, and organizations. This website gives teachers the ability to create questions and cast them in a poll fashion. Students can either text in a code to submit their answer or vote online. First, teachers create any number of questions, turn the poll on, and wait for students to answer. Its extremely easy! The website captures and tracks their responses and records them on a bar graph. Everyone is able to watch the live feed of the polls and see the answers that receive the most votes. Its great for getting students involved and excited about the material.




 * INCORPORATING POLL EVERYWHERE INTO YOUR CLASSROOM **

Poll Everywhere can be used in so many different aspects in the classroom. Teachers can create fun activities or even quizzes and tests using this website. By allowing students to text in their answer, teachers are bringing the world of technology into the classroom. Once teachers start using this site they will get their students familiar with the process and steps to one day use on their own. Students now have a new tool that they can use for presentations or for fun with their friends.

If teachers have projectors or smart boards they can display their polls up in front of the class. Students can watch the live feed and have immediate feedback on their performance. Students will know within seconds if they have selected the correct answers. Immediate feedback allows for the best learning to take place.

There are a couple disadvantages to this site and teachers need to be aware of them. If educators plan on using this site for test grades they need to be aware that students will have access to the internet through the duration of the poll. They will have the ability to look up the answers and text the correct answer in. A second disadvantage is that some students may not have cell phones. They might feel bad or left out because their peers are able to text the answers in while they have to use a computer to transmit their response.

Overall, this is a fun and interactive 2.0 website for a variety of different groups to use. I know I plan on using this website!

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