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New Course Management Features in Poll Everywhere
Available for all presenters on Jan. 6th
On Jan. 6th, Poll Everywhere will launch a new course management feature to simplify how instructors use polling and to improve the process of synchronizing grade data with Blackboard's gradebook.
Using a dedicated icon within the Poll Everywhere interface, this feature allows faculty to create and manage polling activities for their courses. Specific Course Management functions include:
- Accessing Courses
- Creating Assignments
- Grade Synchronization
- Managing Multiple Assignments and Activities
- Viewing Grades
Image 1: Example of new Poll Everywhere Course Management page showing the dedicated course management icon
Starting Jan. 6th, presenters will see a course management "opt in" banner. This banner will allow presenters to try out the Course Management experience throughout the spring semester, with the option to return to the existing experience if needed.
Poll Everywhere Training
Please register for this Poll Everywhere training webinar on Jan. 22nd at 12:00 PM to preview the new course management features. The session will also cover topics useful for new Poll Everywhere users including how to:
- Create, organize, customize and present activities step by step.
- Effectively integrate Poll Everywhere seamlessly into your presentations.
- Craft engaging questions and track responses in real time.
- Embed polls directly in your PowerPoint or Google Slides presentations.
- Run reports on audience responses, provide grades for performance/participation, and export the results to Blackboard
Poll Everywhere Resources
For Poll Everywhere resources, please see our FAQ articles:
- Poll Everywhere for Instructors and Presenters
- Poll Everywhere for Students and Participants
- How do I manage Attendance with Poll Everywhere? (instructors)
- How do I check in for Attendance with Poll Everywhere? (students)
Connect with Instructional Technology
As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology at UMBC, please consider the following options:
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Posted: November 25, 2024, 8:01 AM
New Course Management Features in Poll Everywhere
Streamlined access to courses and activities
Update: This feature is postponed by the vendor to allow UMBC to review and verify functionality. Additional information about availability will be provided to the campus as soon as possible.
In late August 2024, Poll Everywhere will launch a new course management feature to simplify how instructors use polling and to improve the process to synchronize grade data back to the Blackboard gradebook.
Using a dedicated icon within the Poll Everywhere interface, this feature allows faculty to create and manage polling activities for their courses. Specific Course Management functions include:
- Accessing Courses
- Creating Assignments
- Grade Synchronization
- Managing Multiple Assignments and Activities
- Viewing Grades
Image 1: Example of new Poll Everywhere Course Management page
The feature will be turned off initially and will require each instructor to activate it to turn it on for their accounts. You must set up your Blackboard course with Poll Everywhere before you can use this feature. Once the Blackboard course is synchronized with Poll Everywhere, the Course Management icon will appear.
Poll Everywhere Resources
For Attendance Management resources, please see our FAQ articles:
- How do I manage Attendance with Poll Everywhere? (instructors)
- How do I check in for Attendance with Poll Everywhere? (students)
For additional Poll Everywhere information, please see our Poll Everywhere FAQ collections:
Connect with Instructional Technology
As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology at UMBC, please consider the following options:
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Posted: August 13, 2024, 12:45 PM
Track Attendance in Poll Everywhere (Beta Release)
New Check-In Feature Does Not Store Student Location Data
Poll Everywhere recently launched a new Attendance Management tool, which is available to users with a presenter role in Poll Everywhere. Using geolocation, Attendance Management allows instructors to track in-person attendance when students check-in and respond to polling activities. This feature is part of a beta release for the Spring 2024 term; Instructional Technology will gather feedback from instructors and students using Attendance Management during this period.
Join Instructional Technology on February 26th for our upcoming Explore Poll Everywhere Attendance Management Tool webinar. We will demo the Attendance Management tool and other Poll Everywhere settings to support academic integrity.
Enable Attendance Management
Instructors may access and enable Attendance Management from the My Activities panel or their Poll Everywhere profile settings. Up to 10 geofence locations may be added to an instructor's profile to match their teaching locations.
Image 1. Access Attendance Management from the profile and add check-in locations.
Student Check-In & Location Data
When geolocation is enabled, Poll Everywhere will prompt students to check-in before they may respond to polling activities. If geolocation is enabled and a student does not check in to the physical location check-in point, their responses will still be recorded for participation, but they will not receive credit for attendance. Students who check-in successfully and respond to polling activities will receive credit for both attendance and participation.
Image 2: Student view of check-in prompt.
Important
Student location data is not stored by Poll Everywhere and instructors are not able to see student location data, other than to view a "checked-in" or "not checked-in" status. Additional information about student and instructor privacy is available in the Poll Everywhere Attendance Management privacy statement and privacy policy.
Poll Everywhere Resources
For Attendance Management resources, please see our FAQ articles:
- How do I manage Attendance with Poll Everywhere? (instructors)
- How do I check in for Attendance with Poll Everywhere? (students)
For additional Poll Everywhere information, please see our Poll Everywhere FAQ collections:
Connect with Instructional Technology
As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology at UMBC, please consider the following options:
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Posted: February 5, 2024, 12:53 PM
Poll Everywhere Pilot Continues for SP2023
Supporting Engagement with New Audience Response System
DoIT is pleased to announce the availability of Poll Everywhere, which now includes the ability of students, faculty and staff to login with their UMBC credentials. Many UMBC faculty are already leveraging Poll everywhere in their teaching. Through the Fall 2022 term, nearly 2,000 students have participated in at least one Poll Everywhere activity.
Poll Everywhere is an audience response system that presenters can utilize in both face-to-face and online courses instead of traditional, physical clickers. There will be no cost to members of the UMBC community to use this platform.
Poll Everywhere is web-based and can be managed both through a web browser or through the Poll Everywhere application. Poll Everywhere allows you to ask questions of your students, collect their responses by inviting them to respond through a website or phone text link, and share their collective responses in a variety of formats that update in real-time for everyone to see. It encourages all students to engage with learning content in an interactive way, using a tablet, laptop or mobile phone. Poll Everywhere questions can be launched from a browser or integrated in slide presentations such as Google Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint. Questions and results can be shared with other colleagues as well. Additionally, Poll Everywhere can be used during synchronous, online class meetings since no other hardware is needed, and the response system integrates with Blackboard allowing instructors to assign points and grade responses.
Please note that on Jan. 15, 2023 all existing Poll Everywhere accounts with a UMBC email account will be updated to require UMBC SSO access and that instructors and students will need to access Poll Everywhere via UMBC Single Sign On (SSO). Instructors will need to submit an RT ticket to request UMBC presenter access.
DoIT will host a 1-hour Clicker Faculty Coffee Break and Town Hall on Wed. Dec. 14th from 10-11 to discuss:
the PollEverywhere Pilot including myUMBC login & converting free accounts.
Turning Point (now Point Solutions) pricing & proposal
Next steps
Please also join a 1-hour Poll Everywhere training and demonstration on Thursday Jan. 12th from 12-1 for an introductory training session to learn how to:
Navigate the presenter dashboard
Create and present activities
Collaborate with teams
Generate reports
Integrate Poll Everywhere in slide presentations
DoIT has prepared a FAQ collection on Poll Everywhere including a getting started checklist for instructors. In addition, please follow our myUMBC group for upcoming training on Poll Everywhere.
As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology at UMBC, please consider the following options:
Posted: December 13, 2022, 3:33 PM
Poll Everywhere Pilot Adds myUMBC login
Use mobile devices to participate in live polls
At the end of Spring 2022, DoIT announced an intention to pilot Poll Everywhere as an alternative to clickers. After much anticipation, DoIT is pleased to announce the launch of our Poll Everywhere pilot, which now includes the ability for students, faculty and staff to login with their UMBC userid and password.
Poll Everywhere is an audience response system that can be utilized in face-to-face and online courses instead of traditional, physical clickers. There is no cost to faculty or students to use Poll Everywhere during the pilot.
Without the barrier of purchasing a clicker or a supplemental software license, DoIT hopes to grow and better support active learning strategies through the implementation of classroom response systems. Students participate in polls by using any device including smartphones, tablets, or laptops.
Faculty can utilize a number of question types including open-ended questions, clickable image questions, ranking, Q&A, surveys, and competitions in addition to standard multiple choice or true/false questions. Poll Everywhere questions can be launched from a browser or integrated in slide presentations such as Google Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint. Questions and results can be shared with other colleagues as well. Lastly, Poll Everywhere can be used during synchronous, online class meetings since no other hardware is needed.
Poll Everywhere also offers a Blackboard integration. Instructors can assign participants points or grade questions for accuracy. Please note that instructors and students will need to access Poll Everywhere via UMBC Single Sign On (SSO). Instructors will need to submit an RT ticket to request UMBC presenter access.
Please join us for a 1-hour Poll Everywhere training and demonstration on Monday 10/3 from 12-1 for an introductory training session to learn how to:
Navigate the presenter dashboard
Create and present activities
Collaborate with teams
Generate reports
Integrate Poll Everywhere in slide presentations
DoIT has prepared a robust FAQ collection on Poll Everywhere including a getting started checklist for instructors. In addition, please follow our myUMBC group for upcoming training on Poll Everywhere.
As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology at UMBC, please consider the following options:
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Posted: September 21, 2022, 2:17 PM