Peer Review

Poll Everywhere App for iOS

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Reviewed:: Feb 22, 2016 by Teacher Education

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Overview:

The free Poll Everywhere mobile app is perfect for responding to polls, presenting polls, and clicking through PowerPoint presentations. Use it to...

1.) Responding to polls: Audience members can use the app to respond to the presenter’s questions live.
2.) Polling an audience: Presenters can ask the audience questions and display poll responses live.
3.) Powerpoint clicker: Presenters can control the flow of Powerpoint presentations using a smartphone as a wireless remote.

This is a free app

Type of Material:

Audience response tool for mobile devices; assessment tool

Recommended Uses:

Want to take the pulse of your learners? Use this app. Do you need to take a poll to see where your audience is on a topic? Use this app. Teachers, business professionals, presenters of any kind can use this app. It is a great tool for in-class or during presentations with a live or virtual audience.

Technical Requirements:

Computer, tablet, or phone. Text messaging.

Identify Major Learning Goals:

The goal of this service is to offer a way for anyone to poll the audience in real time.

Target Student Population:

Teachers and presenters of students or audiences (all ages, but especially high school through adult).

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

Phone with Android or Apple OS.

Content Quality

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Strengths:: This is an everywhere capable app. It offers anyone that presents information to others a way to engage their audience. The audience texts a response to a number. It is as easy as it sounds. The information gathered can alert the presenter of issues or that they should continue forward with the sharing of information.
Concerns:: None

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:: Although the concept of monitor and adjust is one discussed in the academic community, this concept can be applied in any number of environments. This app allow for this concept to be applied. The app engages audiences with quick and efficient participation and assessment.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:: This is very simple to use. Download the app on your phone and you are ready to use the program. Ask a question then give the number for texting to your audience and they do the rest.
Concerns:: None

Other Issues and Comments:: The free version only allows for 25 respondees. This is limiting for a conference of 1,000's; however, it is a great tool for teachers and those presenting in smaller group conferences. The app is fun to use and engaging for audience participation.
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