Student Response System for Higher Education
Benefits for instructors & professors
Colleges & Universities engaging students today
The following list is a sampling of colleges & universities utilizing Poll Everywhere today.
Poll Everywhere helped add some life to a large lecture and make it feel a little bit like a smaller class. Kyle K., Ohio State University
My students love it. Charlene Lobo, University of San Francisco
Poll Everywhere is the future of audience response systems in action. Steve D., Discovery Channel Education Network
Your system and interface are simple enough for the average faculty member to use. Alan H., Penn State University
Outside the classroom
Utilize Poll Everywhere's capabilities outside the classroom for professional development, faculty meetings, student-run presentations, experiential learning, out of class assignments, student government, and student activites/groups.
Students REALLY like it because it saves them money. Paul T., University of Notre Dame
Why we're different
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Free Student Response System
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Students & Instructors Prefer It
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Far Beyond Multiple Choice
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Support You'll Love
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Totally Web-based
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Find The Best Questions
Free and low-cost premium plans
Our Free plan is useful for sampling opinions, small groups, or evaluating the product's efficacy. You don't have to spend anything to realize a significant value when compared to the alternatives.
Low-cost premium plans can save 90% over clickers. Plans exist for individual instructors as well as per-student priced plans for departments and entire campuses. Poll Everywhere can replace clunky clickers and bring a whole new experience and range of uses.
For comparison, clicker systems (also known as Student Response Systems [ SRS ] or Classroom Response Systems [ CRS ]) average $25-$45 per semester for student rental or purchase.
Students & Instructors Prefer Poll Everywhere
Instructors prefer Poll Everywhere because it saves them time, saves students money, and eliminates "pocket clicking" from absent students. Get new features every week, it works on any web or mobile device, and no waiting for updates to the software. Instead of texting or being distracted on their laptop, students follow along with you.
Students prefer Poll Everywhere because their responses can be reviewed later. There is no need to replace batteries or buy a separate device. Students also have a much greater likelihood to attend class and to remember to bring their phone/laptop with them.
Engage students flexibly
With free text polls, it is now possible to create word clouds, create a platform for large group brainstorming sessions and expose students' opinions more honestly. The ability to rapidly critique and discuss open-ended topics leads to richer thinking.
Support you can count on
Most web services don't offer support you have to beg for it. You can call us if you like and can expect an email response within 1 hour during a normal business day.
Although our software is self-service, proven and simple, we understand that people might need help. Most people find answers in the Frequently Asked Questions but we also offer telephone and email support.
Using web and mobile devices is better than ever
A web-based product enables some wonderful benefits:
- We don't require any installed software or "plug-ins."
- Live, real-time, animated charts update based on your students' responses right in PowerPoint (or Keynote) alongside your regular class slides.
- It works on every device: Students can use cellphones, smartphones, laptops, or tablets
- New features every week
- No waiting for fixes or updates
- No pain of installing other software or hardware
Find & share the best questions with other experts
In a single account, such as a university or college with many faculty using the tool, it is convenient for instructors teaching the same courses to swap and share their questions and content with each other by searching and browsing one another's questions and surveys.
At scale, you have the power to search and discover the very best crafted questions and content created by other experts and instructors in your field or subject area. Over time, the best questions will also be ranked, making them even more valuable.