Classroom Response System
An affordable Classroom Response System (CRS) accessible to all educators
Poll Everywhere is the future of audience response systems in action.
Steve D., Discovery Channel Education Network
Know what your students are thinking and learning right now. Bringing interactive social assessment to every classroom is now possible and affordable. Using Poll Everywhere in your school or university, you can increase teaching effectiveness without breaking the bank.
Why use Poll Everywhere?
- Increase classroom participation and attentiveness
- Encourage risk-taking with anonymous student responses
- Elicit diverse opinions when there isn't a correct answer
- Expose social misconceptions
- Gauge student comprehension of material immediately
- Grab students with thought-provoking opening questions
- Allow students to provide instructor feedback
- Automate taking attendance
- Assess last night's reading with a quick quiz
- Strengthen retention
- Utilize its capabilities outside the classroom for professional development, student-run presentations, talent shows, battle of the bands, company presentations, student government, or community forums.
Poll Everywhere is free for classes with up to 32 students per section. Sign up now (K-12 or Higher Ed) or read on to learn why Poll Everywhere is great for educators.
How is Poll Everywhere different from other Classroom Performance Systems (CPS)?
We save you (and your students) money
Poll Everywhere costs, on average, 90% less than hardware systems
Loved the product and would use it again for other events.Robin M., Charles F Patton Middle School
Hardware-based classroom performance systems (also known as Student Response Systems [SRS] or Classroom Response Systems [CRS]) average $25-$45 per semester for student rental or purchase, or about $2,000 to purchase a kit for 30 students with prices soaring much higher for larger lecture halls. Poll Everywhere costs 90% less to deliver student response capabilities, not just for one classroom but for every classroom instantly. Students win because they are no longer required to buy or rent a 'clicker' device. This flawed system grew out of concerns for the care of the device, but students naturally protect their cell phone. While most students have cell phones, those who do not can easily participate on computers or obtain a cell phone with unlimited text messaging for as little as $5/month from major cellular providers. Your accountant will love us too, recognizing Poll Everywhere as a much lower up-front investment. Use your grant money for field trips and smart boards!
Absolute privacy and trust
We put your students in control of their privacy
Student identity is completely anonymous unless a student chooses to reply to a registration poll with their name or student ID. Their identity is then available only to that instructor or institution. Phone numbers are never shared or available in results.
Every classroom can have it immediately
With a single subscription to Poll Everywhere, SRS is immediately made available in every classroom in your school or university. There's no need to reserve the system from the library or technology department ahead of time. Recently, Harvard Business School installed a permanent Student Response System with four voting buttons in the desks of every classroom. This should remind you of when schools installed wired network connections in every student seat. Savvy schools should choose a wireless system that can be constantly improved without having to buy new hardware or upgrade software.
No hardware. No software. No headaches.
We did all of the hard work for you. Just plug and play.
Compared to other audience response systems (ARS) or student response systems (SRS), Poll Everywhere doesn't require any hardware such as keypads or a USB wireless receiver. Imagine the headaches you won't be having: No hassle from hauling around a case full of clickers. No buying extra units in case of loss or theft. No batteries to replace. Polling the classroom has never been this easy.
You don't need any new software or "plug-ins" either. Live animated charts respond to your students' votes right in PowerPoint alongside your regular class slides. Votes are always captured with 100% reliability. If you want to display the results in real-time the presenting computer simply needs an internet connection. With an easy tool like Poll Everywhere, you enjoy the advantages of an ARS/SRS/CRS/PRS system without any "training sessions."
Voting and polling via cell phone or the web
Your system and interface are simple enough for the average faculty member to use.Alan H., Penn State University
Poll Everywhere can accept student responses via SMS text messaging on mobile phones, smartphones with data plans, or regular computers and wireless laptops via the web. Smartphones such as BlackBerries, iPhones, and Windows Mobile devices are quickly gaining popularity, and students can bypass SMS text messaging fees by responding through their smartphone web browser. No matter what, we've got you and your students covered.
Measure results
View individual student answers in your web browser or download them as XML or an Excel spreadsheet. You can then import answers into course management systems like Blackboard/WebCT or Moodle. Student identity is established with a simple device registration process. On mobile phones, students simply enter their student ID and the link to all future answers is established.
Risk-free
You can start using Poll Everywhere for free with no risk or obligation. Poll Everywhere can handle any size classroom, lecture hall, or university. We offer month-to-month subscription plans with no long term lock-in. You can pick a subscription plan that fits you and start today. With clickers, you're stuck with the amount you buy.
Support you can count on
Although our software is 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 .
