Text Poll
A text poll is another way of gaining feedback from students, or checking for understanding about a certain topic. Making use of something traditionally not allowed in the classroom however is one way to provide a novelty factor that makes the activity significantly more engaging than using a whiteboard or a show of hands.
Text polling typically uses a free online service such as Poll Everywhere (PollEV). In preparation for the poll, simply go to the website, set-up an account then follow the prompts to create a poll. Multiple options for polling exist, though the two I typically would recommend using is either selected response (multiple choice), or open response. Selected response is great if you want students to choose between two or several options. The site shows results as students submit them, but limits entries to one per students. Open response, by comparison, is used for questions where there could be a wide range of responses. After getting a collection of responses, answers can be arranged as a word cloud which sizes words based on their frequency of use.
Text polls work well as previewing activities, review activities, or in circumstances where students responses could be helpful in further exploring a topic.
Text polling typically uses a free online service such as Poll Everywhere (PollEV). In preparation for the poll, simply go to the website, set-up an account then follow the prompts to create a poll. Multiple options for polling exist, though the two I typically would recommend using is either selected response (multiple choice), or open response. Selected response is great if you want students to choose between two or several options. The site shows results as students submit them, but limits entries to one per students. Open response, by comparison, is used for questions where there could be a wide range of responses. After getting a collection of responses, answers can be arranged as a word cloud which sizes words based on their frequency of use.
Text polls work well as previewing activities, review activities, or in circumstances where students responses could be helpful in further exploring a topic.