How do I access and use Poll Everywhere as an instructor or presenter?
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Login to Poll Everywhere using your UMBC credentials (campusid@umbc.edu).
If you have not already done so, request institutional access to upgrade your Poll Everywhere account.
If you plan to use Poll Everywhere activities for assessments, sync your Blackboard roster to Poll Everywhere.
Set Attendance Management, if desired.
Create and manage Poll Everywhere activities (poll questions).
Share the Student FAQ information with your students before presenting your first poll.
Present Poll Everywhere activities directly from the Poll Everywhere website or from available slide integrations and applications.
Share polling activities with another instructor or teaching assistant.
Review reports and send participant/student response data to Blackboard.
Academic Integrity Resources
How do I hide Poll Everywhere questions from student devices?
Learn more about Poll Everywhere and academic integrity strategies: How to limit cheating in Poll Everywhere activities↗︎
Note: Students should use UMBC sign-on to respond to Poll Everywhere activities. UMBC sign-on is required to capture student responses for attendance, quizzing, participation, or other assessments that will be exported to Blackboard.
Please share the Student FAQ information with your students before presenting your first poll.
Learn more about Poll Everywhere's accessibility standards and making your polling activities accessible↗︎