Poll Everywhere - Perfect for fast formative feedback

Fast Formative Feedback!

What is this Poll Everywhere you speak of?
Poll Everywhere engages your class in deep learning by creating live word clouds, collects anonymous feedback, or through check-ins on learning goals. All of this happens at the speed of light and with a simple click of a button.

This post will step you through the process of using Poll Everywhere for fast assessment. You can always extend this idea by adding a series of complex questions but don't get too carried away.

Getting Started

A short video to get you started using Poll Everywhere.

A demo on how to use Poll Everywhere inside your Google Slides presentation. You will need to download this Chrome extension to activate this feature.

Why Poll Everywhere?

fast!
easy for you
easy for your students
integrates directly into Google Slides

Resources

Poll Everywhere

Comments

Who is emailing me? The Blue Man Group??? (Add an image to your Google account.)

WHY It is always nice to put a face with a name. Sometimes we need a tiny little reminder of what someone looks like because we don't see them very often. Follow these steps to add/change the image associated with your Google account. HOW Open your email. Click your image. It might just be a blue circle if you have not added something already. Click Change . Find an image you like. Your amazing new image will appear. From now on everyone can put a name to a face!

Annotate PDF? How might I do that?

So I have a PDF and I need to edit it. Here is one method that works pretty well for me. Open Word. Click File . 1. Click Open . 2. Click Browse . 3. Find the PDF you want to annotate. 4. Click Open . Click OK when you see this box. Bam! Your PDF now opens in Word. Note: you maybe have to click Enable Editing at the top of the screen. Finished editing and want to turn it back into a PDF? Click File . 1. Click Save As . 2. Click This PC . 3. Pick a location. I usually save things to my desktop. 4. Click Save as type - and choose PDF. 5. Click Save .

Embed an audio clip into a Google Form!

Are you looking to embed an audio clip into a Google Form? Below you will find a list of things you will need ready and a video to walk you through the process. Needed: A single PowerPoint slide. Movie Maker. (Already on your computer.) A Google Form. Watch this video for the steps to follow.

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