Tool Overview: Poll Everywhere

Description

Poll Everywhere is MIT’s dynamic online polling platform that allows students to vote on custom teacher-generated polls through SMS, smartphone or computer.

Who Can Use It

Faculty, staff, and students.

Canvas Integration

No.

How to Request a Presenter License

A Presenter license is required to use this tool.

• In order to create activities (polls) using Poll Everywhere, faculty, staff, and TAs must first request a Presenter license from IS&T by emailing polleverywhere@mit.edu.
• Please note: You only have to request a Presenter license one time.
• Once granted, anyone with a Presenter license (Faculty, Teaching Assistant, etc.) can login to https://www.polleverywhere.com/ and create and launch a poll.

How to Get Access

Login to Poll Everywhere

1. Go to https://www.polleverywhere.com/.
2. Click Login.
   👁 Click Login button
   
3. Type your full MIT email address [1] and click the Next button [2].
   👁 Enter email address and click Next button
   
4. Click the Log in with MIT button.
   👁 Screenshot of the Login with MIT button
   
5. Enter your MIT username and password, and click Login.
6. Your Poll Everywhere dashboard where you can create questions, present questions, and perform reporting tasks will appear.
7. To create a new poll, click the + Activity button.
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How to Get Support

Information Systems and Technology (IS&T)

Email polleverywhere@mit.edu for any questions related to Poll Everywhere, including:

• Presenter licenses
• Accounts
• Teams

Poll Everywhere

Poll Everywhere provides end-user support as part of MIT’s Enterprise license. If you have questions about using Poll Everywhere and its features, you can contact them directly by:​

• Email: support@polleverywhere.com​
• Phone: 1-800-388-2039 (Hours: M-F, 5:00am – 5:00pm PST)​
• Web: Create a support ticket by going to https://www.polleverywhere.com/contact or browse their Support Guides by going to https://support.polleverywhere.com/hc/en-us

Related Resources

• Tool Overview
• Quick Start Guide
• FAQ
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