Poll Everywhere

Mobile devices are everywhere. Students of all ages are successful using them. Last week, I pushed in for a small group rotation in a second grade Math class with iPads. A student in every group asked me if Angry Birds was on the iPad! Another told me that she was addicted to a game that she plays on her mother’s cell phone. Each building has their own set of iPads and some have iPod Touches. Imagine what would happen if the apps we share with students in our buildings would start showing up on their families’ devices. Just think, we can start influencing how students are spending their freetime!

In addition to the many apps we have been sharing with our students, why not try this quick on the fly way to gather responses from students?

Go to: Poll Everywhere

You can set up an account or you can create a quick “poll” without even setting up an account. When you “poll” your class, you will notice that students can either text their response or they can send their response through the url listed. This is one way you can integrate student use of cell phones during a lesson. Note: For seamless integration, this link can be added to the Home Screen of each iPad/iPod with a simple click on the arrow icon after you type in the url: http://PollEv.com

As always, you can ask your friendly ITRT if you need support in setting this up!

Happy Polling!