Polling Tools
Polling tools offer instructors the ability to assess teaching methodologies, student comprehension, and more. They also provide students with a voice, engaging them on a deeper level in the learning process.
Not sure which polling tool to use? Check out the comparison chart below to see which tool would best suit your needs:
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Poll Everywhere | Zoom | iClicker |
| Primary Considerations | |||
| Use with remote participants? | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Use with on-campus students and remote students simultaneously? | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Connect with Canvas for grading purposes? | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Configure who can respond to your polls? | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Present or participate using your own internet-connected device? | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Embed polls into my presentations? (PowerPoint, Google Slides, Keynote) |
✔️ | ||
| Secondary Considerations | |||
| Need to use multiple choice questions? |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Need to use additional question types? (Q&A, Word Cloud, Open Ended, etc.) |
✔️ | ✔️ | |
| Easily create polls on the fly during a live session? | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Share live results to the audience? | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |