Using Poll Everywhere in the Classroom

Even in the Classroom Using Poll Everywhere

Colleen Hargraves RNUCF Graduate College of Nursing

Snicker at the clicker and use texting as a friend rather than foe in the teacher-student relationship.

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Trouble keeping everyone on the same page?

Trouble keeping everyone on the same page?2

We cannot ignore obvious trends

Intriguing option

Clickers are expensive and require upkeep.

Results are real time

Simple trade off that is free for groups of 40 or less.Research supports Billings and Halstead (2009) supports the value of surveys

Bastable (2008) notes that telephones as a vital and fundamental resources for Americans today

Wait to see what you can do with those pesky phones! Click on the next slide to see a classroom demonstration and learn how you can sign up groups of 40 or less for free. Please be sure to take a moment to answer the survey question at the end. Thank you for your time and input. I hope this was an informative and enjoyable use of your time. 3

Need more product information?

Paste the following url into your web browser to watch a quick classroom presentation.

http://www.polleverywhere.com/#video

Then sign up here:http://www.polleverywhere.com/

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CLICK HERE WHEN FINISHED!If you have trouble texting you can see survey at the following url. http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTE4NzQyNDE1MDA/web

Press F5 or enter presentation mode to view the pollIn an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser:http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTE4NzQyNDE1MDA

If you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone.5

Some Main Points for PowerPointVisuals should enrich the message

Provide students with handouts of slides

Keep unity of design

Do not have more than seven words per line

Do not make too many points on one slide

Do not have various types of font

For larger PowerPoint demonstrations limit 1-2 slides per minute while teaching.

(Bastable, 2009 . p.p. 494-495)

References:

Bastable, S.B. (2008). Nurse as educator: Principles of teaching and learning for nursing practice (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Billings, D., & Halstead, J. (2009). Teaching in nursing: a guide for faculty (3rd ed.). St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier.

Poll Everywhere (2012) Retrieved from http://www.polleverywhere.com/