1. Online Polling: PollEverywhere and Socrative July 17, 2014

2. What is PollEverywhere? Free* web-based polling software –Integrated with PowerPoint, Keynote Allows basic question/answer format Responses on any web-enabled and/or SMS texting-enabled device Pollev.com/presenterpeter From any browser 2 * For simple, unmoderated polls with fewer than 40 respondents.

3. How PollEverywhere Works Create Poll Create any number of polls online Build Deck Download the plugin and add slides to your presentation Present Poll goes live when slide comes up Respond Respondents enter info via mobile devices Results Results update in real time 3

4. 4 Visit http://www.pollev.com/pmcop to votehttp://www.pollev.com/pmcop

5. 5 Visit http://www.pollev.com/pmcop to votehttp://www.pollev.com/pmcop

6. 6 PollEverywhere: Cons Features such as full reports and moderation require paid accounts Does not lend itself to detailed data analysis Need to be connected to the Internet to run presentation Users need mobile devices PollEverywhere: Pros Free for polls with fewer than 40 respondents Quick, easy, real-time results Lots of fun features (word clouds, clickable images, voting on responses) Excellent for remote collaboration

7. What Is Socrative? Free web-based student response software Allows multiple-choice, short-answer, and instant quizzes Responses on any web-enabled device –Poll control from any web-enabled device Private voting and responses available 7

8. How Socrative Works 8 Prepare Quiz EITHER create a quiz ahead of time OR Start Simple Quiz OR begin a single question quiz Activate Quiz Activate the quiz online and ask the question orally Respond Respondents enter info via mobile devices Results Results update in real time; reports emailed or downloaded

9. Socrative: Prepared and Instant Quizzes Go to http://m.socrative.comhttp://m.socrative.com Enter 568624 as the room number Answer the quiz 9

10. 10 Socrative: Cons Not integrated with PowerPoint/Keynote Can’t easily show realtime results Less customizable Instant quizzes need to have answers shown Assumes wifi access Socrative: Pros Free for just about every function Good for private responses Can easily keep track of who’s given which answers Combined result reports for combined quizzes