What is it?
Personal Response Systems, such as Clickers, are an important technology used at every CSU campus to increase student engagement during classes. Some instructors have used clickers for checking attendance, granting participation points, performing low stakes quizzes, taking class polls and assessing student understanding of the class materials.
SF State uses PollEverywhere(PollEv) as the officially supported student response system.
Instructors:
Before using PollEverywhere for the first time, you must log in and create your account by going to https://polleverywhere.com and selecting Login in the upper right corner. Type in your SF State Email and you'll be taken to the campus login page.
Note: It is extremely important that you use your SF State Email with PollEverywhere or you will not get access to the full, paid version of the software nor be able to integrate with Canvas.
Support document:
How are people using this tool?
Polleverywhere presents itself as either a standalone poll conducted online or as an integration into popular presentation software, such as Powerpoint. An instructor creates an "Activity" in PollEv containing questions that students respond to. When presenting an activity, PollEv generates a URL with a QR code to share with participants.
Students can join a session by going to the presenter's activity page using either a browser on a computer or mobile device, the PollEverywhere app, or optionally, via text message.
Student response systems are being used at SF State to:
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Check student understanding instantly
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Check attendance
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Encourage peer instruction
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Encourage shy and under-prepared students to participate
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Grant participation points
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Gather feedback from students on how to improve the course
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Help identify student misconceptions
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Poll students’ opinions and preferences instantly and anonymously