About Poll Everywhere 

Go to the UW-IT Service Catalog page for Poll Everywhere

Classroom response systems (CRS) are used within a class to collect student questions and answers to polls and quizzes. The instructor can use this information to determine student understanding, lead discussions, and so on. 

Poll Everywhere is the supported classroom response system of the UW and is FERPA-compliant. No service fee for eligible users.  Poll Everywhere is not intended for use outside of instructional settings, and all users must have a UW NetID to use this service, including students who need to respond to polls.  Students cannot self-register and must be added to Poll Everywhere by instructors and TAs by importing their Canvas course roster.  

Presenters (teachers): Sign in to Poll Everywhere with your UW email address

Faculty and Staff will need to get a Poll Everywhere account provisioned by signing in above, before they can use Poll Everywhere in Canvas.  If you were a student who used Poll Everywhere as a Participant before becoming Faculty or Staff, please email help@uw.edu to get promoted to a Presenter role. 

Documentation Links

Poll Everywhere helps you to:

• Create a poll or activity
• Create a survey
• Present a poll
  • On the web
  • In Powerpoint and Keynote, or Google Slides
  • In slides on a Zoom session

UW-IT Support Documentation:

• Poll Creators: Applying Course Management in Poll Everywhere
• Poll Creators: Import Participants
• Poll Creators: Share a Poll
• Poll Takers: Set Up Your Account and Sign In
• Contact the Learning Technologies Help Desk

Learn more about Poll Everywhere from their Help Center:

• Poll Everywhere Support Home Page
• Poll Everywhere Student Guide