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Monash has two university wide licenses for polling; Poll Everywhere and Flux. Zoom is also capable of running in-meeting polls. There are also a few free polling tools you could explore. Consider the table below to decide which tool best fits your needs.
Poll Everywhere (guides) | Flux (guides) | Zoom | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
License | Monash supported | Monash supported | Monash supported | Free option | Free option | |
Brief description | Real-time polls with a number of different response options | Interactive polling tool with multiple question types and visualization options | In-meeting polls with multiple question types | Interactive polling tool with multiple question types and visualization options | A game-based learning tool that assigns points for correct answers as well as quick responses | |
Student access | Students respond using a range of digital devices and platforms | Students must be signed into Flux and questions are accessed through a link | Students respond in- meeting | Students respond by entering in a unique code at menti.com | Students respond by entering in a unique code at kahoot.it | |
Primary use cases for teaching | Ice-breakers, gauge student comprehension, solicit open-ended feedback | Ice-breakers, quick checking of learning, gamification of learning | ||||
Questions | Multiple Choice | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Word Cloud | ✔ | ✔ | no | ✔ | Paid version | |
Open-ended | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Paid version | |
Q&A with upvote | ✔ | ✔ | no | ✔ | no | |
Rank order | ✔ | no | ✔ | ✔ | no | |
Clickable images | ✔ | no | no | ✔ | no | |
Unique features | Set up teaching teams, import students, competition mode, live moderation, Powerpoint/ Google Slides integration | Countdown timer, leaderboard, select audiences, live moderation | Polls can be used as a quiz with correct/incorrect answers. Meeting co-hosts can also add polls. | Use directly in PowerPoint presentation | Embed videos in questions, leaderboard, background music, automated user alias | |
Potential challenges | Each poll must be reset individually | Difficult to share responses | Only the latest launched poll results are included in the poll results report | Free version does not include import options, student responses are anonymous | Free version limits participant numbers to 8 | |
The following resources provide additional support for how to apply the use of polling tools in different teaching contexts.
