Monday, August 16, 2010

Survey Your Students for Free with Poll Everywhere!


Professional Development Provider   SOITA Learning Technologies
Contact Information   Bob Stricker
bob@soita.org
150 East Sixth Street
Franklin, OH  45005
United States
Phone: (937) 746-6333 ext. 120
Fax: (937) 746-1029
Program Type   Individual Program
Program Rating      based on 3 evaluation(s).
Target Audience   Education: Technology Director, Teacher, Administrator
Maximum Number of Participants   no limit
Minimum Number of Participants   1
Primary Disciplines   Assessment, Curriculum, Instructional Programs, Technology/Information Science
Program Description   Want to engage your students? Add some WOW factor to your slideshow presentations? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions then Poll Everywhere is just what the doctor ordered! Poll Everywhere provides educators with all the tools they need to create online polls easily, and then download them as slides to be used with PowerPoint or Keynote on a Mac. What’s even better is that there are a variety of ways for people to respond. Cell phones, computers, or any web-enabled device can be used in conjunction with Poll Everywhere. Poll Everywhere can transform a presentation, lecture, or even a lesson plan into an interactive fun experience!
Program Format   1.) Overview of Poll Everywhere

2.) Creating a Poll Everywhere account

3.) Designing and building polls

4.) Downloading your polls

5.) Importing polls into PowerPoint or Keynote

6.) Ways to respond to your polls
Objectives   1.) Develop an understand of how to use Poll Everywhere
2.) Identify ways to integrate the use of polls into the curriculum
National Staff Development Council Standards to which this program aligns   • Uses disaggregated student data to determine adult learning priorities, monitor progress, and help sustain continuous improvement. (data-driven)
• Uses multiple sources of information to guide improvement and demonstrate its impact. (evaluation)
• Uses learning strategies appropriate to the intended goal. (design)
Program Length   50 minutes
By Request   This program is available by request ONLY
Date/Time Notes   This professional development interactive video conference is available by request. We prefer that you schedule at least two weeks in advance.
Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees   Cost per Site: $125.00
Cost per Site with Premium Service: $112.50 What's this?
Cancellation Policy   We will not charge for programs cancelled due to nature i.e. snow days. The full fee will be charged to sites which cancel with less than 48 hours notice.
Program is Offered Through   Videoconference - H.323 (Polycom, Tandberg, LifeSize, etc...)
Is Recording allowed?   No
The Provider broadcasts over   IP
Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider   Schools are asked to conduct a test connection with SOITA in advance of the site's first scheduled videoconference with us. Sites connecting via ISDN should provide their own bridge and dial into SOITA. SOITA's IP address is 216.48.137.41