Heads up, UW Tacoma! Poll Everywhere is coming.

After long recommending Poll Everywhere, and their cloud-based polling via diverse mobile devices, we now have even better news on the classroom polling front. In the past, we leveraged their generous academic license of up to 40 responses per poll question at NO COST, but with the free license, responses were always anonymous. This wasn't perfect in creating energy and engagement. 

The University of Washington heard the collective voices of instructors across all three campuses, and have agreed to enter into a site license with Poll Everywhere. The license will allow NetID authentication and unlimited number of responses per polling question. We will soon be able to use Poll Everywhere in classes of any size, no sharing of responses needed, AND be able to record multiple questions into a gradebook, automatically entered by NetID. 

Hurrah, UW! Hurrah, Poll Everywhere. We'll keep you posted as the Go-Live date becomes known. Expect it sometime in late Fall, is the rumor.