Poll Everywhere Student Guide

Poll Everywhere is an online polling tool that allows your instructor to ask questions and gather student responses during a synchronous course session. You can respond to these questions using your smartphone or your computer. 

• Signing up for a Poll Everywhere Account
• Joining a class using the Poll Everywhere App
• Joining a class using a web browser

Signing up for a Poll Everywhere Account

1. If you have never used Poll Everywhere before, visit https://www.polleverywhere.com/signup?hsLang=en to sign up for an account.
2. Click on the “I’m a participant” button.
   
3. Enter your first and last name, your CSUSM email address and choose a password (Note: do not use your CSUSM password, for security reasons you must choose a separate password) and then click Sign Up.
   
   
   Note: If it says "Email has already been taken", it means you already have an account with Poll Everywhere.
   

If so, and you do not remember your password, go to https://id.polleverywhere.com/login and click "Forgot your password?" to set a new password.

Joining a class using the Poll Everywhere App 

1. Download the Poll Everywhere app from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
2. When you open the app, you will see a screen that prompts you to join a presentation. Across the bottom you will see four tabs. Click the Login tab at the bottom right corner.
   
   
   
3. Click on the “Launch log-in window” link.
   
   
   
4. You will then be prompted to log in to your Poll Everywhere account. Please make sure to enter your CSUSM email address and click Next. It will then prompt you to enter your Poll Everywhere password. If you do not remember your password, click "Forgot your password?" just below.
   
   
   
5. It will then ask you if you want to allow Poll Everywhere to use this device. Click the Authorize button.
   
   
   
6. You should then see the "Access granted" screen and you can click Done.
   
   
   
7. After you click done, you should be sent back to the Home screen on the app. Here is where you will type in the code that your instructor provides as the username and click join.
   
8. You will then either see the poll that is live and be able to respond or you will receive a message that you are currently in the waiting room, waiting for the polls to start.

For more information, visit the Poll Everywhere Mobile App support page. 

Joining a class using a web browser 

If you prefer not to download the app, you can join poll everywhere using any internet browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc.).

1. Go to https://pollev.com/ and click on the Login button on the lower left hand side of the screen.
   
   
   
2. You will then be prompted to log in to your Poll Everywhere account. Please make sure to enter your CSUSM email address and click Next. It will then prompt you to enter your Poll Everywhere password. If you do not remember your password, click "Forgot your password?" just below.
   
3. Once you have successfully logged in, you will be taken back to the Home screen in Poll Everywhere. Enter the code your instructor provides in the username area and click Join.
   
   
   
4. You will then either see the poll that is live and be able to respond or you will receive a message that you are currently in the waiting room, waiting for the polls to start. 

For more information, visit the Responding to Polls support page.