Poll+Everywhere

= @polleverywhere.com = Polleverywhere.com is a tool that will **// amaze //** students, business professionals, and friends alike. This online tool allows a person or organization to create a poll and have people text in their answers or responses, and, in real times see the results appear on the screen. I myself have had the experience of using this tool in a college classroom and in hearing the reactions of my classmates I knew this was interesting and something that can gain and maintain people's attention.

I chose to implement this tool because it is interesting, maintains audience's attention, and allows for audience participation. Here are just a few features of polleverywhere.com:
 * Live Updates
 * Text submissions
 * Web submissions
 * Post to twitter, facebook and other social sites
 * Ability to download a powerpoint slide to put into presentations to see live updates of the submissions
 * Custamizable polls
 * Poll templates
 * Has a limit to number of submissions on free version
 * Can allow people to vote multiple times or just once
 * A multiple choice poll or the ability to text in actual messages to be displayed live

Testimonials
"Need to know how many folks coming to your big bash prefer beer, wine, or soda? [...] You can also send a link to your polling page by email, Twitter, or whatever service you'd like, but the convenience of having to text less than 10 characters back likely **boosts your return rate**... " --LifeHacker

"I have written before about trying to find a way for basic cell phones to replace the expensive classroom performance systems (CPS) ... Now, I have found another web2.0 that works in the same fashion as a CPS tool." --Cell Phones In Learning

Tutorial Video
Here is a nice tutorial video you can watch on how to make a poll and how to use the website: media type="custom" key="7589631" media type="youtube" key="R8UB15y2nBI?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

My Poll
Check out my poll that I created and actually used in a teaching methods class during a presentation (the link will open in a new window and is below the image). You should use your cell phone and text to the number 37607 one of the numbers on the graph and watch as the graph changes almost instantly to adjust to your submission. Here is a view of my poll:

External Link:
I would suggest submitting one of the numbers that has fewer submissions so you can see the graph actually change and adjust. My Poll Creation