Poll Everywhere - Presenting in Google Slides

To present Poll Everywhere slides using Google Slide you must:

Use Google Chrome
Install the Poll Everywhere Chrome extension
Sign into Poll Everywhere through the extension

Step 1

You will need to add the Poll Everywhere extension to your Google Slides. Visit Poll Everywhere for Google Slides for the extension. Select the Add Chrome extension button. Once selected, the extension automatically is added to your Google Slides ribbon.

Image showing orange arrow pointing toward the Add chrome extension blue button on Poll Everywhere for Google Slides page.

Step 2

Once logged in to your Google account, open Google Slides. You will note the Poll Everywhere extension on your main ribbon.

Image showing Poll Everywhere tab on Google Slide ribbon highlighted in blue rectangular outline.

Step 3

To log in to Poll Everywhere, click on the Poll Everywhere extension on Google Slides main ribbon, and select Log in from the drop-down menu. Then click Launch log-in window. Enter your Syracuse University credentials. These will take you directly to the your My Activity page in Poll Everywhere. If you are already logged in to Poll Everywhere, move onto the next step.

Step 4

To insert an activity select the Poll Everywhere extension on your Google Slide main ribbon. Select Insert on the drop-down and then select Activity. This action will send you directly to your My Activities page in Poll Everywhere.

Step 5

On your My Activities page you can select from existing/saved activities that you created, or you can select New Activity for another activity that you will like to create. You will be prompted to select from an array of possible activities such as multiple choice, competition, or word clouds. Select the activity or activities you want, a prompt to edit and set your activity settings will showcase. Once you have edited your activity and organize your settings for your participants, select Save. You are ready to insert activities into Google Slides.

Step 6

Once you have selected your activity the blue Insert slides button. This action automatically transports the slide from Poll Everywhere to your Google Slides.

Step 7

In Google Slides you will note the imported content. The checkered corners of the slides indicates that you are still in editing mode. These disappear when you are presenting/in presentation mode. To import/add another activity repeat steps 4 to 6.

Step 8

To present your content on Google Slides click the Slideshow button. Your audience can respond using your response URL (see example in blue square in second image), scanning the quick response (QR) code that shows up in the full presentation mode, or by using the Poll Everywhere app.

Related Actions

Your audience/students can access your presentation in the following ways:

Using the Poll Everywhere app on their mobile device;
Typing in your response URL directly into a browser on any device. Your response URL is noted at the top left-hand side of your slide page when in full presentation mode. See second image in Step 8.
They can scan the QR code using their tablets or smartphones. The QR code is located at the top right-hand side of your slide page. See second image in Step 8.

At this time you cannot use the record function to document your Poll Everywhere presentation when you are in full presentation mode.

To exit presentation click the Escape button on your keyboard.