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Poll Everywhere 2.0 Blackboard Setup Guide for Instructors

The Team from Poll Everywhere
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In this article:

    Introduction

    Instructors can import their course rosters from their school's Blackboard Learn LMS into Poll Everywhere. This automatically registers each student as a Poll Everywhere participant. Registering students with Poll Everywhere allows educators to easily identify how students responded to their activities and export Poll Everywhere gradebook reports as grade columns within Blackboard.

    Pre-requisites

    Add Poll Everywhere 2.0 to a Course

    There are two ways to add Poll Everywhere 2.0 to your Blackboard course:

    Option A: Tools

    Step 1: As an instructor, open the course you wish to add Poll Everywhere 2.0 to.

    Step 2: In the course navigation, click Tools.

    Step 3: Locate Poll Everywhere 2.0 in the list of available tools and click it to launch.

     

    Step 4: If this is your first time launching, you will be prompted to log in to your Poll Everywhere account and link the course.

    Option B: Content Market

    Step 1: As an instructor, open the course you wish to add Poll Everywhere 2.0 to.

    Step 2: Navigate to your course content area.

    Step 3: Click the + button to add content.

    Step 4: Select Content Market from the menu.

    Step 5: Search for Poll Everywhere 2.0 and select it.

    Step 6: Follow the prompts to add Poll Everywhere 2.0 to your course content.

    Using Poll Everywhere 2.0 in Your Course

    After launching Poll Everywhere 2.0 from Blackboard:

    Step 1: On your first launch, you will be asked to log in to your Poll Everywhere account. Use your existing Poll Everywhere credentials or create a new account.

    Step 2: Your Blackboard course roster will automatically sync with Poll Everywhere. Students enrolled in the Blackboard course will appear as participants.

    Step 3: You can now:

    • Create and present interactive activities (multiple choice, word clouds, Q&A, etc.)
    • View individual student responses
    • Export grades back to Blackboard's gradebook

    Pro tip: Students can also access Poll Everywhere 2.0 directly through the same course link. They will be automatically registered as participants based on their Blackboard enrollment.

    Gradebook Integration

    Poll Everywhere can sync grades back to your Blackboard gradebook:

    Step 1: Create a graded activity in Poll Everywhere.

    Step 2: After students respond, Poll Everywhere will push scores to Blackboard's Grade Center as a new grade column.

    Step 3: Review grades in Blackboard under: Gradebook → Grade Columns

    Troubleshooting

    • "Poll Everywhere 2.0 not found in Tools or Content Market": Contact your Blackboard administrator to ensure the tool has been registered and placements have been created. See the Administrator Setup Guide for details.
    • "Unable to link course": Ensure you are logged in as an instructor (not a student) and that you have the correct permissions in Blackboard.
    • "Roster not syncing": Verify that the administrator enabled Names and Roles Provisioning (roster sync) when registering the tool. Contact your admin if needed.

    If you have any questions or run into issues, please contact the Technical Support team.

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