{"id":52319,"date":"2021-09-03T17:27:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T17:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/learnanywhere3\/?p=52319"},"modified":"2025-08-25T22:03:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T22:03:02","slug":"participate-in-class-pollsin-person-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/uviclearn\/technology\/participate-in-class-pollsin-person-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"Participating in class polls, in person"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F0F0F0&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;236px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||-2px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|5px|26px|5px|false|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;286px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|1px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;180px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p>Instructors may include polling questions in a class slide deck or presentation for you to answer before, during or after class. The sections below provide instructions for how you can access polls in Echo360 and respond to each type of polling question activity.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#responding\">Responding to polling questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#multiple\">Multiple choice questions (MCQs)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#numeric\">Numeric questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ordered\">Ordered list questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#image\">Image questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#short\">Short answer questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Looking for more tips? Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/bright.uvic.ca\/d2l\/le\/discovery\/view\/course\/67176\">Brightspace course<\/a> that\u2019s all about your UVic learning technologies.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; min_height=&#8221;545.5px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;1px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;66px||29px|||&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row module_id=&#8221;responding&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;How to access polls on Echo360&#8243; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xf1eb;||fa||900&#8243; image_icon_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;42px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;1100px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|10px|0px|10px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p>You can access polls on Echo360 from the mobile app, via texting or through a laptop. Echo360 can be accessed directly through your Brightspace course.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a aria-label=\"Link accessing Echo account settings and adding a phone number\" title=\"https:\/\/help.echo360.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360035038572-account-settings\" href=\"https:\/\/help.echo360.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360035038572-Account-Settings\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\">Accessing Echo account settings and adding a phone number<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a aria-label=\"Link using mobile phone to text respond to polls\" title=\"https:\/\/learn.echo360.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360035406411-using-your-mobile-phone-to-respond-to-polling-slides\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.echo360.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360035406411-Using-Your-Mobile-Phone-to-Respond-to-Polling-Slides\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\">Using mobile phone to text respond to polls<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Responding to polling questions&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xf681;||fa||900&#8243; image_icon_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;42px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;1100px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|10px|0px|10px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|15px||15px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For polls in interactive media<\/strong> (videos)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can respond <strong>only once<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The correct answer is shown for you (if there is one) after you respond. In some cases, response feedback is shown at the bottom of the poll after you have responded to it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For polls in slide decks<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As long as polling stays open, you can click <strong>edit your answer<\/strong> to change the answer you submitted.<\/li>\n<li>If SMS responses are enabled, you can use your cell phone to text your answers for some types of activity slides, and only for polls in presentations. Text the slide code, then a spac,e and then your answer.<\/li>\n<li>The Polling Slide Code is the SMS code on the bottom of each slide. <strong>Example: SQTF<\/strong> This code identifies what slide you are responding to. Your mobile phone number identifies who you are, as long as it appears in the phone number field of your account settings.<\/li>\n<li>Once instructors close the question slide polling, they can show student submissions as well as the correct answer.<\/li>\n<li>The correct answer(s) are checked as <strong>correct<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Any feedback provided for the poll is only shown after the poll is closed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F0F0F0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row module_id=&#8221;multiple&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F0F0F0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Multiple choice questions (MCQs)&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xf0ca;||fa||900&#8243; image_icon_background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;1100px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|10px|0px|10px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|15px||15px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p class=\"ProcIntro\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ProcIntro\"><strong>To respond to a multiple choice poll<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ProcIntro\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For\u00a0<strong>single-answer questions<\/strong>, click the answer then click\u00a0<strong>Submit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>For\u00a0<strong>single-answer questions via SMS<\/strong>, type the activity code, space, then the letter of the correct answer. Send the text to the phone number indicated on the question slide.<\/li>\n<li>For\u00a0<strong>multiple-answer questions<\/strong>, click all correct answers, then click\u00a0<strong>Submit<\/strong>. To change your selections,\u00a0<strong>click an answer again to de-select it<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>For\u00a0<strong>multiple-answer questions via SMS<\/strong>, type the polling slide code, space, then all letters of the correct answers separated by commas. Send the text to the phone number indicated on the slide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row module_id=&#8221;numeric&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Numeric questions&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xe608;||divi||400&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;1100px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|10px|0px|10px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|15px||15px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p><br \/>Numeric questions are those that require a specific numeric response to be entered into the answer text box.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ProcIntro\"><strong>To respond to a numeric poll<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Type in the number for the answer then, click\u00a0<strong>Submit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>To respond via SMS<\/strong>, type the activity code, a space, then the number you are submitting as the correct answer. Send the text to the phone number indicated on the question slide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F0F0F0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row module_id=&#8221;ordered&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F0F0F0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Ordered list questions&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xf0ae;||fa||900&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;1100px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|10px|0px|10px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|15px||15px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p><br \/>Ordered list questions are questions asked where you must place the given options into the correct or best order.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ProcIntro\"><strong>To respond to an ordered list poll<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Click-and-drag the options<\/strong>\u00a0into the correct order on the screen, then click\u00a0<strong>Submit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>To respond via SMS<\/strong>, type the activity code, a space, then the letters of the options in the proper order, separated by commas. 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Your answer is provided by clicking a specific location on the image.<\/p>\n<p>Image questions cannot be responded to via SMS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ProcIntro\"><strong>To respond to an image poll<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Click <\/strong>a specific location on the image\u00a0to indicate your response.<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Submit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F0F0F0&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row module_id=&#8221;short&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F0F0F0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Short answer questions&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xf14b;||fa||900&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;1100px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|10px|0px|10px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|15px||15px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p>Short answer (also sometimes called Free Response) questions are those that require you to enter text into the text box to answer the question posed. 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