Digital Polling
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Digital Polling
There are a lot of uses and benefits of using polls during a synchronous session including:
- testing knowledge and understanding
- formative feedback to the presenter
- gathering opinions and feelings
- initiating a discussion
- providing an interactive element to the session that all students can engage with
Zoom polls, Teams polls and OMBEA can all be used for polling in synchronous sessions.
The comparison table shows some of the key functionality of the different tools to help you decide which one to use.
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OMBEA |
Teams polls |
Zoom polls |
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Question types available |
Single choice Multiple choice Priority Ranking Text |
Single Choice Multiple Choice |
Single Choice Multiple Choice |
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Anonymous Polling available |
Yes |
Yes can choose for each question No for hand raise |
Yes for polling questions No for reactions, hand raise, Yes/No |
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Create questions ahead of session |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Create questions during session |
Yes |
Yes-within chat area |
Yes-within web browser |
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Instant reactions using icons or hand raising |
No |
Can ask participants to raise their hand or make comments in chat panel |
Reactions Raise Hand Yes/No |
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Save results |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Generate Reports |
Yes multiple report types that can be generated after the session
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You can export the results for each individual question.
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Yes 5 minutes after the meeting has ended |
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Question Presentation |
Questions presented individually |
Questions presented individually |
Questions presented all at the same time or Individually if set up as individual polls |
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Requires meeting to be scheduled |
No |
Yes |
You can add polls to scheduled meetings and to your personal meeting room. If you start an instant meeting and tick use my personal meeting ID any polls you have set up on your personal room will be available.
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Results preview |
No |
Yes |
Yes |