Classroom poll
A classroom poll and word cloud generator: ask a question, count the votes on the projector, or let the class vote on phones with a poll code. It needs a free teacher account.
This is the Poll from OpenEduCat Board, where it sits next to everything else you use in a lesson.
Key facts
- Kinds
- 5 kinds, from multiple choice to a word cloud and a 1 to 5 scale
- From phones
- The class votes with a 4-letter poll code at tools.openeducat.org/join
- Votes
- Counted, never named
- Where it runs
- This page and OpenEduCat Board
- Languages
- English
- Price
- Free
- Account
- A free teacher account; students never sign in
Ways teachers use it
- A quick check before the quiz: ready, nearly or not yet.
- An exit ticket as a word cloud, saved as a CSV file at the end of the lesson.Secondary
- How sure the class feels about a topic, on a 1 to 5 scale.
- A class vote on the next book to read together.Primary
How to use it
- Add the Poll from the widget bar.
- Write the question and the answers in the settings.
- Tap an answer to add a vote. The poll counts votes and never names who voted.
Templates with this widget
OpenEduCat Board puts this poll on one page with a timer, a name picker and a QR code, for the projector.
Free account. Sign in once on each device; the board then works offline. The questions you write here travel with you.
Related tools
- No student accounts.
- No ads.
- Data-processing agreement on request.
Questions
Is this a word cloud generator for the classroom?
Yes. Choose Word cloud as the kind of question and turn on Remote voting. The words sent most show largest, and they stay hidden until you tap Show answers.
How does the class vote on phones?
Turn on Remote voting in the settings. The poll shows a 4-letter poll code, a QR code and tools.openeducat.org/join. Accounts are for adults. Students use the board and the vote page without an account.
What kinds of question can I ask?
Five: multiple choice with 2 to 10 answers, smileys, true or false, a word cloud and a 1 to 5 scale with a label at each end.
Does the poll show who voted?
No. The poll counts the votes and never asks who voted. Export results saves the results as a CSV file, with a row for each answer or word.
Can I keep my questions?
Yes. This page keeps them in this tab and saves nothing; open the poll on the board and the questions are saved with your screen in your account.
Running a whole school? OpenEduCat for schools keeps it on one platform.
See OpenEduCat for schoolsCounted per page. Report a problem for bugs.