How do I log in and sync my roster to Poll Everywhere?
Poll Everywhere is an integrated tool through UVACanvas that allows instructors to create polls or activities that encourage learner participation and engagement. These can be used in-person, online, or a combination of both. Results data can be imported into a UVACanvas site or accessed directly through the Poll Everywhere site.
Important: Your [email protected] email address must be used to log in with NetBadge and access your licensed account by following the steps in this article.
Go to Poll Everywhere.
Select Poll Everywhere from the Course Navigation Menu. After selecting, the Poll Everywhere site will open in a new tab within your browser window.
Note: Instructors may find steps to add Poll Everywhere and other tools to their course in How do I manage Course Navigation links? (opens new window).
Requirement: In order to sync your UVACanvas site roster(s) to Poll Everywhere, you must access the tool through the course site navigation menu. Without this method of access, syncing is not possible.
Students should not access Poll Everywhere from the Course Navigation Menu.
Select Continue to canvas.its.virginia.edu.
Select the Continue to canvas.its.virginia.edu button to establish the connection between your course and Poll Everywhere.
If prompted, enter your UVA email address, then select Next.
- In the Email or username field, enter your [email protected] address, e.g., [email protected]
- Select Next.
Select Log in with UVA NetBadge.
A Log in with UVA NetBadge button will appear. Select this button.
Log in using NetBadge.
You will be redirected to the NetBadge login page. Either:
- Use your Digital Certificate to log in by selecting the corresponding Log In button,
- Or enter your UVA computing ID and Password and Log In.
If prompted, select Continue to canvas.its.virginia.edu.
The Continue to LMS to login page may display again. If it appears, select Continue to canvas.its.virginia.edu to proceed.
Confirm course and sync roster.
- Your course name will be listed near the top of the page. Confirm this is the correct course.
- Select Sync Roster. The circular arrows icon will rotate while the syncing takes place and will return to its original static display after completion.
Note: Depending on the number of students to be registered as class participants, it may take up to 15 minutes for them to appear in Poll Everywhere. Additionally, an automatic roster sync will take place once a day to update any enrollment changes within the Canvas course.
Review/update Roster Sync options.
Once the sync roster process has completed, the Poll Everywhere site will continue to be displayed.
To review or update automatic Roster Sync options for any connected course, either:
- Select the < Courses text in the upper left-hand corner of the page,
- Or select the Courses (book) icon from the left-hand menu.
The Courses page will display all of your UVACanvas courses that have been connected to Poll Everywhere. To manually sync all of the UVACanvas course site rosters with Poll Everywhere, select the Sync Rosters button near the top of the page.
A table will also display with the following columns and options for each course site:
- Name: The name of the course site linked to the Poll Everywhere page for the course.
- Last Roster Sync: The last date and time the roster was synced.
- Enable Roster Sync: If the Enable Roster Sync option is toggled On (toggle to the right), Poll Everywhere will automatically sync the course roster from UVACanvas. By default, this option will be in the On position for all newly created courses. If the option is in the Off position (toggle to the left), the course roster will not sync with Poll Everywhere through either an automated or a manual process.
- Roster Sync: To manually sync the roster for a single course at any time, select the Sync Roster button in the Roster Sync column.
- Optional Start and End Date: You can set a start and/or end date for each course as desired. This feature disables access to active Poll Everywhere activities by students within the course before the start date and after the end date. It does not impact any course settings within UVACanvas. More information about optional start/end dates can be found on the Poll Everywhere help site at Optional Course Start and End Date Pickers (opens new window).
Note: Course rosters that were synced to Poll Everywhere prior to April 24, 2024 will not automatically update by default and their Enable Roster Sync option will be toggled Off.
Using Activities with students.
An activity must be "active" in Poll Everywhere for students to be able to respond.
Share the poll information with the class and have them navigate to the site shown/enter the code in the app on a mobile device.
Important: Direct students to log into Poll Everywhere via NetBadge by going to https://www.polleverywhere.com and logging in with their [email protected] email address. They must be logged in to respond to a course-synced poll and ensure their participation is recorded. Detailed steps can be found at How do I log into Poll Everywhere as a student? (opens new window).
Tip: After syncing the course roster, it is recommended to hide the Poll Everywhere link in your Course Navigation Menu because students cannot access polls through this tool. If you would like to be able to access Poll Everywhere via UVACanvas while it is hidden in the menu, visit the Poll Everywhere page and bookmark/favorite it in your internet browser. Then, follow the steps in How do I manage Course Navigation links? (opens new window) to Disable Poll Everywhere.
Get additional help.
Questions about accessing or using Poll Everywhere or syncing your roster can be addressed to the Learning Technology Services (LTS) Team: [email protected]