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Poll

Polls ask for opinions, experiences and moods — there is no correct answer. This guide shows the poll with one and with several choices, the free-text option “Other”, and the result that grows on the wall while answers are being collected.

Poll (one choice)

An opinion poll without a correct answer: every person chooses exactly one option. Good for warm-up questions, prior knowledge and moods — the reveal shows the distribution without a correct mark.

  1. 1

    Create a new question

    Step 1 of 15

    Open Topics & Questions, select the topic on the left where the question belongs, and click + Question.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Topics & Questions22Select topic33New question
    Cockpit
  2. 2

    Choose the question type

    Step 2 of 15

    The editor opens. Click the Question type field and choose Poll.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Poll
    Cockpit
  3. 3

    Enter question and options

    Step 3 of 15

    Choose the question type Poll and enter the title, the question and the options. There is no correct option — that is why there are no circles in front of the options. To the right of each option are buttons for an image, the order, deleting and the free-text option (see the variant “Other”).

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Title22Question text33Options44more options55Preview
    Cockpit
  4. 4

    Settings below the options

    Step 4 of 15

    Shuffle answers per session rearranges the order in every session. Show the result on the wall while collecting lets the bars on the projector grow along (variant “Live on the wall”). Use as a segment for breakdowns turns the poll into a segment such as “attended the lecture: yes/no”, by which the analysis breaks down all other questions.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11shuffle22live on the wall33Segment for breakdowns
    Cockpit
  5. 5

    Save

    Step 5 of 15

    Click Save (or press Cmd+Enter or Ctrl+Enter). The question is now in the topic and can be added to any playlist.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Save
    Cockpit
  6. 6

    Start the session: participants join

    Step 6 of 15

    After the start, the projector shows the QR code and the address. Participants scan the code with their smartphone and they are in — no app, no account. How to start a session is shown in the guide Running a session.

    Screenshot Projector
    Projector
    Screenshot Smartphone
    Smartphone
  7. 7

    Show the question

    Step 7 of 15

    In the live cockpit the question is listed on the left. The large Show question button — or the space bar — opens it on all devices and shows it on the projector.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Show question (space bar)22connected devices
    Cockpit
  8. 8

    Answer on the smartphone

    Step 8 of 15

    The question appears on the devices. Participants tap an option and submit it with Send. Until the question is closed, the answer can still be changed.

    Screenshot Smartphone 11Tap an option22Send
    Smartphone
  9. 9

    The answer has arrived

    Step 9 of 15

    After sending, the smartphone confirms receipt. Until the question is closed, Change answer still allows corrections.

    Screenshot Smartphone
    Smartphone
  10. 10

    Answers come in

    Step 10 of 15

    In the cockpit you see how many participants have already answered; on the right under Responses every single answer is listed. Only you see this — the projector just counts and shows no distribution yet.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Submissions so far22Close (space bar)33single answers
    Cockpit
  11. 11

    The projector while collecting

    Step 11 of 15

    The projector shows the question and the options; at the bottom LehrPuls counts the answers received.

    Screenshot Projector
    Projector
  12. 12

    Close the question, then reveal

    Step 12 of 15

    Close ends the submission; after that LehrPuls accepts no more answers. The main button now reads Show results — one more press of the space bar shows the result.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Show results
    Cockpit
  13. 13

    The reveal on the projector

    Step 13 of 15

    The projector shows the distribution of the votes. There is no correct option — all bars have the same color.

    Screenshot Projector
    Projector
  14. 14

    The reveal on the smartphone

    Step 14 of 15

    Every smartphone shows the same distribution; the own choice is marked.

    Screenshot Smartphone
    Smartphone
  15. 15

    The reveal in the cockpit

    Step 15 of 15

    The cockpit shows the result as well. The space bar moves on to the next question; after the session everything is under Analytics.

    Screenshot Cockpit
    Cockpit

Poll+ (several choices)

With Poll+, participants may tick as many options as they like. The reveal counts mentions: the percentages refer to all ticks submitted together.

  1. 1

    Create a new question

    Step 1 of 14

    Open Topics & Questions, select the topic on the left where the question belongs, and click + Question.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Topics & Questions22Select topic33New question
    Cockpit
  2. 2

    Choose the question type

    Step 2 of 14

    The editor opens. Click the Question type field and choose Poll+ (multiple selection).

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Poll+ (multiple selection)
    Cockpit
  3. 3

    Enter question and options

    Step 3 of 14

    Choose the question type Poll+ (multiple selection) and enter the question and the options. Mention in the question text that several answers are possible.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Title22Question text33Options44Preview
    Cockpit
  4. 4

    Save

    Step 4 of 14

    Click Save (or press Cmd+Enter or Ctrl+Enter). The question is now in the topic and can be added to any playlist.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Save
    Cockpit
  5. 5

    Start the session: participants join

    Step 5 of 14

    After the start, the projector shows the QR code and the address. Participants scan the code with their smartphone and they are in — no app, no account. How to start a session is shown in the guide Running a session.

    Screenshot Projector
    Projector
    Screenshot Smartphone
    Smartphone
  6. 6

    Show the question

    Step 6 of 14

    In the live cockpit the question is listed on the left. The large Show question button — or the space bar — opens it on all devices and shows it on the projector.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Show question (space bar)22connected devices
    Cockpit
  7. 7

    Answer on the smartphone

    Step 7 of 14

    Participants tap every option that applies — below the options the app counts the choices — and send.

    Screenshot Smartphone 11tap22tap33tap44Send
    Smartphone
  8. 8

    The answer has arrived

    Step 8 of 14

    After sending, the smartphone confirms receipt. Until the question is closed, Change answer still allows corrections.

    Screenshot Smartphone
    Smartphone
  9. 9

    Answers come in

    Step 9 of 14

    In the cockpit you see how many participants have already answered; on the right under Responses every single answer is listed. Only you see this — the projector just counts and shows no distribution yet.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Submissions so far22Close (space bar)33single answers
    Cockpit
  10. 10

    The projector while collecting

    Step 10 of 14

    The projector shows the question and the options; at the bottom LehrPuls counts the answers received.

    Screenshot Projector
    Projector
  11. 11

    Close the question, then reveal

    Step 11 of 14

    Close ends the submission; after that LehrPuls accepts no more answers. The main button now reads Show results — one more press of the space bar shows the result.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Show results
    Cockpit
  12. 12

    The reveal on the projector

    Step 12 of 14

    The projector shows for each option the number of mentions and its share of all mentions; above it you see how many mentions came from how many participants.

    Screenshot Projector
    Projector
  13. 13

    The reveal on the smartphone

    Step 13 of 14

    The smartphones show the same distribution; the own ticks are marked.

    Screenshot Smartphone
    Smartphone
  14. 14

    The reveal in the cockpit

    Step 14 of 14

    The cockpit shows the result as well. The space bar moves on to the next question; after the session everything is under Analytics.

    Screenshot Cockpit
    Cockpit

Free-text option “Other”

An option can carry a free-text field — for example “Other”. Whoever chooses it can add what they mean (optional, up to 200 characters). In the cockpit the texts appear with the responses.

  1. 1

    Create a new question

    Step 1 of 14

    Open Topics & Questions, select the topic on the left where the question belongs, and click + Question.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Topics & Questions22Select topic33New question
    Cockpit
  2. 2

    Choose the question type

    Step 2 of 14

    The editor opens. Click the Question type field and choose Poll.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Poll
    Cockpit
  3. 3

    Enter question and options

    Step 3 of 14

    Enter the options and, at the option “Other”, click the Free text button (notepad with pencil). The option then carries the badge Free text. At most one option per question can have a free-text field.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Title22Question text33Switch on free text44Preview
    Cockpit
  4. 4

    Save

    Step 4 of 14

    Click Save (or press Cmd+Enter or Ctrl+Enter). The question is now in the topic and can be added to any playlist.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Save
    Cockpit
  5. 5

    Start the session: participants join

    Step 5 of 14

    After the start, the projector shows the QR code and the address. Participants scan the code with their smartphone and they are in — no app, no account. How to start a session is shown in the guide Running a session.

    Screenshot Projector
    Projector
    Screenshot Smartphone
    Smartphone
  6. 6

    Show the question

    Step 6 of 14

    In the live cockpit the question is listed on the left. The large Show question button — or the space bar — opens it on all devices and shows it on the projector.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Show question (space bar)22connected devices
    Cockpit
  7. 7

    Answer on the smartphone

    Step 7 of 14

    Whoever taps “Other” gets a text field below it and can add what they mean. Then Send as usual.

    Screenshot Smartphone 11Tap “Other”22add text (optional)33Send
    Smartphone
  8. 8

    The answer has arrived

    Step 8 of 14

    After sending, the smartphone confirms receipt. Until the question is closed, Change answer still allows corrections.

    Screenshot Smartphone
    Smartphone
  9. 9

    Answers come in

    Step 9 of 14

    In the cockpit the responses appear with the free text, for example “D — Other: Converting the units”. The projector only counts.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Submissions so far22Close (space bar)33single answers
    Cockpit
  10. 10

    The projector while collecting

    Step 10 of 14

    The projector shows the question and the options; at the bottom LehrPuls counts the answers received.

    Screenshot Projector
    Projector
  11. 11

    Close the question, then reveal

    Step 11 of 14

    Close ends the submission; after that LehrPuls accepts no more answers. The main button now reads Show results — one more press of the space bar shows the result.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Show results
    Cockpit
  12. 12

    The reveal on the projector

    Step 12 of 14

    The reveal shows the distribution of the options; the free texts stay in the cockpit.

    Screenshot Projector
    Projector
  13. 13

    The reveal on the smartphone

    Step 13 of 14

    Every smartphone shows the same distribution and whether the own answer was correct.

    Screenshot Smartphone
    Smartphone
  14. 14

    The reveal in the cockpit

    Step 14 of 14

    The cockpit shows the result as well. The space bar moves on to the next question; after the session everything is under Analytics.

    Screenshot Cockpit
    Cockpit

Result live on the wall

With Show the result on the wall while collecting, the bars on the projector grow with every vote. This livens up mood polls — for questions where the result could influence the answers, better leave it switched off.

  1. 1

    Create a new question

    Step 1 of 14

    Open Topics & Questions, select the topic on the left where the question belongs, and click + Question.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Topics & Questions22Select topic33New question
    Cockpit
  2. 2

    Choose the question type

    Step 2 of 14

    The editor opens. Click the Question type field and choose Poll.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Poll
    Cockpit
  3. 3

    Switch “Show the result on the wall while collecting”

    Step 3 of 14

    Enter the question and the options and, below the options, switch on Show the result on the wall while collecting.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Title22Question text33switch on44Preview
    Cockpit
  4. 4

    Save

    Step 4 of 14

    Click Save (or press Cmd+Enter or Ctrl+Enter). The question is now in the topic and can be added to any playlist.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Save
    Cockpit
  5. 5

    Start the session: participants join

    Step 5 of 14

    After the start, the projector shows the QR code and the address. Participants scan the code with their smartphone and they are in — no app, no account. How to start a session is shown in the guide Running a session.

    Screenshot Projector
    Projector
    Screenshot Smartphone
    Smartphone
  6. 6

    Show the question

    Step 6 of 14

    In the live cockpit the question is listed on the left. The large Show question button — or the space bar — opens it on all devices and shows it on the projector.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Show question (space bar)22connected devices
    Cockpit
  7. 7

    Answer on the smartphone

    Step 7 of 14

    The question appears on the devices. Participants tap an option and submit it with Send. Until the question is closed, the answer can still be changed.

    Screenshot Smartphone 11Tap an option22Send
    Smartphone
  8. 8

    The answer has arrived

    Step 8 of 14

    After sending, the smartphone confirms receipt. Until the question is closed, Change answer still allows corrections.

    Screenshot Smartphone
    Smartphone
  9. 9

    Answers come in

    Step 9 of 14

    In the cockpit you see how many participants have already answered; on the right under Responses every single answer is listed. Only you see this — the projector just counts and shows no distribution yet.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Submissions so far22Close (space bar)33single answers
    Cockpit
  10. 10

    The projector while collecting

    Step 10 of 14

    Already while answers are being collected, the projector shows the distribution and updates it with every new vote.

    Screenshot Projector
    Projector
  11. 11

    Close the question, then reveal

    Step 11 of 14

    Close ends the submission; after that LehrPuls accepts no more answers. The main button now reads Show results — one more press of the space bar shows the result.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Show results
    Cockpit
  12. 12

    The reveal on the projector

    Step 12 of 14

    The projector shows how many participants chose each option and highlights the correct option.

    Screenshot Projector
    Projector
  13. 13

    The reveal on the smartphone

    Step 13 of 14

    Every smartphone shows the same distribution and whether the own answer was correct.

    Screenshot Smartphone
    Smartphone
  14. 14

    The reveal in the cockpit

    Step 14 of 14

    The cockpit shows the result as well. The space bar moves on to the next question; after the session everything is under Analytics.

    Screenshot Cockpit
    Cockpit