Transcript Creating Polls within Wimba - North Dakota University System

Creating Polls within Wimba
July 2009
Polling Options
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Wimba polling feature allows you to create the
following types of polls:
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Multiple choice – a single or multiple response answer
Open ended - short answer text reply
Questionnaire – a series of questions to display on one page such as
a survey or evaluation. Questions can be multiple-choice or openended.
Bullet List -Create a single slide containing bullet items. This is not a
poll, but useful for creating accessible content.
Responses to multiple choice and open ended can be displayed
to the attendees. Questionnaire responses need to be retrieved
as Room Administrator only.
Creating a Poll – to Start
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Login to the admin site –
www.ndivnlc.wimba.com/admin
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Click on the name of the room where you
wish to create a poll.
Creating a Poll Folder
STEP 1: Select
NEW FOLDER.
Create a new
folder called Poll or
the Name of the
Poll
STEP 2: Once the
folder has been
created, click on it to
customize your poll
Select Poll Option
STEP 3:
Choose the type of
poll you want to
create.
In this example, we
chose Multiple
Choice.
Then click on the
CREATE button.
Create Poll Questions
STEP 4 :
Complete the title
Type out your question
Type in response choices
Messages: Type in your participant
instructions and confirmation message
or use the default message provided.
You can allow one or more responses.
Choose your background and font color.
STEP 5: Click on Save Changes. This will then bring you back to the
Modify Folder page. See next slide.
Creating a Poll – Finishing Steps
Click on Save Changes – one more time.
When you do so, you will notice a message
informing you it has been updated.
Then click on the Content tab to
return to the Content Management
page. Click Exit if finished.
Can you edit a poll? Yes
Should you decide to
change a question, go to
the Content Management
page and click on your Poll
folder.
Then click on the edit
button – a pencil, for
the poll you wish to
change.
Preview Poll
During the presentation ,
only the response tab on the left is
visible to the presenter. The presenter
can choose to preview results before
publishing them to the
participants.
It is recommended
that you enter the
room to preview your
poll before using it.
Publishing Responses
What is your favorite summer activity?
Results
Camping
0
0%
Going to the lake to relax
1
100%
Water skiing
0
0%
Golf
0
0%
Fishing
0
0%
Click on the Publish button and the results will be shown to
all attendees.
This is for the multiple choice and the open ended
questions ONLY
Retrieve Poll Results
To retrieve Questionnaire polling
results, you will need to have
Room Administrator access.
For Wimba Rooms set up outside
of Blackboard, WebCT or Moodle,
go to
www.ndivnlc.wimba.com/admin
Click on the Room name to begin.
You will now be in the Modify
Room page.
Across the top you will see the Poll
Results tab. Click on it.
Retrieving Poll Results (cont.)
Choose which items
you want to select
from the columns on
the left and post them
to the right.
Click View Report for
responses.
Poll Results
Your responses will be
listed in this summary
which will include who
responded – just like a
survey poll.
Download Data: Data is saved as a .tsv extension which is
in NotePad format. Open it up in Excel for easier viewing
access OR just copy and paste the document on the screen