Just today I was introduced to Polls.io by Lisa Dabbs ( @teachingwthsoul ) on Twitter. As one who loves using PollEverywhere.com, I was thrilled to find an alternative for times where I don't need much control over the result data. As many of you can attest, there just isn't the time to create a polleverywhere poll and display it while students are waiting.

Enter polls.io.

In a nutshell, this simple site allows you to create a question/answer based poll that, when given the link, others are able to select the answer and respond to the poll. That's right, no login or user account required!

Upon voting, the user is directed to a results page that shows them the percentage of users who answered each question. It also gives them the opportunity to Like or Share on Facebook and Twitter. Additionally, respondents can comment via Facebook on the poll, which will appear on the results page after they vote. This functionality works great for you as a teacher, too. Imagine having a Twitter account that all of your students follow. Whip up a poll in class and tweet it out to all your students to take…simple!

There are 1,001 ways to use this in the classroom. Be creative and have fun. With such simple functionality, not much can go wrong.

Here is what the process looks like:

Create the poll at polls.io by entering a question and up to 8 answers.

Share the poll using the page URL or Facebook/Twitter.

Watch as people answer your poll and keep an eye on the comments.

Pretty slick, if you ask me. I can definitely find some use for this on a pretty regular basis.

Try it out by taking the poll above!

Let us know on Twitter ( @InstTechTalk ) or in the comments below how you have used this in your classroom/building.