Every lecture will contain assessed questions or polls, and you will
be able to vote using your phone (or
web-enabled device such as a laptop) via Poll Everywhere.
For a detailed overview of how to register, see the Poll Everywhere guide
and, more specifically, how to register. You may also want to
install the Poll Everywhere Response App on your phone.
But, in brief, to register your phone, laptop or other web-enabled device:
Create an account I need to be able to determine who you are, so use your uwyo email address to register, and your FULL name.
Click on "You're Participating" as your primary use.
Under "Settings" (the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner of your browser) click "Register with a Presenter".
Enter Username astr1050 and then click on "Search".
Once your account has been created, register your phone number for text messaging. Ignore these next 2 steps if you will use a laptop, smartphone, tablet, App, or browser in general:
Go to "Settings", click on the downwards-pointing arrow next to your name, and then click on "Profile" to add your phone number (with your area code).
Click on the "Certify" button next to "Phone number" and follow the instructions to certify your phone number.
Bring your phone, laptop or other device, to each lecture.
In the lecture (assuming you're registered):
If you are using a cell phone, you will have to text ASTR1050 to 37607 at the start of each lecture to initialize the session and play along.
If you are using a laptop, smartphone browser, or the Poll Everywhere App you must be logged in to your polleverywhere.com account so that I can track your responses by your name and/or email. The course response site is
http://www.pollev.com/ASTR1050.
Standard text messaging rates may apply for the SMS option.
Here is a list of people who are currently registered and have successfully answered a question in lectures. If you do not appear on this list, go back to the "Settings" steps and make sure you have registered with astr1050 and, if you are using a phone, that you have certified your number.
On any given day, Poll Everywhere can be slow. So, if you're panicking over a lack of response during a particular lecture, check out the condition of the Poll Everywhere server.
