Class Portal > Action Tags > Polls

Introduction

This article focuses on the "Polls" sub-tab within the Class Portal's "Action Tags" tab. The screenshot below shows where this sub‑tab is located:

The form on this page is organized into two tabs: Polls and Tag Poll. Each one creates a different type of Action Tag. The Polls tab lets you create an action that triggers a Poll already saved to the classroom, while the Tag Poll tab is used to create Action Tags that trigger what we refer to as action‑tag‑based polls. The following sections will walk through each tab in more detail.

Poll / Saved Polls

The "Poll" tab allows you to create Action Tags for running Polls that have been saved to the classroom. Below, we'll describe the fields seen on the form when this tab is active:

• Poll Template - Select this field to open a navigation window where you can browse and choose a saved Poll from this classroom or any other classroom you have access to.
  Note: Although you can select a Poll stored in another classroom, the Action Tag will become invalid if that Poll--or its original classroom--is deleted, so consider either importing the Poll into this classroom first or treating the original classroom as a content template within your organization's own policies to ensure it remains available.
• Show Name - Toggle this switch to include an optional label that will appear at the bottom of the Action Tag image.
• Name Your Tag - If you decide to include an optional label to the Action Tag image, this text box is where you can enter the label text.
• Copy - Click this button to copy the Action Tag image to your clipboard, which you can then paste into your presentation.
• Download - Click this button to download the Action Tag image as a file.

Tag Poll / Action-Tag-Based Polls

The "Tag Poll" tab allows you to create action-tag-based polls. While other Action Tags provide automation for tasks that can also be completed manually during a live classroom session, action-tag-based polls are unique in that they can only be executed through Action Tags. We'll review the fields that appear on the form when this tab is active, as well as provide more details on how action-tag-based polls function in subsequent sections of this article.

• Select Poll Type - From this dropdown, you would select the entry corresponding to the type of poll you'd like to work with. Each option is explained below:
  • Single Choice - This type of poll presents several choices, allowing only one option to be selected as the answer. Below are example images of a single choice poll, illustrating how the Action Tags appear in a before-and-after activation format:
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  • Multiple Choice - This type of poll presents several choices, allowing multiple options to be selected as the answer. Below are example images of a multiple choice poll, illustrating how the Action Tags appear in a before-and-after activation format:
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  • Text Input (Word Cloud) - This a poll that requires users to input their answers by typing them in. Below is are example images of a text poll, demonstrating how the Action Tag appears before and after activation:
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• Show Name - Toggle this switch to include an optional label that will appear at the bottom of the Action Tag image.
• Name Your Tag - If you decide to add an optional label to the Action Tag image, this text box is where you can enter the label text.
• Copy - Click this button to copy the Action Tag image to your clipboard, which you can then paste into your presentation.
• Download - Click this button to download the Action Tag image as a file.

What are Action-Tag-Based Polls?

Within the context of Engageli, an action-tag-based poll is something that is conducted within a live classroom that allows users to interact with elements on the screen to submit their answer. Action-tag-based polls need to be prepared ahead of time.

How do Action-Tag-Based Polls Work?

We'll explain how action-tag-based polls work with a very simple walkthrough:

1. Determine where in your presentation you want to run the poll. For example, this could be slide 6 of a Microsoft PowerPoint slideshow you'll present during class.
2. Access the Action Tags > Polls page and locate the Action Tag image corresponding to the type of poll you'd like to run. Copy the images and paste them into your slide.
3. During the live class, use present a "File Share" to present your slideshow.
4. When you reach the slide containing the action-tag-based poll, click the "Activate" button in the bottom-center menu to trigger the poll.

In the next section, we'll go into more details about how to set up and run an action-tag-based poll, from start to finish.

Detailed Guide to Creating and Running an Action-Tag-Based Poll

In this section, we'll provide a detailed step-by-step guide on how to create and run an action-tag-based poll.

The below screenshot is an example of a Microsoft PowerPoint slide that has been set up to include polls.

Take note of a few things from the above image:

• There are 10 Action Tags that appear on the slide. All of the Action Tags are the same--they are all the "Multiple Choice" tag.
• The Action Tags do not contain the poll question. That is something that needs to be added to the slide. In our example slide, we can see the question is at the top of the page: "Choose a few of your favorite foods."
• The Action Tags do not contain the poll answer/response value. The answer that corresponds to each tag needs to be manually inserted into the slide, next to the tag. We can see in the above image, we've added text below each tag, indicating the selection's value (e.g. Pizza, Pasta, Ramen, etc.)

Below is an example of how the slide will appear when presented via the File Share tool from within the live classroom. Notice there is no change in how the slide looks, yet:

Below is an example of how the slide appears for the Instructor after they click the "Activate" button located in the bottom-center menu, initiating the action-tag-based poll:

Once the poll is activated, the following changes become noticeable:

• The Action Tags, which previously resembled QR codes, are now transformed into interactive elements that users can engage with. In the case of a multiple-choice question, each QR code is replaced by a square with a distinct colored border that users can click to submit their answer.
• Each interactive element contains a letter automatically assigned by Engageli. When a user selects an answer, the system records the assigned letter for the selected option, not the associated answer text shown in the slideshow. For instance, in the provided example, the answer "Pizza" is assigned the letter "A". Users selecting "Pizza" will have their response recorded as "A" in the system, rather than the text "Pizza".

Below is how the activated action-tag-based poll appears from a Learner's perspective:

The view is essentially the same as that of staff members, except that the right-hand panel containing the answer tallies and other information is not visible, by default.

As Learners submit their answers, you will see the tally counts update, as well as reflected via a pie chart, as shown below:

As the Instructor, you may also submit your own answer to the poll, which the system will record as being the correct answer. This can be used later to review all the poll answers and see how which users selected the correct answer.

To end the poll, simply click the "Stop" button.

Important Notes

Key points about action-tag-based polls:

• For Single Choice and Multiple Choice polls, you cannot assign the letter associated with each Action Tag. These are automatically assigned by Engageli from left-to-right, top-to-bottom sequence (i.e. English reading order). Below is a screenshot example of the sequence used:
  
• When the Instructor selects one or more answers during the poll, that answer is recorded as being the correct answer and allows Instructors to later review data to determine which Learners selected the correct answer. This only applies to Single Choice and Multiple Choice polls.