Running a Poll in EchoPoll & PointSolutions - Web Version

Below is an overview for instructors on how to run a poll in PointSolutions.
    1. Login to your PointSolutions account by going through one of your Blackboard courses, then using your Bison Login to login (typically your first.lastname@ndsu.edu).
    2. Select the tab shown below.

      PointSolutions open tab

    3. Under the "Active Courses" section, locate the desired course and click "Select".

      Select under active courses

    4. When starting a session, the session ID will be automatically generated if you do not have a reserved session ID. Students will need this Session ID to join the poll.

Below are the Steps on how to Reserve a Session ID

      1. To reserve a session ID, click on the setting icon on the toolbar before running your presentation.

        Settings Icon

      2. Select "+ Add new reserved session ID", and enter your desired ID.

        Add new reserved session ID link

      3. Select "Save".

        Saving session id

Back to Running a Poll

      1. Go back to the course, go to the "Content" tab, and find one presentation you want to run a poll in. Then click the three dots and select "Start".

        Three dots menu with start selected         

      2. A pane named "Live Polling Option" will appear. From the Session ID, choose the Session ID that you created for this poll. Choose any setting you wish to have on the poll. Then click "Start".

        Selecting session Id from dropdown and start button         

      3. A screen displaying the Course Name and Session ID will appear. Select "Start Session".

          Start session button       
      4. Select "Show Results" and select your desired option for the polling results.
                Note        : The Show Results options can be changed at any time during polling.

                Show results panel

      5. Select the Play icon to start polling, the Stop icon to stop polling, and the Forward icon to move to the next slide.

                Play button
                Pause button
                Forward button

      6. Select "End Session" when done. A pane will appear where you can edit the session name. Then click "End".

                End session button

Related Resources


Keywords:
echo360, pointsolutions, Polling, Response, Clicker, Session, Running, Poll, Web, Version 
Doc ID:
105152
Owned by:
Sharley K. in NDSU IT Knowledge Base
Created:
2020-08-20
Updated:
2025-06-25
Sites:
NDSU IT Knowledge Base