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Releasing an Engage Poll

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Releasing a poll allows participants to join and answer questions. You can release the entire poll at once, allowing participants to complete questions at their own pace within the allocated time, or release questions one at a time. Additionally, you can schedule the poll for automatic sharing with participants at the specified time.

Releasing an Entire Poll

  1. Log in to Engage.
  2. In the side navbar, select Activities.
    Engage Activities
  3. Locate the poll you want to release. In the Actions column, click the Actions button > Release.
    Engage Release
  4. Click Edit.
    Engage edit poll
  5. Select the Configuration tab to configure your poll settings before releasing it. You can customize options, including:
    • Participant Restrictions: Choose who can take the poll.
    • Record Poll Attempts: Choose to record all attempts or only the most recent attempt.
    • LMS Grade Book Sync: Choose to send the participants' first, most recent, or highest-score attempt to the grade book. 
      Note: Make sure you have integrated Engage with your learning management system (Blackboard Learn, Blackboard Ultra, Canvas, D2L Brightspace, or Moodle)
    • Poll Attempts: Enable Unlimited Attempts to allow participants to retake the poll as many times as they like.
    • Show Correct Answer: Enable Show Correct Answers to show the correct answer to participants after they complete the poll.
      Engage Show Correct Answers
  6. Click Save Changes.
    Engage save poll changes
  7. (Optional) To edit a question before releasing the poll, click the question and edit the text.
    Engage edit the poll text
  8. (Optional) To add a question before releasing the poll, click the + Add Question.Engage Add Question
  9. To share your poll with participants before releasing, click Share. Share your poll using one of the two options:
      • Join Code: Copy the 6-digit poll code to share with participants. They can enter the code on Engage to access the poll.
      • Poll Link: Click the Link button to obtain a direct link to the poll to share with participants. They can use the link to access the poll.
      • QR Code: Click on the QR code to download it as a PNG image. Participants can scan the QR code to access the poll.
    Engage share a poll
  10. After all participants have joined the poll, click Release Poll.
    Engage Release Poll
  11. Click Release All Questions.
    Engage Release All Questions
  12. Click Release.
    Engage click Release
  13. To finish the poll, click Finish. View the results in Grade Book.
    Engage finish the poll

Releasing a Single Question

  1. Log in to Engage.
  2. In the side navbar, select Activities.
    Engage Activities
  3. Locate the poll you want to release. In the Actions column, click the Actions button > Release.
    Engage More Options button and Release
  4. Click Edit.
    Engage edit poll
  5. Select the Configuration tab to configure your poll settings before releasing it. You can customize options, including:
    • Participant Restrictions: Choose who can take the poll.
    • Record Poll Attempts: Choose to record all attempts or only the most recent attempt.
    • LMS Grade Book Sync: Choose to send the participants' first, most recent, or highest-score attempt to the grade book. 
      Note: Make sure you have integrated Engage with your LMS (Blackboard Learn, Blackboard Ultra, Canvas, D2L Brightspace, or Moodle)
    • Poll Attempts: Enable Unlimited Attempts to allow participants to retake the poll as many times as they like.
    • Show Correct Answer: Enable Show Correct Answers to show the correct answer to participants after they complete the poll.
      Engage Show Correct Answers
  6. Click Save Changes.
    Engage Save Changes
  7. (Optional) To edit a question before releasing the poll, click the desired question and edit the text.
    Engage edit poll text
  8. (Optional) To add a question before releasing the poll, click the + Add Question.Engage Add Question
  9. To share your poll with participants before releasing, click Share. Share your poll using one of the two options:
      • Join Code: Copy the 6-digit poll code to share with participants. They can enter the code on Engage to access the poll.
      • Poll Link: Click the Link button to obtain a direct link to the poll to share with participants. They can use the link to access the poll.
      • QR Code: Click on the QR code to download it as a PNG image. Participants can scan the QR code to access the poll.
    Engage share poll
  10. Click Release Poll.
    Engage Release Poll
  11. Click Release Question by Question.
    Engage Release Question by Question
  12. Select the question you want to release.
    Engage select a question to release
  13. Click Release Q# (e.g., Q1) to release the question.
    Note: You can stop sharing the poll with participants at any time by clicking the Stop Poll button. This will automatically record the answers that participants have answered.
    Engage release the question
  14. To release the next question, click the Next and Previous buttons and select a new question to release. Repeat step 13 to release the question.
    Engage previous and next buttons
  15. To finish the poll, click Finish. View the results in Grade Book.
    Engage finish the poll

Scheduling a Poll

You can schedule polls for participants to complete asynchronously within a specified time period. Before scheduling a poll, make sure you have created a poll.

  1. Log in to Engage.
  2. In the side navbar, select Activities.
    Engage select Activities
  3. Locate the poll you want to release. In the Actions column, click the Actions button > Release.
    Engage More Options button and Release
  4. Click Edit.
    Engage edit poll
  5. Select the Configuration tab to configure your poll settings before releasing it. You can customize options, including:
    • Participant Restrictions: Choose who can take the poll.
    • Record Poll Attempts: Choose to record all attempts or only the most recent attempt.
    • LMS Grade Book Sync: Choose to send the participants' first, most recent, or highest-score attempt to the grade book. 
      Note: Make sure you have integrated Engage with your LMS (Blackboard Learn, Blackboard Ultra, Canvas, D2L Brightspace, or Moodle)
    • Poll Attempts: Enable Unlimited Attempts to allow participants to retake the poll as many times as they like.
    • Show Correct Answer: Enable Show Correct Answers to show the correct answer to participants after they complete the poll.
      Engage Show Correct Answer
  6. Click Save Changes.
    Engage Save Changes
  7. (Optional) To edit a question before releasing the poll, click the desired question and edit the text.
    Engage select the question to edit
  8. (Optional) To add a question before releasing the poll, click the + Add Question.Engage Add Question
  9. To share your poll with participants before releasing, click Share. Share your poll using one of the two options:
      • Join Code: Copy the 6-digit poll code to share with participants. They can enter the code on Engage to access the poll.
      • Poll Link: Click the Link button to obtain a direct link to the poll to share with participants. They can use the link to access the poll.
      • QR Code: Click on the QR code to download it as a PNG image. Participants can scan the QR code to access the poll.
    Engage share poll
  10. Click Release Poll.
    Engage Release Poll
  11. Click Schedule Release.
    Engage Schedule Release
  12. Select the Date and Time and Poll Time Limit.
    Engage select the Date and Time and Poll Time Limit
  13. Click Schedule.
    Engage Click Schedule
  14. (Optional) To modify the poll schedule after releasing the poll, click Update Release Schedule to change the scheduled date and time.Engage Release Schedule

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