Create a Zoom Poll

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Creating a Zoom Poll is a great way to engage your students during online meeting sessions. You can ask simple questions or collect important data via a poll. The poll responses can be exported for later use. You can create a poll during the Zoom meeting setup process, or you can create a poll once your Zoom meeting has started. You can even select a toggle switch to turn the poll into a quiz.

There are various types of poll questions that can be created for your Zoom meeting. These question types include:

  • Single choice
  • Multiple choice
  • Matching
  • Rank order
  • Short answer
  • Long answer
  • Fill in the blank
  • Rating scale

Creating a Poll When Setting Up a Zoom Meeting via the CCS Access Manager

  1. From the CCS Access Manager, click on the Zoom button.
  2. If prompted, sign in to your Zoom account.
  3. Click on Meetings on the left-hand side of the Zoom dashboard.
  4. Click on the + Schedule a Meeting button on the right side of the screen.
  5. Add the details of your Zoom meeting including date, start time, and duration.
  6. Click the Save button at the bottom of the screen.
  7. On the next screen, a summary of your created meeting will appear. Click on the Polls/Quizzes tab at the top of the screen.
  8. Click the + Create button to begin creating your poll question(s).
  9. Add the details of your poll question.
  10. Click the + Add question button to add additional questions to your poll.
  11. Click the Save button in the upper right corner of the screen to save your poll.

The below video shows how to set up a meeting that includes a poll for use during a future meeting.

Note: Since the time of this recording, the location of where to create polls has slightly changed, though the overall process is the same. Follow the above steps to create a new poll for your Zoom meeting.

Creating a Poll When Setting Up a Zoom Meeting via Canvas

  1. In Course Navigation, click the Zoom link.
  2. If this is your first time using Zoom via Canvas, you may be asked to authenticate/confirm your CCS e-mail address. This is a one-time process.
  3. Click the Schedule a New Meeting button at the top right corner of the Zoom interface.
  4. Add the details of your Zoom meeting including date, start time, and duration.
  5. Click the Save button at the bottom of the screen.
  6. On the next screen, a summary of your created meeting will appear. Scroll to the bottom of the screen, to Download a CSV Template.
  7. Once the CSV file is saved to your computer, open up the file to create your own poll questions. Save your changes to the CSV template when finished.
  8. Within the Zoom interface in Canvas, click the Import CSV button to select the CSV file you saved to your computer.

Creating a Poll in a Zoom Meeting

  1. On the Zoom toolbar, click on the Polls/quizzes icon.
    • If this icon is not visible, click on the More icon, and then select Polls/quizzes from the available menu choices.
  1. If there are no polls/quizzes currently created, click on the Create button.
  2. Enter in the details of your poll/quiz question including the name of the poll, the question itself, and any other relevant information.
  3. Save your changes when you are finished.

Launching a Poll in a Zoom Meeting

  1. On the Zoom toolbar, click on the Polls/quizzes icon.
    • If this icon is not visible, click on the More icon, and then select Polls/quizzes from the available menu choices.
  2. Highlight the poll/quiz that you created, and click the Launch button.
  3. Click the End poll button to end the poll for your Zoom participants.
  4. Click the Share results button if you’d like to share the results with your Zoom participants.
  5. Click the three-dot ellipsis icon, and select Download results to download a CSV file to your computer.

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