Responding to Quick Poll Questions

When teachers send quick polls during class, the question opens as a new document on top of any document you may currently have open. You can access other applications to perform calculations, and check or clear answers before submitting your answer to the question or quick poll.

Note: On TI-Nspire™ CX or TI-Nspire™ CX CAS handhelds, questions appear in color if the teacher applied color when writing the question. Although you can see color in the questions you receive, you cannot add color to the responses you submit.

Accessing Other Applications

If the teacher gives permission, the Quick Poll tool allows you to temporarily exit the question to perform calculations or access other documents to determine the answer to the question. For example, you can access the Scratchpad to perform a calculation, or you can access the Lists & Spreadsheet application and copy data from there to a List question type. In a List question, you can link to variables from the Vernier DataQuest™ or Lists & Spreadsheet applications.

To access other applications while in the Quick Poll screen:

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Open a new document.

Handheld: Press c to open the Home screen.

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Choose an application.

Handheld: To return to the Quick Poll without accessing any documents, choose C: Quick Poll.

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When you are finished, click the Quick Poll icon.

When you respond to a poll, your response is immediately sent to the teacher’s computer and teachers can track student responses in real time.

Showing Your Work

The teacher may request you to show work for your response. If so, the response area has sections for you to write your starting point, your steps, and the final answer.

Responding to Different Question Types

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For Multiple Choice questions, press Tab to navigate to a response. Press Enter to mark a response.

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For Open Response questions, type a response.

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For Equation questions, type a response. If a graph is included in a question, the graph updates when you press Enter. Any functions entered show up on the graph, and the cursor remains in the answer box. You cannot manipulate the graph itself.

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For Expression questions, type a response. If the response type is Number, your response must be in the form of a number. If the response type is Expression, your response must be in the form of an expression. For example, x+1.

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For Coordinate Points: (x,y) questions, type an answer in the x-field box, and press Tab to move to the y-field box. Type an answer.

If a graph is included with the question, the graph is updated when you enter a function and press Enter.

You can access the Window and Zoom functions while you are working on the graph.

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For Coordinate Points: Drop Points questions, press Tab to move the cursor to a point on the graph. Press Enter to drop a point at that location.

To delete a point, press Ctrl + Z to undo the action.

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For Lists questions, press Tab if necessary to move the cursor to the first cell of the list. Type an answer, and press Tab to move to the next cell. Type an answer.

To link a column to an existing variable, select the column and then click var. Click Link To, and then click the variable you want to link to.

The behavior in a Lists question closely matches the behavior of the Lists & Spreadsheet application, with the following exceptions. In a Lists question, you cannot:

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Add, insert, or delete columns.

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Change the header row.

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Enter formulas.

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Switch to Table.

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Create plots.

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For Chemistry questions, type a response.

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For Image: Label questions, press Tab to move the cursor to a label on the image. Type a response in the label field.

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For Image: Point on questions, press Tab to move the cursor to a point on the image. Press Enter to mark a response.

Checking Answers

If the teacher enables self-check on the question, the Check Answer option is available.

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Click .

Handheld: Press b.

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Click Check Answer.

Clearing Answers

After you answer a quick poll, you may decide you want to change the answer before you submit it.

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Click Menu > Clear Answers > Current Question or Document.

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Current Question clears answers for the active question.

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Document clears answers for all questions contained in the active document.

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If you answered the question, you still have time to clear the answer before you submit it to your teacher.

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Click Clear Answer to clear your answer and try again.

Handheld: Press ~ and choose Clear Answer.