Sli.do is a web-based Q&A and polling platform which can be used in lectures for students to ask questions and vote in live polls via their phones, tablets or computers.

One of the benefits of using sli.do is that it is super easy to set up and lets students immediately connect, via the URL, without downloading any app. They just enter a code and are  immediately connected with the audience view. This is the attendee control centre. From here you can answer polls (if any) or ask questions.

There are 3 main views to this application:

  1. Audience View. Participants can join by entering a simple code via their phones, tablets or computers and use it to ask their questions or vote in polls.
  2. Presentation View. This can be used to display the top questions or live poll results to everyone in the audience
  3. Admin View. For the organizer to moderate incoming questions and control polls.

Sli.do could be used for:

  • Polling in lectures and tutorials
  • Collating questions before a guest lecture
  • Q&A sessions

Before you use Sli.do make sure the Basic plan, which is free, suits what you need.

Other online polling web 2.0 applications you might like to explore include: