{"id":17024,"date":"2024-10-16T19:25:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T19:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accinsweb8366.wpenginepowered.com\/nexus\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=17024"},"modified":"2025-02-21T16:31:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T16:31:15","slug":"disable-participant-registration","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/nexus\/article\/disable-participant-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"Disable participant registration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By default, Poll Everywhere requires participants to register before joining a poll. However, you can easily disable this requirement to allow for quicker and more anonymous participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Default Setting: Registration Required<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you create a new poll, participant registration is automatically enabled. This means that participants will need to provide some identifying information (such as a name or email address) before they can submit responses to your poll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benefits of registration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Allows you to track individual responses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prevents duplicate submissions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enables follow-up communication with participants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disabling Participant Registration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you prefer to allow anonymous participation or want to streamline the polling process, you can disable the registration requirement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Login to <a href=\"http:\/\/polleverywhere.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">polleverywhere.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the profile icon on the bottom left corner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select &#8220;Activity settings&#8221; on the top right<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select &#8220;Off&#8221; under &#8220;Remind participants to register for all graded activities?&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down and click &#8220;Save&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/nexus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/09\/Poll-Everywhere-disable-participation.jpg?resize=580%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Settings interface showing options for activity configurations, including template activity, pinned Q&amp;A activity, activation duration, and participant registration reminders. The \" class=\"wp-image-17025\" style=\"width:598px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/nexus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/09\/Poll-Everywhere-disable-participation.jpg?resize=1024%2C882&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/nexus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/09\/Poll-Everywhere-disable-participation.jpg?resize=300%2C259&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/nexus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/09\/Poll-Everywhere-disable-participation.jpg?resize=768%2C662&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/nexus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/09\/Poll-Everywhere-disable-participation.jpg?resize=50%2C43&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/nexus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/09\/Poll-Everywhere-disable-participation.jpg?w=1114&amp;ssl=1 1114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This article was created and is maintained by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tled.austincc.edu\/tled-offices\/office-of-academic-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office of Academic Technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need assistance incorporating this article in your course, please contact an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/acchelp.austincc.edu\/TDClient\/277\/Portal\/Requests\/ServiceCatalog?CategoryID=1377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Educational Technologist<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By default, Poll Everywhere requires participants to register before joining a poll. However, you can easily disable this requirement to allow for quicker and more anonymous participation. Default Setting: Registration Required When you create a new poll, participant registration is automatically enabled. 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