Web 2.0 Survey & Polling Tools: A Quick Guide

Web 2.0 Survey & Polling Tools:
A Quick Guide

MOHAMED AMIN EMBI

Centre for Academic Advancement
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

2012

Table of Contents i

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
CHAPTER 1 SURVEYMONKEY
What is SurveyMonkey?..……………………………………………………….1
1
SurveyMonkey in Education…..………………………………………………....1
1
Get started with SurveyMonkey...…………………………………….................3
3
References……………………………………………………………………....11
12

CHAPTER 2 OBSURVEY
What is Obsurvey?.....…………………………………………………….............1
13
Advantages of Obsurvey…..……………………………………………………1
13
Get started with Obsurvey…………………………………………………….2
15
References……………………………………………………………………......4
24

CHAPTER 3 POLLDADDY
What is Polldaddy?.............……………………………………………………….1
25
Polldaddy in Education....…..…..………………………………………………....1
25
Get started with Polldaddy....….....……………………………………..................2
26
References……………………………………………………………………......8
32

CHAPTER 4 POLL EVERYWHERE
What is Poll Everywhere?...……………………………………………………...1
33
Ideas for using Poll Everywhere in the classroom……………………………..1
33
Benefits of Poll Everywhere …………...….……………………………………..1
34
Get started with Poll Everywhere…...…………………………………………..2
35
References……………………………………………………………………......4
42

CHAPTER 5 SURVEYTOOL
What is SurveyTool?...........……………………………………………………...1
43
Benefits of SurveyTool...……..…………………………………………………..1
43
Get started with SurveyTool…........……………………………………………..2
44
References……………………………………………………………………......4
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CHAPTER 6 ZOOMERANG
What is Zoomerang?.........……………………………………………………….1
54
Zoomerang in Education…..…..………………………………………………....1
54
Get started with Zoomerang….....……………………………………..................2
55
References……………………………………………………………………......6
59

CHAPTER 7 FLUIDSURVEYS
What is FluidSurveys?..........……………………………………………………...1
60
Benefits of FluidSurveys.……..…………………………………………………..1
60
Using FluidSurveys in the classroom…………………………………………..161
Get started with FluidSurveys..........……………………………………………..2
62
References……………………………………………………………………......4
77

CHAPTER 8 KWIK SURVEYS
What is Kwik Surveys?.......……………………………………………………...1
78
Benefits of Kwik Surveys...…..…………………………………………………..1
78
Get started with Kwik Surveys........……………………………………………..2
79
References……………………………………………………………………......4
90

CHAPTER 9 QUIZSNACK
What is Quizsnack?.......………………………………………………………….1
91
Benefits of Quizsnack…....….....………………………………………………....1
91
Get started with Quizsnack…..…..………………………………………...........3
92
References……………………………………………………………………......9
99

CHAPTER 10 FLISTI
100
What is Flisti?.....................…………………………………………………….......1
100
Benefits of Flisti…….....……..…………………………………………………...1
101
Get started with Flisti……..…........……………………………………………..2
104
References……………………………………………………………………......4

Chapter 1: SurveyMonkey 1

Chapter 1
SURVEYMONKEY
WHAT IS SURVEYMONKEY?

SurveyMonkey is an online survey tool. It allows user to easily create professional
surveys. Both free and paying user can design surveys, collect responses, and analyze
the responses of their created surveys. The results of the surveys can be shared
instantly with targeted respondents. These surveys from SurveyMonkey can be on
any subjects. Users can also change the font and color of the survey page. The
results of the survey are viewed in real time. SurveyMonkey lets the user send out
the survey on email lists or put a URL link on a web page to make it easy to get the
desired audience for the survey. The survey also can be used in education to improve
learning and teaching experiences.

Source: https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/INSITE/SurveyMonkey#SurveyMonkey-
history.[25 September 2011]

SURVEYMONKEY IN EDUCATION

SurveyMonkey has many different applications that would be practical for a
classroom and educational purposes. Educators have used it for:
1. Gaining background knowledge on what information students had learned in
previous classes.
2. Multiple choice quiz - Save time where it can be made available to students
outside class time.
3. Learning students interests/activities.
4. Student/teacher evaluations.
5. Practice exams/ mock exams.

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6. Anonymous classroom reports.
7. Student in-class/outside-of-class projects.
8. Pre-test or pre-class survey.
9. Post-class surveys – Help the educators to re-evaluate their lesson plans and
improve those critical areas.
10. Assessment of background knowledge- Benefit the students; where educators

can know the level of his/her students and can create the lesson planning
accordingly.

Source: https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/INSITE/SurveyMonkey#SurveyMonkey-
history.[25 September 2011]


GET STARTED WITH SURVEYMONKEY

STEP 1 Go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/

STEP 2 Sign up/ Registering

Click on the
‘Sign Up
FREE’ button
here.


Fill in the
information
required.
Click on
‘Create
Account’.

Users can sign up
with their facebook
or google account.

STEP 3 Creating a Survey

3 simple steps on
creating a survey.


Click on
‘Create
survey’.

Fill in the survey title
and select a category
from the list given.

Click
‘Continue’.

Select from the
available templates.


Select a theme.

Click here to
go back to
add
questions.

Users can change
the theme of the
survey.


Click on ‘Add
Question’.

Users can
choose from
various question
type.


Ex: Do you like how the lesson is
conducted?
Users can create
the question and
the answers
options for the
question.
Yes No

Options
available for
users.

Click
‘Save
Changes’.


Users can add
more
questions.

Users can add
pages.


Click on
‘Send
Survey’.

Users can
customize
the link.

Users can use
other options
to send the
survey.


Users can
Survey view the
analysis analysis of
options. completed
survey.

Users can also use questions in the question bank based on available categories. E.g.
Education, community.

Various
category
of
questions.


REFERENCES

SurveyMonkey. http:// www.surveymonkey.com. [ 27 September 2011]

O’shea,Kevin (2010). Edited by Lolkus, M.R. SurveyMonkey.
https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/INSITE/SurveyMonkey#SurveyMonkey-history.[25
September 2011]

Survey Monkey User Manual.
http://s3.amazonaws.com/SurveyMonkeyFiles/UserManual.pdf. [25 September 2011]

Chapter 2: Obsurvey 13

Chapter 2
OBSURVEY
WHAT IS OBSURVEY?

Obsurvey is a very powerful tool for hosting online surveys. You can share the URL
to the survey you create with Obsurvey, and embed it on your webpage/wiki and
you also can download a pdf file of the results.

Source: http://www.yourlearningcurve.com/2010/10/obsurvey-trumps-google-
forms.html [22 February 2012]

ADVANTAGES OF OBSURVEY

The following are some advantages of using Observey:

(a) In General
 There is no need to install any software to create surveys, collect responses
and analyze the results. It is all done on the obsurvey.com servers.
 It is free, with no advertisements and no limitations.
 It gives unlimited surveys, questions in a survey and unlimited responses to a
survey.

(b) Surveys
 You can hide/show questions based on what was answered to previous
questions, even for questions on the same page.
 You can modify all the text, title and buttons of a survey.
 You can upload and insert images anywhere in the survey.
 You can pick any of the predefined themes for your survey.

14 Chapter 2: Obsurvey

(c) Publishing Surveys
 You can protect your surveys with a password.
 You can restrict answers to one response per computer.
 You can send an email with a link to your survey.
 You can put a survey inside blog posts or websites by copying and pasting the
provided embed code.

(d) Reporting
 Exclude duplicate answers from the same IP-address, for polls or voting-style
surveys.
 Download report as a Pdf file.
 Download all answers as a .CSV file (Excel).
 Download individual charts for responses to a single question as image files
for easy to insert in Word document or Powerpoint presentation.
 Protect your shared reports with a password that must be entered before
you can see the report.

Source: http://obsurvey.com/#features [22 February 2012]


GET STARTED WITH OBSURVEY

STEP 1 Go to: http://obsurvey.com/

STEP 2 Registering

Type your
preferred email
and password.
Next, click
the
‘Register’
button.

Then, you will
receive the Obsurvey
email verification.
Click this link to
activate your
Obsurvey account.

This page will
appear. Click
‘OK’ to continue
using Obsurvey.



At the Obsurvey
home page, click
‘Create a survey
now’.

Click ‘My
surveys’ to view
the list of your
Click this icon to created surveys.
create a new
survey.
To get more
information on how to
use Observey. Click
at ‘Help videos’.

Click ‘My suggestion’ to
add your suggestion or
any comment regarding
Obsurvey’.

Go to
Obsurvey‘s
Facebook page.


Insert the You can choose to
title of your create a survey either
survey. from scratch or from
any existing surveys.

Then, click
‘Create survey’.

Click ‘Play’ if you want
to watch the video on
how to create a new
survey using Obsurvey.

Choose the type
of question you Click the ‘Next
would like to page’ button if you
create in your want to move this
survey. question to a new
page.

Click this
button to add
a new page.


(a) Multiple Choice Questions

Click the
‘Multiple choice
Examples of select one’
multiple choice button.
questions.

Type your
question
here.

If you want to
delete the
question, click
this button. Type your
choices here.

Use this arrow
button to move
the question.

You can use the
predefined rating
scale given in
‘More options’.


(b) Checkboxes

Examples of
select many
questions.
Click the
‘Checkboxes
select many’
button.

Type your question
and answer
choices.

If you want the respondent
to select more than one
choice or type other
choice, go to ‘More
options’ and select options
for question.

(c) Rating questions

Click
‘Rating
question’.

Choose the
rating scale
or you can
create your
own rating
scale.


(d) Short text questions

Click ‘Short
Examples
of short text text
question’.
questions.

Choose the
templates of
short text
questions
available.

(e) Long text questions

Click ‘Long
Examples text
of long text question’.
questions.

Type the
question
here.


(f) Descriptive text

Click
‘Descriptive
Examples text’
of a
descriptive
text.

Type your
text here.

An example of A Survey Created


STEP 4 Editing Survey Tools

List of your
survey created.
Insert image and
create link in
your survey
question.
Save your
survey.
Preview your
survey.

Choose your
survey theme.

Clear all formatting of
text area, and removes
Add social all picture and links.
sharing in your
survey.

STEP 5 Collecting Responses

Choose your collect
Click ‘Collect responses option and
responses’. password protected.
Send your survey using
the link given or embed
the survey into your
blog or website.


STEP 6 Generating Survey Report

Your survey report
will be displayed
shown as a graph, bar
chart and frequency
table.

Click this icon to
download the report
either in JPEG, PDF or
SVG.

STEP 7 Individual Responses and Downloading .csv File

Individual
responses data.

Download the individual
responses data in .csv (excel)
file.


REFERENCES

http://www.yourlearningcurve.com/2010/10/obsurvey-trumps-google-forms.html [22
February 2012]

http://obsurvey.com/#features [22 February 2012]

Chapter 3: Polldaddy 25

Chapter 3
POLLDADDY
WHAT IS POLLDADDY?

Polldaddy is an online survey and poll too. It is almost similar to Zoomerang as they
offer survey and poll tools to users. Polldaddy is easy to use and has a user-friendly
interface. Users can simply register for an account then click a button to create a
new poll or survey. They can then enter the question and answers, choose the design
and it is done. PollDaddy will automatically provide the necessary code to be copied
and paste or embed into various sites (e.g. twitter, Ning).

Source: Gunelius (2011).

POLLDADDY IN EDUCATION

Educators can use Polldaddy features for quizzes, gather feedback on course work.
Tutors can get reviews on events from student and colleagues. It saves time for the
educators instead of using the paper-based quizzes. Among the features useful for
educations is, where users can add html, images, video and other media. Responses
gathered can be filtered accordingly. Users can also easily collect responses on iPad,
iPhone, and iPod Touch.

Source: http://www.polldaddy.com

26 Chapter 2: Polldaddy

GET STARTED WITH POLLDADDY

STEP 1 Go to: http://www.polldaddy.com/

STEP 2 Sign up/Registering

Click ‘See Plans
& Pricing’.

Click ‘Sign
Up’.


Fill in the form
or create an
account using
Facebook.

Click ‘Create My
Account’.

Check your email to
activate the Polldaddy
account.



After activating your account, you can start creating a survey.

Click ‘Create a new
survey’.

Enter the survey
name.

The survey will be
saved in ‘My
Content’ folder or
user can create a new
folder.

Select a style for the survey.


Options available for
users.

Click ‘Save & Add
Questions’.

After dragging
and dropping the
type of questions,
type your
questions.


Click
‘Done
Editing’.

Click
‘Finish &
Embed’.

Users have
various options
to embed or
link the survey.

Click ‘Done
Embedding’.

STEP 4 Creating a Poll

Click ‘Create
a new poll’.


Select a
Type the folder for
poll name. the poll.

Type the
options for
your poll.

Select a poll
theme.

Options available
for users.


Options for
users to
embed or
link the poll.
e.g. facebook
or twitter.

Click ‘Done
Embedding’
when finished.

REFERENCES

Polldaddy. http://www.polldaddy.com [25 September 2011]

Gunelius, S. 2011. Should You Use PollDaddy to Create Free Blog Polls?
http://weblogs.about.com/od/bloggingtools/fr/PollDaddyReview.htm.[24 September
2011]

Chapter 4: Poll Everywhere 33

Chapter 4
POLL EVERYWHERE
WHAT IS POLL EVERYWHERE?

Poll Everywhere is a text message polling and audience response system. It is simple
enough for anyone to use and flexible enough for a wide range of scenarios to
interact with audiences and collect data.

Source: http://blog.polleverywhere.com/ [14 February 2012]

IDEAS FOR USING POLL EVERYWHERE IN THE CLASSROOM

A few activities to use Poll Everywhere in the classroom:
 Quizzes
 Attendance
 Teacher feedback
 Group evaluations
 Class discussions

Source: http://www.slideshare.net/amysuesue/a-guide-to-poll-everywhere [14
February 2012]

34 Chapter 4: Poll Everywhere

BENEFITS OF POLL EVERYWHERE

Some benefits for using Poll Everywhere:
 Ease of use
 Live results
 Low cost or free to students
 Affordable for the instructor
 Option to select multiple devices to respond
 Students engaged
 Ability to identify and address challenging problems

Source:
http://nercomp.org/corecode/uploads/event/uploaded_pdfs/Will%20Texting%20Hel
p%20Improve%20Student%20Learning-
Fabienne%20Miller%20&%20Jianyu%20Liang%20-%20WPI_55.pdf [17 February
2012].


GET STARTED WITH POLL EVERYWHERE

STEP 1 Go to: http://www.polleverywhere.com/

STEP 2 Creating Poll

At the Poll
Everywhere home
page, click the
‘Create your first
poll’ button.

Type your Click this icon to
question here. preview your poll.

If you want to convert
your questions to
multiple choice
questions, click here.

If you want to stay
as open ended
questions, you need
to click the
‘Continue’ button.


Click here if you
want to delete the
answers selected.

Insert the possible
answers for your
multiple choice
questions.

Then, click
‘Continue’.

This is how
your poll will
look like.


STEP 3 Poll Setting

You can use these
functions when you
upgrade your
account.

Showing all the
public polls created
by other users.


(a) Visual Setting

To change the
appearance, go to ‘Visual
Setting’ and select the
appearance, instruction
and chart you would like
to use as your poll view.

(b) Show Instruction/Show Chart

Click here to view your
poll as chart or
instruction.


(c) Fullscreen

To enable and disable
fullscreen view, click this
icon.

STEP 4 People Responding

Select the respond
The respond
types you prefer.
types will be
shown here.


STEP 5 Downloading as a Slide

Select the
presentation types
you would prefer to
download.

You can use the downloaded
slide for your presentation. The
respondents responses will in-
sync with the poll you created in
the slide.


STEP 6 Sharing and Publishing

You can share and
publish your poll by
embedded it into your
blog or web page, or
email to others and, or
download the flash file to
upload it in Prezi.


REFERENCES

http://blog.polleverywhere.com/ [14 February 2012]

http://www.slideshare.net/amysuesue/a-guide-to-poll-everywhere [14 February 2012]

http://nercomp.org/corecode/uploads/event/uploaded_pdfs/Will%20Texting%20Hel
p%20Improve%20Student%20Learning-
Fabienne%20Miller%20&%20Jianyu%20Liang%20-%20WPI_55.pdf [17 February
2012].

Chapter 5: SurveyTool 43

Chapter 5
SURVEYTOOL
WHAT IS SURVEYTOOL?

SurveyTool is a revolutionary sampling tool developed by Peanut Labs Inc. which is
an E-Rewards company. SurveyTool can be used by business owners, consumers,
corporations, or anyone looking to generate market research to better their
business and/or knowledge.

Source: http://blog.surveytool.com/ [2 March 2012]

BENEFITS OF SURVEYTOOL

The following are some benefits when using SurveyTool:
 Fastest way to create a survey.
 Easy, intuitive interface makes survey creation a breeze.
 Choose from a range of customizable templates.
 SurveyTool's robust reporting enables you to visualize your data in real-time.
 Collect responses via email, social media, or by embedding the survey within
your page.

Source: http://www.surveytool.com/# [2 March 2012].

44 Chapter 5: SurveyTool

GET STARTED WITH SURVEYTOOL

STEP 1 Go to: http://www.surveytool.com/

STEP 2 Signing Up

Click the
‘signup’ button.

Fill up the
required
information.

Then click
‘submit’.



Click ‘+ Create
New Survey’.

You also can Insert the title
duplicate from of your survey
an existing here.
survey.

Next, click the
‘Start’ button.


STEP 4 Adding Question

Go to the ‘Edit
Survey’ tab.
Click at ‘Add
Questions’ here.

Then, choose
type of questions
you would like
to add.

(a) Checkbox Questions

Click at the
‘Checkbox’ button
under ‘Basic
Questions’.

Go to the
‘Question’ tab and
type your question.

Click at the ‘Row
Choice’ tab and list
the possible answer
choices.

Lastly, click ‘Add
Question to Bottom’ to
insert the question in
your survey.


This is an
example of a
checkbox
question.

(b) Multiple Choice Questions

Click at the
‘Multiple
Choices’ button.

At the ‘Row
Choice’ tab, type
the possible
answer choices.
Click at the
‘Question’ tab
and type your
question here.

Lastly, click
‘Add Question to
Bottom’ to insert
the question in
your survey.


This is an
example of a
multiple choice
questions.

(c) Dropdown

Click at the
‘Multiple
Choices’ button.

Click at the
‘Question’ tab
and insert your
question.
At the ‘Row
Choices’ area, type
the possible answer
choices.

Then, click ‘Add
Question to
Bottom’ to insert
the question in
your survey.


This is an
example of a
dropdown.
questions.

(d) Rating Scale

Click at the
‘Rating Scale’
button.

Click at the
‘Column Choices’
tab and insert the Click at ‘Row Choices’
rating scales. to insert the
statements/questions.
Then, click ‘Add
Question to
Bottom’.

This is example
of a rating scale.


(e) Matrix Type Question

For the ‘Matrix-Type
Questions’, you can
choose ‘Single Select’ or
‘Multi Select’ question.
The procedure is the
same as the ‘Rating
Scale’ question. After creating
the question,
click ‘Add
Question to
Bottom’.

(f) Single Line Question

For the ‘Single Line
Question’ you can
add the template
given.

Click at the
‘Question’ tab and
type the
information you
want to insert in
your survey.

Then, click ‘Add
Question to
bottom’.

This is an
example of a
single line
question.


STEP 5 Survey Settings

Click ‘Customize
Your Survey’ to
change the
background, color
etc of your survey.

Go to ‘Survey
Settings’.

Insert your
survey
description.

After you have completed
creating your survey,
click this button to save
and launch your survey.


STEP 6 Getting Responses

Go to ‘Get
Responses’. You also can
send your survey
by sharing the
given link.
Click this button
to your survey
via emails
invitation.

This is an You can put your
example of survey in your blog
or webpage using
survey created.
the embedded code.


STEP 7 Analyzing Responses

Go to ‘Analyze
Responses’ to
get the
responses.

You can export the
report in different
format either ‘pdf’,
‘share link’ or
‘excel’ for further
analysis.

REFERENCES

http://blog.surveytool.com/ [2 March 2012]

http://www.surveytool.com/# [2 March 2012].

54 Chapter 6: Zoomerang

Chapter 6
ZOOMERANG
WHAT IS ZOOMERANG?

Zoomerang is an online survey tool that allows individuals to quickly and easily
create online surveys to collect and share feedback. Zoomerang also offers polling
application. Zoomerang polls delivers a unique, engaging online polling applications
allowing users them to post a poll on any website. The quantifiable results appear in
real-time and can be shared easily with students and colleagues. Zoomerang enables
users to leverage social networking platforms to get a fast read on timely issues and
drive easier decision making. Users can customize color schemes and the ability to
randomize up to five answer options gives the feel of traditional online surveys to
these one-question polls. In addition, users can easily take the poll they created on
any social media networking sites (MySpace or Facebook) and host it on a web site
or blog.

Source: http:// www.zoomerang.com

ZOOMERANG IN EDUCATION

Zoomerang surveys and polls can be used by educators in getting responses from
students regarding the courses they teach. The tools are simple and easy to use by
users; equipped with skip logic; makes it the best option to gather information.
Surveys can be used by tutors or lecturers to gain some insight on their lessons and
teaching plans. They can conduct a survey to know what the students think of the
course and the tutors and share their ideas for improvements. They can also use the
tools to conduct quizzes. It helps saves time and money.

Source: http://www.idealware.org/articles/fgt_online_surveys.php.

Chapter 6: Zoomerang 55

GET STARTED WITH ZOOMERANG

STEP 1 Go to: http://www.zoomerang.com/

STEP 2 Sign up/Registering

Fill in the
required
information
here.

Click
‘Sign
Up
Now’.



Click
‘Create
Survey.
’.

Create a
title for the
survey.

Click ‘Get
Started’.

Click ‘Add a
Question’.


Users can
choose type of
questions.

Type the
question and
answers.

Click
‘Save’.

Users can
change the
survey
settings.

Use the link
given to the
survey.


STEP 4 Create a Poll

Click
‘Create
Poll’.

Fill in the Poll
poll name preview.
and question.

Available
options
for the
poll.

Copy and
embed this
code at any
website.

Users can share their
polls on various To see poll
networking sites. results, click
here.


REFERENCES

Leland,E. 2011. A Few Good Online Survey Tools.
http://www.idealware.org/articles/fgt_online_surveys.php. [23 September 2011]

Zoomerang. http:// www.zoomerang.com. [26 September 2011]

60 Chapter 7: FluidSurveys

Chapter 7
FLUIDSURVEYS
WHAT IS FLUIDSURVEYS?

FluidSurveys is designed to provide users with easy-to-use survey software online. It
has advanced survey-making features and presents them in a convenient, user-friendly
way. After purchasing an account, a user can easily create surveys, polls, invite
anyone to participate and analyze their results through charts and graphs, and share
results with colleagues. FluidSurveys provides everything users need to conduct
research surveys and create and share reports of findings.

Source: https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/INSITE/FluidSurveys [5 March 2012]

BENEFITS OF FLUIDSURVEYS

The following are some benefits of using FluidSurveys:
 FluidSurveys is very flexible. It can be exported to PowerPoint, Excel, PDF,
and SPSS.
 Users have the ability to create surveys and polls using the innovative drag
and drop interface.
 Users can view incoming data in real time and begin creating a report for that
information right away.
 Users can cross-reference data with criteria such as age, gender, question
answers, etc., which allows the results to be interpreted in a more in depth
manner.


Chapter 7: FluidSurveys 61

USING FLUIDSURVEY IN THE CLASSROOM

The following are some ways of using FluidSurveys in the classroom:
 Students can use FluidSurveys to gather constructive feedback about the
project assign by the teacher.
 Teachers can use this survey to figure out their students learning styles in
order to teach more effectively.
 Teachers can use FluidSurveys as a pretesting tool to gauge student
understanding of a topic in order to modify lesson plans accordingly.



GET STARTED WITH FLUIDSURVEYS

STEP 1 Go to: http://fluidsurveys.com/

STEP 2 Creating an Account

At the FuidSurveys
home page, provide
the information
required to create an
account.
Then, click the
‘Get Started’
button.

You will receive an
email from
FuidSurveys. Click
the link given to
confirm/verify your
registration.


STEP 3 Creating a New Survey

After you have created
an account or login,
you will be taken to
your ‘Surveys’ page.

Click ‘+New
Survey’.

Type your
survey title
here.

If you have a
‘SurveyMonkey’
account and want
to import your
survey from there, Then click the ‘√
click at the link Create Survey’
‘here’. button.


These are basic
questions you
can choose to
add in your
survey.

Use these buttons
to ‘Add Question’,
‘Save’ and
‘Publish’ your
surveys.


STEP 4 Adding Question

Go to the
‘Questions’
tab.

Choose the
questions want to
create. Choose
either basic (free
account) or
advanced questions
(pro account).

To add more If you want to publish
questions, click your survey, click the
‘Add Question’. ‘Publish’ button.

Click the ‘Save’ button
every time you add
question to make sure
you do not lose your
data.


(a) Section Heading

Go to the
‘Questions’ tab.

Double click the
‘Section
Heading’ button.

Type your
question/statement
title and description
in the given boxes.

If you want to add other
question, click the ‘Add
Question’ button.

This is an
example of
‘Section
Heading’.

(b) Text Response

Go to the
‘Questions’
tab.

Double click the
‘Text Response’
button.
Type your
question/statement
title and description
in the given boxes.


This is an
example of ‘Text
Response’
question.

(c) Multiple Choices

Go to the

Type your
question and
description in the
given boxes.

Double click the
‘Multiple
Choice’ button.
Insert the
choices
answer.

If you want to add
other question,
click the ‘Add
Question’ button.

This is an example
of a ‘Multiple
Choice’ question.


(d) Yes/No

Go to the

Double click the
‘Yes/No’ button.
Type your
question and
description in the
given boxes.

This is an
example of
‘Yes/No
question.


(e) Checkbox

Go to the

Type your
question and
Double click the description in the
‘Checkbox’ given boxes.
button.

Insert your
choices answer.

To add choice,
click ‘+Add
Other Choice’.

If you want to
add other
question, click
the ‘Add
Question’
This is an example button.
of a ‘Checkbox’
question.


(f) Dropdown

Go to the

Double click the
‘Dropdown’
button. If you want to
add other
question, click
the ‘Add
Question’
Insert your
choices answer.

This is an
example of a
‘Dropdown’
question.


(g) Multiple Choice Grid

Go to the

If you want to
add other
question, click
Double click the the ‘Add
‘Text Response Question’
Grid’ button. button.
Insert your
choices/statement.

Insert your
variables/scale.

This is an
example of a
‘Text Response’
question.


STEP 5 Page Setting

Go to the
‘Page’ tab.

Use this option
to edit your
page setting.

Then, click the
‘Save’ button to
save your changes.

STEP 6 Survey Option Setting

Go to the
‘Survey’ tab.

Insert or change
the title of your
survey.

Then, click the
‘Save’ button to
save your
changes.


STEP 7 Customizing Survey Style

To customize
your survey,
click this icon.

Then click this
link.

STEP 8 Publishing Survey

To publish your
survey, click this
icon.

This is the link
of your survey.
You can send the You can use the
link given to the embed code to
potential publish your
respondents. survey in your
blog or webpage.


This is an
example of a
survey created
using
FluidSurveys.

STEP 9 Analyzing Survey

To analyse the
survey
conducted, click
this icon.

Click ‘Export’ to
export your survey
either into
PowerPoint, excel,
Pdf or SPSS
formats. You can
only use this
feature if you are
registered as Pro
user.


STEP 10 Creating a New Poll

To create a
poll, go to the
‘Polls’ tab.

Then click
‘+New Poll’.

Insert the ‘Poll
Name’ here.
Type the
question of your
poll.

Insert the
choices.

Select your poll
result.

Then, click the
‘Publish’ button.


This is an
example of a
poll created.

STEP 11 Sharing a Poll

Click this icon
to share the poll
with others.


Use the embed
code to publish
your poll in your
blog or web
page.

You also can
share your poll
using these
social media.

REFERENCES

http://blog.surveytool.com/ [2 March 2012]

http://www.surveytool.com/# [2 March 2012].

78 Chapter 8: Kwik Surveys

Chapter 8
KWIK SURVEYS
WHAT IS KWIK SURVEYS?

Kwik Surveys is a free web-based application that allows anyone to quickly and easily
create their own surveys and share them across a wide array of sites and services.
Simply sign up for an account and then create a new survey in which you have the
options of making a title and questions, along with being able to modify the colors
and background of the survey.

Source: http://www.killerstartups.com/Web-App-Tools/kwiksurveys-com-create-and-
analyze-surveys [27 February 2012]

BENEFITS OF KWIK SURVEYS

The following are some benefits of using Kwik Surveys:
 Upload an appropriate photo to be used as the background of the survey
created.
 Distribute surveys for people to answer by email, YouTube, Facebook or
post them in online forums.
 Get survey results instantly.
 Download and print the survey created and survey result.
 Set up account for email notifications if someone new has responded to the
survey.

Source: http://www.killerstartups.com/Web-App-Tools/kwiksurveys-com-create-and-
analyze-surveys [27 February 2012].

Chapter 8: Kwik Surveys 79

GET STARTED WITH KWIK SURVEYS

STEP 1 Go to: http://kwiksurveys.com/

STEP 2 Signing Up

Click the ‘Sign
up’ button to
register.

Fill in the
required
information.


Kwik Surveys will send this email
to your registered email account.
Click the link given to validate
your email address and you can
start using Kwik Surveys.


Share your
survey with
Type your “Twitter” and
Survey title. ‘Facebook”.

Add your page
title here. You can ‘Add’,
‘Move’, ‘Copy’,
‘Delete’ and
‘Skip’ the
Insert your page selected page of
description. your survey.
Click the ‘Add
Question’ button
to add and create
more questions.


STEP 4 Adding Questions

At your survey
editor page, click
‘Add Question’.

Click the
‘Preview’
button to
Click ‘Question Click ‘Answer & preview the Click ‘Save &
text’ to add Options’ to survey before Exit’ to save
question. choose you save and the survey
answering type. publish. created.

Text editor
toolbar.

Type your
question
here.


(a) Multiple Choice Questions

Then, click the Lastly, click
First, you need to ‘Answer & ‘Save &
create your Options’ button. Exit’.
question in the
‘Question text’.

Choose multiple
choice answer option
(either single or
multiple) answers.
Or, you can
select from a
predefined
answer set.
Insert list
of answers
here.

An example of
Multiple choice
(Multiple
answers)
questions
created.


(b) Drag and Drop Ranking

Choose ‘Drag and
drop ranking’ at
question type.

Type possible
answers here.

An example of a
drag and drop
ranking question.


(c) Star Rating

Choose ‘Star
Rating’ at
question type.

Type possible
answers here.

An example of a
star rating
question.

(d) Single Textbox

Choose ‘Single Text
Box’ at the question
type.

At the question
options, you can
choose either text,
number or email
address.


An examples of
a single textbox
question.

(e) Matrix of Choices

Choose ‘Matrix of
Choices (Single or
multiple answers)’
at the question type.

In the ‘Column
Headings’, select your
predefined answer set. Or
you can add your own
scale.

Type your statement
or question at the
’Row Heading’ area.


An example of a
‘Matrix of choices’
question.

(f) Multiple Text Boxes

Choose ‘Multiple
Text Boxes’ at the
question type.

Select your answer
option.

An example of a
‘Multiple text
boxes’ question.


STEP 5 Survey Setting

Click ‘Setting’.

At the ‘Survey
status’, you can
select either to do
an open or close
survey. Also, you
can insert survey
dates and edit
participant
options and
number of
responses.

STEP 6 Style

Click ‘Style’.


At the ‘Theme
editor’ in the
‘Style’ setting,
you can edit your
survey layout.

STEP 7 Result

Click ‘Result’.

You can print and
view your survey
result.


STEP 8 Export

Click ‘Export’.

You can export
your survey
question in pdf or
doc format.

STEP 9 Launch

Click ‘Launch’.

Click ‘Create
Link’ to create
and customize
the link of your
survey.


REFERENCES

http://www.killerstartups.com/Web-App-Tools/kwiksurveys-com-create-and-analyze-
surveys [27 February 2012]

Chapter 9: Quizsnack 91

Chapter 9
QUIZSNACK

WHAT IS QUIZSNACK?

Quizsnack is the most easy to use online poll and survey tool, allowing you to create
and conduct market questionnaires without having to learn complicated software.
Also, the reporting is very simple and straightforward, with results being displayed
in real-time.

Source: http://www.quizsnack.com/

BENEFITS OF QUIZSNACK

Using Quizsnack you can:
 Customize the looks of your poll/survey widgets.
 Create poll/survey in any language you wish.
 Embed your poll/survey your website.
 Store your data securely for an indefinite amount of time.
 User-friendly application.

Source: http://www.quizsnack.com/

92 Chapter 9: Quizsnack

GET STARTED WITH QUIZSNACK

STEP 1 Go to: http://www.quizsnack.com/

STEP 2 Signing In/Registering

On Quizsnack page,
If you do not want to click ‘Sign in’.
register, you can
sign using these
accounts.

Insert your If you do not have an
name, e-mail account, go to
and password to ‘Register’.
start the
registration.

Then, click
‘Register’.


STEP 3 Creating a Poll/Survey

To create a
poll/survey after you
have signing click
‘Make a poll (or
survey)’.

(a) Creating a poll

Click ‘Poll’ to
start creating a
poll.


Then, type your
question.

Number of your
answer option.

Check the box if
you want to shuffle
your options.

Type your thank
you massage Then, click
(optional). ‘Next’.


(b) Creating a survey

Click ‘Survey’
to start creating
a survey.

Then, type your
question.

Choose type of
your question.

Check the box if
you want to shuffle
your options.

To insert other
question, you just
need to type the
question here.


Type your thank
you massage
(optional). Then, click
‘Next’.

STEP 4 Choosing a Templates

When you have finished creating your quiz, you
can go to the quiz templates. Choose the
template you prefer for your quiz.


You can review
before you use
the template.

If you like this
template, click ‘Use
this template’.

Then, click
‘Finish’.

Now, your poll/survey
is ready to publish. You
can edit or delete your
quiz.

Click ‘Copy’ to copy the
link given and you can post You also can
it to your Facebook wall, embed it to your
Twitter or sent to email. blog or web.


STEP 5 Check your Poll/Survey

At your Quizsnack
home, click ‘My
quizzes’.

The statistic
Then, click shows the
‘Stats’. number of
people view and
take your
poll/survey.


If you want to get the
full report of your
survey, you need to
activate the premium
options.

REFERENCES

http://www.quizsnack.com/ [21 October 2011]

https://sites.google.com/site/bdemireleportfolio/projects/web-2-0 [21 October 2011]

100 Chapter 10: Flisti

Chapter 10
FLISTI
WHAT IS FLISTI?

Flisti is a free online poll website that does not require any sign up.

Source: http://edutechintegration.blogspot.com/2010/09/flisti.html [9 March 2012]

BENEFITS OF FLISTI

The following are several benefits of using Flisti:
 A great tool to use on the first day of school or the beginning of a unit to
gauge where students stand on a particular subject.
 The tool is simple to use.
 If you have a school or class Twitter or Facebook page you can share the poll
there to get response from students.
 Flisti is easily adapted into the classroom

Source: http://edutechintegration.blogspot.com/2010/09/flisti.html [9 March 2012]

Chapter 10: Flisti 101

GET STARTED WITH FLISTI

STEP 1 Go to: http://flisti.com/

STEP 2 Creating a Poll

Insert the
possible
Type your poll
answers.
question.

If you want to
Lastly, click add more
create new poll. answers click
here.


This is an
example of a
poll created.

You can view
the result by
clicking this
link.

Chapter 10: Flisti 103

STEP 3 Sharing a Poll

You can share
your poll in
Facebook or
Twitter.

Or, you can put
you poll on your
blog or website.
Click this link
to view the
embed code.
Copy and paste
the embed code
given on your
blog/website.

STEP 4 Commenting Poll

Respondents
can comment
about the poll
by typing the
comment here.


REFERENCES

http://edutechintegration.blogspot.com/2010/09/flisti.html [9 March 2012]

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