How to Use Polls on CampusKnot (Faculty)

How to create a poll

Step 1 Click on the '+New Activity'

Step 2 Choose the 'Poll Question(s)' option

Step 3 Select how you'd like to create your questions

Generate with AI: CampusKnot drafts the question and options from your topic. You review, edit, and publish.
Create Manually: You write the question and options yourself.

Step 4 Choose a poll type

Poll Type	Best for	When to use it	Grading
Multiple Choice	Checking understanding	Use for concept checks and quizzes.	⚡️Auto-grading
Word-Cloud	Short answers (max 145 characters)	Use for one-or-two-word answers; responses display by frequency, great for opening class or gauging prior knowledge.	✅ Manual-grading
Open-Ended	Longer answers	Use when you want reasoning, explanations, or opinions.	✅ Manual and ⚡️AI-grading
True / False	Quick pulse	Use for fast binary checks mid-lecture when you want a read on the room in under a minute.	⚡️Auto-grading
Numeric	Exact answers	Use for calculations, estimates, and problem sets where the answer is a number.	⚡️Auto-grading
Survey	Gather feedback	Use for multi-question check-ins like start-of-semester intros or mid-course feedback.
Rating	Scaled confidence	Use to measure how strongly students feel, confidence before an exam, agreement with a claim, difficulty of a topic.

Step 5 Configure and save your post

Step 6 Choose a 'Topic Tag' before scheduling or saving your poll

Step 7 Once published, view submissions by clicking the 'Submitted by' option

💡 Anonymous hides names from classmates, not from you. You can still view submissions and award points as usual.

Step 1 After creating a poll, configure and toggle on the 'Anonymous' option

Step 2 After toggling on the 'Anonymous' this is your view👇

Step 1 Click on the three-dot (⋮) icon

Step 2 Select the 'Edit' option

Step 3 You can edit every part of a poll until you publish it. After publishing, everything stays editable except the poll type