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Welcome to UT Instapoll
Thank you for using UT Instapoll, a product developed at UT Austin by the
Liberal Arts Development Studio.
We built this free classroom-response system in order to keep students from having to
buy access to commercial systems on their own.
Help!
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Video Walkthroughs
- Additional Help (Additional documentation, help via email, workshops, and consultation)
Release Notes
A new version of UT Instapoll is released every semester. Bug fixes and new features are listed below.
- Fall 2025
- Students and teachers now have access to students' interaction logs, showing when a poll was shown and answered.
- Teachers are now alerted if they are having internet connectivity problems affecting the tool.
- Fall 2024
- Changes to the 'Reports/Grades' tab:
- You can now copy a single folder worth of polls between classes. The 'Download Polls' button now has additional options to download a single folder's worth of polls, which you can then import into a second course.
- The 'Manual Grade View' section now has a 'Logs' button, which will show you when students have interacted with the poll.
- The 'Grades' section now allows you to pull an updated course roster from Canvas, to make sure you have the most up-to-date list of students in your course.
- General updates for stability, security, and bug fixes.
- Changes to the 'Reports/Grades' tab:
I still need more help!
Can't find what you were looking for, or need additional assistance? We welcome bug reports, questions, and suggestions about UT Instapoll, and are standing by to help if you need it. You can reach us at: