The fastest way to lose a class is to keep explaining after they’ve stopped following. A two-question poll at the right moment tells you whether to move on, slow down or try another example — and it gives quieter students a voice.
When to poll
Plan one checkpoint per page of your lesson:
- After a new idea — “Which of these is a prime number?”
- Before the exercise — “Ready to try one on your own?” (yes/no)
- After a worked example — “Where did the 3 come from?” with three options.
Write the question on the board in advance, and keep the correct answer next to it in your Private Layer so you don’t have to remember it.
Running a poll in Inkwis
During a live session, open Polls & questions and launch a multiple-choice or yes/no poll. You decide whether it’s named or anonymous — anonymous polls get more honest answers to “did you follow that?”.
While the poll is open, only you see the counts. Students don’t see each other’s answers until you close it, so early votes don’t sway the rest of the room. Close the poll and everyone sees the result.
Let them ask, too
Students can send questions at any moment of a session without interrupting you. They collect in one list; answer them when it suits the lesson and mark them resolved. Questions and poll results stay with the session’s replay, so you can see later where students struggled.
Make the answer the next step
If most students got it wrong, don’t just say the answer. Hide the worked solution on the board beforehand with Hide for reveal, then reveal it step by step and talk through each part. If a student got it right, hand them control and let them show their reasoning on the board.
Try it
Polls, questions and reveal are part of every plan, including Free. Start free, then try the Present live lesson inside the app.