Poll Everywhere (Faculty) - Setting up the Roster Sync

This article provides an overview of how to sync your roster from Blackboard with Poll Everywhere.

Import Roster

  1. Navigate to the Course Content page in Blackboard Ultra.
  2. Hover over where the ideal place to insert a Poll Everywhere link and click the plus sign (+).
  3. Select Content Market from the drop-down menu.

    Drop-down menu with shopping cart icon and Content Market highlighted

  4. Locate and click the center of the Poll Everywhere tile. Click the center of the tile, not the encircled plus sign. (The plus sign adds a link to Poll Everywhere on the Course Content page.)

    Blue circle with white 3-bar graph icon logo for Poll Everywhere tile in Content Market

  5. Poll Everywhere will open in a new browser tab. You may first need to log in using your SIUE email address. Then, you will see a page that will direct you to Continue to LMS. Click through to continue. 

    Poll Everywhere window with Continue to LMS to login button

  6. On the next screen, click Sync Roster. The screen that follows will inform you that that roster sync is happening in the background.

    "sync roster" button on right side of "add new assignment" button



For additional information visit the Poll Everywhere LTI in Blackboard with the Poll Everywhere LMS article.



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blackboard, black board, bb, polleverywhere, poll everywhere, roster, sync, ultra, poll every where 
Doc ID:
130450
Owned by:
Center I. in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Created:
2023-08-18
Updated:
2026-08-24
Sites:
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville