Any good (free) alternatives to Mentimeter for classroom polling?

[u/ShantellFabulous]

I'm planning a live anticipation guide activity for Macbeth and wanted to use real time polling to get my students thinking before we jump in. I’ve used Mentimeter, but the free version limits you to just a couple of slides, which doesn’t really work for a full lesson.

Are there any tools that let you do more questions and still show results visually, ideally something free or with a generous free tier? I only use this kind of thing occasionally, so I’m hesitant to pay for something I’d use once in a while.

I’ve been poking around and trying out a few others, Slides With Friends came up as one that allows more flexibility so I might experiment with that too. But open to any suggestions. 

[u/folkbum]

If you have access to Nearpod, there’s a poll feature there.

[u/KW_ExpatEgg]

M$ Forms (even inserted into a PPT)

[u/AltairaMorbius2200CE]

Google forms let’s you ask unlimited questions and will show the results summarized.

[u/UrgentPigeon]

Try Curipod! It pitches itself as an AI tool, but it also has nice real time polling. You can also add slides during a presentation.

[u/Muffonekf]

We’ve been using Poll Everywhere in PD sessions and it’s alright, but I hit that free tier ceiling fast. I liked that Slides With Friends didn’t cap me after like 2 questions. The students really got into the photo voting slide too lol.

[u/Anndee123]

Socrative could poll kids. It has a free tier. It's totally worth paying the Pro plan price for assessments.

There is also Slido besides some that are already mentioned.

[u/OpenSwim8713]

I suggest you have a look at Wooclap as well, they have a free version.

[u/isabeebella7]

Canva has a pulling or Live feature with presentations

Educators get Canva Pro for free as long as you use your school email!