UT Instapoll

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UT Instapoll plans and pricing

Free Free Free for faculty and students at UT Austin polls.la.utexas.edu · 9 Oct 2026

Purpose: UT Instapoll is a classroom response system for teachers to give in class polls, grade them, and take attendance.
Audience: The service is for students and faculty at the University of Texas and is available at no cost to students, teachers, or departments.
Canvas integration: UT Austin teachers can install UT Instapoll in a Canvas course through the UT Canvas App Store.
Poll types: Poll types include multiple choice, text entry, and attendance; multiple choice polls can have multiple correct answers.
Grading: Polls can use normal grading, participation grading, or review mode, and teachers can adjust grade calculation and drop options.
Results: Teachers can display multiple choice results as a table, bar graph, or pie chart, and text responses in a table or word cloud with student names hidden.
Poll duration: Polls have a default runtime of 60 seconds, and untimed polls automatically end after seven days.
Support: The help site offers FAQs, video walkthroughs, documentation, email help, workshops, and consultation; it lists [email protected] for assistance.
Release cadence: A new version is released every semester, with bug fixes and new features listed in release notes.
Recent feature: The Fall 2026 release lets teachers configure how long after a poll the correct answer becomes visible to students.
Price from: Free

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