Integrating Slido into an Online Class: A Guide

ABSTRACT

This article discusses how Slido, a website for creating polls, can be integrated into an online learning environment. The following topics will be discussed General difficulties with online classes, increased usage of Zoom for educational purposes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, drawbacks to Zoom’s polling feature, Slido’s six polling features, teacher controls, and student participation features compared to Zoom’s polling feature and its method of student participation in hybrid teaching contexts. Finally, Zoom's and Slido’s free and paid features will be compared and analyzed. © 2022 Asociacion Mexicana de Maestros de Ingles MEXTESOL A.C. All rights reserved.