# Run a live poll during class

> Drop a 2–4 option poll into the live room. Students vote inside the call, results render in real time, and a notification fans out to every enrolled student + invited co-instructor.

Last updated 2026-05-22 · Source: https://prolaud.com/help/live-polls

## Launch a poll

Open the host view at /dashboard/classes/<id>/host. The right-rail Poll panel has a composer pinned at the top — type a question, add 2–4 options, hit Launch. The poll appears for every joined participant within ~500ms via the in-call data channel.

## What students see

- An overlay card with the question and tap-to-vote chips.
- After voting, the card flips to live results — bar per option with vote count + percentage.
- Their vote is sticky across reconnects (we key it to participant id, not socket).

## Notification fan-out

The moment you launch the poll, every enrolled student and every invited co-instructor on the course gets a notification — in-app bell + (per their channel preferences) email or WhatsApp. The notification deep-links straight to the live URL so they can vote even if they're on another tab.

When you close the poll, a second notification ships with the result: winner label, vote count, and percentage. Re-watchers see the question + the result baked into the recording so it stays referenceable after the class.

> **Note:** Hosts don't receive their own poll notifications — recipients = enrolled ∪ co-instructors, minus the launching host.

## Related

- [How the raised-hand queue works](https://prolaud.com/help/raised-hands)
- [Mark agenda items done in class](https://prolaud.com/help/in-class-agenda)
- [Class chat persists to the recording](https://prolaud.com/help/class-chat-transcript)