Alternatively, you can use OLX to enable the poll tool.

Enable the Poll Tool in OLX

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To enable polls in your course, you edit the XML file that defines the course structure.

Open the XML file for the course in the course directory. In the course element’s advanced-modules attribute, add the string poll.

For example, the following XML code enables polls in a course.

<course advanced_modules="[&quot;survey&quot;,
    &quot;poll&quot;]" display_name="Sample Course"
    start="2015-01-01T00:00:00Z">
    ...
</course>

Add a Poll in OLX

To add a poll XBlock in OLX, you create the poll element. You can embed the poll element in the vertical element, or you can create the poll element as a standalone file that you reference in the vertical.

The following example shows the OLX definition for a poll with four answers.

<poll url_name="f4ae7de0006f426aa4eed4b0b8112da5" xblock-family="xblock.v1"
  feedback="Feedback"
  display_name="Poll"
  private_results="false"
  question="What is your favorite color?"
  max_submissions="1"
  answers="[
             [&quot;R&quot;,
               {
                 &quot;img&quot;: &quot;/static/image.png&quot;,
                 &quot;img_alt&quot;: &quot;Alt 1&quot;,
                 &quot;label&quot;: &quot;Red&quot;
               }
             ],
             [&quot;B&quot;,
               {
                 &quot;img&quot;: &quot;/static/image.png&quot;,
                 &quot;img_alt&quot;: &quot;Alt 2&quot;,
                 &quot;label&quot;: &quot;Blue&quot;
               }
             ],
             [&quot;G&quot;,
               {
                 &quot;img&quot;: &quot;/static/image.png&quot;,
                 &quot;img_alt&quot;: &quot;Alt3&quot;,
                 &quot;label&quot;: &quot;Green&quot;
               }
             ],
             [&quot;O&quot;,
               {
                 &quot;img&quot;: &quot;/static/image.png&quot;,
                 &quot;img_alt&quot;: &quot;Alt 4&quot;,
                 &quot;label&quot;: &quot;Other&quot;
               }
             ]
           ]
"/>

poll Element Attributes

The following table describes the attributes of the poll element.

Attribute	Description
url_name	The unique identifier of the poll.
xblock-family	The XBlock version used. Must be xblock.v1.
private_results	Whether the poll results are shown to learners (true) or not (false).
display_name	The display name for the poll.
question	The prompt for the poll.
feedback	The text shown to learners after they submit a response.
max_submissions	The number of times a learner can submit poll answers. Use 0 to allow unlimited submissions. If you use a value other than 1, set private_results to true. Otherwise, learners will be able to change their responses after seeing others’ responses.
answers	An array of answers in the poll. Each answer has a unique identifier, and a dictionary that defines values for the following names. img, the static URL of the answer image. img_alt, the alternative text for the image. label, the answer text. Each answer must have a value for img or label, or both.

See also

Poll Tool (reference)

Add a Poll in edX Studio (how to)

Poll Tool for OLX (reference)

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