Getting started
with
BoomerangCast
REference & Downloads
REFERENCE
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COMMUNICATION
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structure of boomerangcast polls
YOUR POLL
Your polls show up in the BOOMERANGCAST mobile app as you schedule them displaying your school's name, logo, and the name of your poll. |
VOTING SCREEN
Each poll has 1 or more VOTING SCREENS determined by you. One question per Vote Screen with multiple options for your audience to choose from. |
Quick reference
get your admin account
You will need access to the BoomerangCast Administration website to create and manage your polls.
Administration website: www.boomerangcastadmin.com
You can always get to this site from our homepage www.boomerangcast.com by clicking on the Partner Login button
Your BoomerangCast Admin account will allow you access to the Administration Site for BoomerangCast to setup and manage your polls. You will be provided a
Contact your BoomerangCast representative or ask your school administrator/teacher to put you in touch with them. If you need any assistance, contact support@boomerangcast.com.
Administration website: www.boomerangcastadmin.com
You can always get to this site from our homepage www.boomerangcast.com by clicking on the Partner Login button
Your BoomerangCast Admin account will allow you access to the Administration Site for BoomerangCast to setup and manage your polls. You will be provided a
- username (your email address)
- password
Contact your BoomerangCast representative or ask your school administrator/teacher to put you in touch with them. If you need any assistance, contact support@boomerangcast.com.
getting the boomerangcast app
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Let your student body and/or parents know that your school is using "BoomerangCast" for voting at school events. For them to participate, they will need to download the free "boomerangcast" mobile app.
WHERE TO GET THE BOOMERANGCAST APP
Search the App Store
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Search for BOOMERANGCAST (one word) in either the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store
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App Store Locations:
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Apple Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/boomerangcast/id987047983?mt=8
Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boomerangcast&hl=en |
BoomerangCast Homepage
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Direct links to the app store are located on our homepage at www.boomerangcast.com
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INFORM YOUR STUDENT BODY
Let your student body and/or parents know your school is using BoomerangCast for voting at your school events. Here are some best practices we have found to be helpful:
- Let the student body and/or parents know where to get the app (search the app store, direct links to the app store, use the QR code, or tell them to go to www.boomerangcast.com and download it from there.
- Inform your audience about BoomerangCast via twitter, email, sms, or using newsletters or websites
- The BoomerangCast mobile app is designed to be a very light-weight app and downloads in seconds. It will not take up unnecessary space on the mobile phone.
- Let your audience know NONE of their personal information will EVER be shared by BoomerangCast with anyone as documented in the BoomerangCast Privacy Policy located here: http://www.boomerangcast.com/mobile-privacy-policy-and-terms-of-use.html#privacypolicy
Announcing the vote
For your audience to participate in the vote, they'll need to know:
Here are some tips on informing your audience
- How to vote
- When to vote
Here are some tips on informing your audience
HOW AND WHEN TO VOTE
How to vote
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Let your audience know they will be voting with the "boomerangcast" mobile app. It may help to have them download the app ahead of time.
Your polls will simply show up within the mobile app at the time you scheduled. |
When to vote
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Announce when it's time to vote either verbally, over video display, or via email/other messaging system
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Use Social Media
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Use Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram to announce the vote using the BoomerangCast mobile app by logging into the app and pressing the "social share" icon on the top right hand corner of the Live Events screen and select the desired social platform to use.
Using Social Sharing will allow you to post an image telling users to vote with the BoomerangCast mobile app. TIPS:
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create polls and manage them online
Create polls from you computer or laptop in minutes!
Follow the instructions below OR download the BoomerangCast Quick Start Guide to get started.
Follow the instructions below OR download the BoomerangCast Quick Start Guide to get started.
Go through these simple steps to start creating and managing your polls:
- Login to the BoomerangCastAdmin website - www.boomerangcastadmin.com
- Go to the POLLING EVENTS tab
- Create the Polling Event
- Enter the Question(s) and Response Options for your audience to choose from (1 question per voting page)
- Optional - select any sponsors to be added to the voting screens
- Save your polls and vote!
- View voting results
Login to the Admin System
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login to the admin screens with your username (email) and pwd located at www.boomerangcastadmin.com.
If you forget the admin website, use the Partner Login button at www.boomerangcast.com |
Create a New Polling Event
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Once you login to www.boomerangcastadmin.com, make sure you are on the POLLING EVENTS tab to start creating polls.
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Voting Questions/Screens
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Remember: each voting screen will have a SINGLE question on it. For polls with multiple questions, create additional voting screens.
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Sponsors (Optional)
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If you would like to use BoomerangCast as a fundraiser for your school, you will need to 'sell' advertisement spaces to your sponsors on the Sponsors Tab before you create your polls. You may sell multiple 'ad spots' to your sponsors and insert them individually for multiple school events. For more information on sponsors, see the user guide section for sponsors located here.
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Voting Results
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You can view live results from your polls through the boomerangcastadmin website.
Currently Running Polls - while polls are open, the poll name will appear in the CURRENTLY RUNNING POLLS section of the Polling Events tab. Click on the Name of the Poll to see live results.
Closed/Previous Polls - Once polls have closed, the poll will move to the PREVIOUS POLLS section of the Polling Events tab. Click on the Name of the Poll to view results. |
Editing a Poll
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Before your poll has gone live, you may EDIT parts of the poll. To EDIT the poll, go to the UPCOMING POLLS section on the Polling Events tab and click on the Name of the Poll to see which options are EDITABLE.
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managing polls on your PHONE'S BROWSER
Not only can you view polling results from your phone's browser, you can start & stop your polls, on-demand, from a mobile phone browser too! Just make sure to schedule your polls to start AFTER your scheduled event.
Voting Results from a phone
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To view voting results from your phone, you will use your phone's INTERNET BROWSER. Login to the BoomerangCast admin site with your phone's internet browser (safari, explorer, chrome, etc) at www.boomerangcastadmin.com.
To view results from any poll, press the name of the poll. You can view results from polls that are Currently Running and for Previous Polls (polls that have already started and ended)
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Scheduling On-Demand Polls
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Starting Polls On-Demand
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If your polls appear in the "Upcoming Polls" section of the boomerangcast admin site, you will simply need to press the button labeled "Start Poll" to launch the poll and have it available for your audience in the BoomerangCast mobile app.
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Ending Polls On-Demand
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Live polls will show up in the "Currently Running Polls" section within the boomerangcast admin site. To stop a currently running poll, simply press the "End Poll" button next to the poll and it will disappear from the boomerangcast mobile app ending the poll.
Once your poll has ended, you can view voting results in the "Previous Polls" section of the admin site by pressing the name of the poll. |