This blog covers some of the resent updates to the classroom voting system Vevox.
New ranking question type.
Ranking polls are great for helping students identify what is important to them, or the topic they are studying, or prioritise the topics for a revision class.
Q&A replies
The addition of ‘Q&A replies’ means that as messages are sent into the Q&A board from the audience, the host or moderator will not only be able to review, categorise and display those questions but be able to reply to them live too. This will be a welcome feature at times when there is a high volume of messages flying into the Q&A, where it can be a struggle to acknowledge or reply to all of them verbally. The host will now be able to reply to all comments on the Q&A, as well as the answers that were touched upon verbally during a meeting or session.
This could also act as an additional method to create discussion or FAQs within courses. It keeps all the anonymity to encourage engagement but a method of replying asynchronously.
Pausing the Q&A
Another exciting improvement coming to the Q&A board is the ability to pause your Q&A sessions – you will now be able to essentially freeze the Q&A, so that participants will no longer be able to send in any more messages. Crucially however, they will still be able to see all of the comments that have been sent in.
Accessibility: Alt text for imagery
Ensuring an equal voice for all is key to Vevox’s goals, with accessibility an important consideration for any update. They’ve added the ability to ad ‘alt text’ to any imagery that is uploaded within Vevox. When an image is uploaded, whether that be a custom image for the home screen or to add to your polls and surveys, you will now be able to add in alt text that will describe what the image is for those participants that are visually impaired and work with a a screen reader.
Link to more details about the latest updates