[teampractices] [TOOL REQUEST] A way to "raise your hand" as a remotee

[Kevin Smith]

I agree with all of that, and it's unfortunate that there isn't a simple
and obvious tool. I think it is worth pursuing. Also, does bluejeans offer
a feature like that?

As a facilitator, I am often viewing an etherpad or slide deck, or other
people around the table. One simple trick that should help a bit would be
to be sure to sit at the far end of the table, directly facing the TV. At
least that way when you're looking at the table, It will be easier to
notice remoties waving (and vice versa).



Kevin Smith
Agile Coach, Wikimedia Foundation


On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 3:52 PM, Max Binder <mbinder at wikimedia.org> wrote:

> *TL;DR: Looking for a browser-based tool, in the vein of hatjitsu
> <http://hatjitsu.wmflabs.org/>, that queues people for a facilitator
> running a meeting.*
>
> In a few meetings lately, we've struggled a bit to see the raised hands of
> remotees. This might be because the facilitator is presenting their screen
> (and thereby can't see hands), or it might be because the facilitator in
> physically at the meeting and there are only one or two remotees, or it
> might be another reason. It sounds like something easy to fix simply by
> "paying better attention," but you might be surprised how easily remotees
> get excluded unintentionally.
>
> Some videoconferencing software has a "raise your hand" feature that
> Hangouts lacks. I've found an unofficial Hangouts plugin
> <https://plus.google.com/113101554144751578606/posts> that does this, but
> it would be burdensome to implement. There are also other standalone tools
> <https://github.com/exploration/take-a-number> that I've not tested as of
> yet (MAMP is giving me a hard time with PHP).
>
> I presented the issue to OIT, who suggested the method used in Monthly
> Metrics, of etherpad+IRC(+James Forrester). While good for Q&A, I don't
> think it works as well for a group of people in a smaller meeting who are
> trying to toss the ball back and forth. It also requires people to manually
> withdraw their comments or questions if they have been addressed (or fall
> to the facilitator to determine if a comment or question is already
> addressed). A bit like Phabricator, it works, but it doesn't...flow.
>
> Any ideas?
>
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