Run a Polling @ McGill session from an internet browser with Vevox
Running a Polling @ McGill session using Vevox requires logging into the Vevox dashboard via an internet browser.
Internet browsers compatible with Vevox
To ensure that Vevox runs as intended, you should use the following internet browsers:
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Vevox supports browser versions that are up to two years old, but it is recommended you keep your browser up-to-date.
Run a session via the Vevox dashboard using Present mode
Vevox sessions are run directly from the dashboard, and allow you to run an event while showing the results to your students when sharing your screen. It has a control panel that allows easy poll management without the need for a secondary screen or device.
To use Present mode:
Log into Vevox by selecting Log in with Microsoft, and enter your McGill credentials.
Select the session you would like to run and click on the Present fullscreen button in panel in the right-hand side of your window. Your session will begin and a QR code and alternative instructions to join will be displayed. You can share the screen with your students and ask them to join the event.
To start the poll, hover over the Present mode slide. A control panel will appear. Click on the Play button to open the first poll.
While a poll is open, the Play button is replaced with a Stop button, which you can click end the poll.
When a poll has ended, the Stop button is replaced with a Next button. Click this button to move to the next poll.
Control panel options in Present mode
Show or Hide results: You can toggle whether poll results are visible to students by clicking the
(bar graph) button at the left side of the control panel. Start timer: Click the
(clock) button to begin a countdown timer. The poll will automatically close when the timer ends. If you have not specified a timer duration when creating the poll, the default is 10 seconds. This can be changed to 30 seconds or 1 minute during the presentation by clicking the arrow next to the timer button.Re-open poll: You may reopen a closed poll by clicking the re-open button. Re-opening the poll will allow students to change their vote, or cast a vote if they did not do so.
Select Poll: Click on the name of the current poll to open a list of all polls. You may navigate to a specific poll to launch it, or show results if it has already been completed.
More Options:
Theme customization: You may customize aspects of your session such as theme colours and background image.
Open dashboard view: Return to the Vevox dashboard.
Run the Q&A board
The Q&A tab allows you to manage and moderate the session’s Q&A. This tab is divided into three sections.
1. At the top of the window is the first section, which contains the overall settings for the Q&A:
On: This dropdown list allows you to toggle between the following settings for your Q&A:
On: Participants can view the Q&A board and send or like messages.
Pause: Participants can view the Q&A board, but cannot send or like messages.
Off: Participants cannot view the Q&A board.
Labels: create, edit, or delete labels that can be applied to questions.
Moderation: Turn Q&A moderation on or off, and create a moderator link which can shared with dedicated Q&A moderators.
Share: Create a shareable, read-only display of any of the Q&A message lists to share with others, such as panelists and facilitators.
2. The second section displays the Q&A’s announcement window.
Click Manage and publish announcements to select from a suggested list of messages or create your own.
3. The final section is at the bottom of the window, and displays a list of submitted question. You may review, moderate, organize, and reply to questions in this section.
To help you organize questions, there are four bins you may place questions into: Needs review, Reviewed, Published, and Archive. Any questions moved to Published will be visible to students.
If Moderation is turned on, submitted questions will be placed in the Needs review bin and must be reviewed before they are visible to students. To do so, select the question(s) you with to approve, use the Move to button, and select Published.
If Moderation is turned off, all submitted questions are automatically placed in the Published bin and are immediately visible to students.
You may use the following buttons when interacting with questions:
Button | Action |
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 | Favorite: Highlight the question in the list so that you can more easily identify it. |
 | Label: Apply one or more pre-existing labels to the question. Questions can be filtered based on their labels. |
 | Move to: Organize selected questions by moving them to needs review, reviewed, published, or archived. |
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 | Edit: Edit your reply to a question. |
 | Delete: Delete a question or reply. |
Analytics
Visit Polling @ McGill analytics with Vevox for more information for more information.
Settings
Visit Modify Polling @ McGill settings with Vevox for more information about Settings.
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