Lab queue

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Features from the student's perspective

  • Keep track of the queue

    Presents a list of all students currently requesting help, in order, such that the student who first asked for help is at the top of the queue. Students can easily see their current position in the queue by looking at the green line.

  • Hop in and out

    Students may enter the queue by pressing the blue button.

    If they solve the problem themselves, they can easily hop out of the queue by pressing the green button.

  • Keep on working

    No need to keep your hand raised and constantly looking for the teacher. Keep on working and rest assured that you will get help as soon as possible.

 

Student screenshot

 

Teacher screenshot

Features from the teacher's perspective

  • See who's next in queue

    In the administrative interface, suitable for a wall-mounted monitor, you can easily see the first two positions of the queue from anywhere in the room. The complete queue can also be seen, although in a smaller font.

  • Control the queue using a remote

    By using a wireless presentation remote, you can easily remove students after helping them, thus moving forward in the queue. Press the Next button on your remote to remove the topmost student from the queue. Did you remove a student by mistake? Don't worry, just press the Back button on your remote to correct your mistake. Lab queue works with most presentation controllers.

  • Hey, I don't have a remote!

    Stay calm. If you do not wish to use a remote, remember that the students can always remove themselves from the queue. Just tell them to remove themselves after you have helped them.

    You can also control the administrative interface using a keyboard or mouse. Press Enter to remove the topmost student, and press Backspace to undo a removal. Or just click the buttons with your mouse.

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