Setup Guides/Guided Review - Judging
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Guided Review - Judging — instructional guide from the zFairs setup assistant.
Overview
Welcome to the zFairs Guided Review for Judging
This should go pretty quick and will give you the option to set up judging for your event by just answering some questions as we ask them. The goal is to make it so you never need to look at another judging config again and we can just run through this quick conversation any time you need to adjust things. Let us know what you think and don't hold back on the good, the bad or the ugly. Please send all feedback via email to Support@zfairs.com. Thank you.
Things to Know Before You Start When selecting the Most True statement be sure to read them all before making a selection.
We'll try to provide context in all cases so you are informed about the decisions you are making. Check the small text for additional information and details.
Please Be Aware, as you answer Yes or No we will be making changes to your site and adjusting settings to match what you are telling us. The only options that are guaranteed to never change anything are Exit and Skip. You can always come back and re-adjust at any time but we want you to be fully aware of what is going on as you continue through this Guided Review.
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1. Next
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2. Exit
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3. Exit
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4. I want to...
Select the Most True statement for your event
You can always come back and adjust things later. That being said, please be aware that each of the choices you make here, everytime you click / select a most true statement, we will make changes to how Judging is configured for your event. The ONLY EXCEPTION to this is if you choose to Review & Modify Existing Judging Settings but even then all subsequent choices will still make changes.
For Judging, I want to...
5. Review & Modify Existing Settings
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6. Use the zFairs Recommended Setup
zFairs Recommended Judging Settings have been implemented
That should be all that is needed for now. If you ever need to make adjustements feel free to do so using one of the other options presented. Thank you.
7. Next
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8. Next
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9. Start with zFairs Recommended Setup & Modify
zFairs Recommended Judging Settings have been implemented
We'll now walk you through a few other questions to allow you to adjust things from here as needed.
10. Next
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11. Start from Scratch & Craft the Full Experience
Final Warning!
This will turn off All Judging Setting for your event, with the exception of Judging itself, and walk you through setting by setting so you can decide if that setting is something you want turned on or off. This is never recommended but should only be used by advanced users who are very familiar with zFairs and have a specific setup they are trying to imitate.
Are you sure you want to proceed?
12. I'm Not Sure
13. No
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14. Yes
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15. Judges will Meet...
Select the Most True statement for your event
You can always come back and adjust things later. That being said, please be aware that each of the choices you make here, everytime you click / select a most true statement, we will make changes to how Judging is configured for your event.
Judges will meet with Participants...
16. Both In Person & Virtually
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17. In Person Only
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18. Virtually Only
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19. Judges won't be interviewing Participants
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20. Review Virtual Settings?
Would you like to review Virtual Settings at this point in time?
21. Review Virtual Settings
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22. Skip Reviewing Virtual Settings
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23. Judges will...
Select the Most True statement for your event
You can always come back and adjust things later. That being said, please be aware that each of the choices you make here, everytime you click / select a most true statement, we will make changes to how Judging is configured for your event.
Judges will...
24. Both see Assignments & Search for Entries
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25. Be paired with Entries when Ready
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26. Auto Plop Settings
Auto Plop Enabled
Auto Plop is a new way to handle judging tailored to virtual events. You set it up and then when Judges and Participants login for Judging on the day of you can just tell them to hit the I'm Ready button and let zFairs handle the rest. Gone are the days of needing to schedule and assign judges to projects. zFairs will pair Entries and Participants with Judges until the Entries have been reviewed as many times as you would like.
We auto handle making sure the same judge doesn't score the same entry twice and, if configured for this, that judges only judge projects in the categories they've selected. You don't need to worry about no show Participants & Entries or No Show Judges as Auto Plop never sees those who aren't ready to judge or be judged. This is, hands down, the simplest way to run a Virtual Event's Judging.
27. Next
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28. Learn More about Auto Plop
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29. Only see their Assigned Entries
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30. Only Search for Entries to Review
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31. Judges should see...
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Judges should see...
32. Some Info about Entries
Default Entry Information enabled
Default Entry information includes Entry Images, Entry Description and Entry Video URLs. If that sounds good you can click Next below to proceed, otherwise, click Modify to be given the choice for each option as well as others.
33. Next
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34. Modify
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35. Let me choose
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36. All Entry Information
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37. No Entry Information
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38. Judges should see...
Select the Most True statement for your event
You can always come back and adjust things later. That being said, please be aware that each of the choices you make here, everytime you click / select a most true statement, we will make changes to how Judging is configured for your event.
Judges should see the following Participant information...
39. Some Info about Participants
Default Participant Information enabled
Default Participant information only includes Particpant Grade. If that sounds good you can click Next below to proceed, otherwise, click Modify to be given the choice for this option as well as others.
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41. Modify
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42. Let Me Choose
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43. All Participant Information
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44. No Participant Information
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45. Where Next
That's the end of this Settings Review for Judging
If you aren't sure you saw what you were looking for and would like to continue the conversation go ahead and select Continue Adjusting Judging Settings. Otherwise, you are all set and can click Exit or close out this window whenever you are ready.
46. Exit
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47. Exit
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48. Continue Adjusting Judging Settings
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49. Edit the Landing Page?
Adjust what shows on the Online Judging landing page?
This is the page you see when you click on Judging > Judging or that Judges See when they login and click on Go To Online Judging.
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51. No
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52. Judge Welcome Text?
Adjust the Judging portal Welcome Message?
This would only change the brief unformatted message that judges can see at the top of the Judging portal landing page and does not impact anything judges see on the regular site or on their home pages.
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54. No
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55. Judge Welcome Text
Opens related settings / config group in the product.
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57. Default Round?
Display the Default Round?
This is informational only and adjusts based on the Default Round you have selected at that given time.
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59. No
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60. Skip
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61. Edit Scores?
Allow Judges to Edit their submitted scores?
When this is disabled Judges can still submit an updated score they would just do so on a separate rubric and the most recent one would apply for the Entry. Staff & Admin users would also have access to see all of the rubrics submitted as well as delete the ones they don't want or need. Having this enabled typically keeps things a little cleaner as only a single rubric will exist for anyone one Judge & Entry pairing.
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65. Show Scores?
Show the given score for each Entry on the Landing or Overview page?
Once a judge has scored an entry they will see the row for that entry turn Dark Gray (from light gray). Enabling this will also put the score the judge gave on that Dark Gray bar so judges can see, at a glance, what score they gave each Entry.
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68. Skip
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69. Show Checked In?
Show the Checked In Icon for appropriate Entries?
This is informational only but allows Judges to see which Entries have checked in vs which ones may be no-shows or not there yet.
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72. Skip
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73. Show the number of times Judged?
Show how many times each Entry has been Judged?
Enabling this will add a number at the right of each Entry row/tile. This number indicates how many rubrics have been submitted for that Entry in the applicable or default round.
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75. No
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77. Search Entries?
Should Judges be able to Search for an Entry in Online Judging?
Giving them access to search for entries in Online Judging means they can potentially score any entry they have access to and submit a rubric for that entry. The alternative is that Judges only see the entries they have been assigned.
There are a few different options for the type of search the judges might be allowed to do but the only one that doesn't give judges access to all entries for your event is Searching by Round. Searching by Round would limit them to only being able to see entries available in the round based on that round's filters.
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79. No
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80. Skip
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81. Exit
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82. Exit
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83. See All Entries?
Allow Judges to See & Search All Entries?
Enabling this puts a See All Entries button on the Online Judging landing page that Judges can then click to see and search through all entries in your event. There are modified versions of this where Judges search by Category, Division or Round instead of searching on a list of All Entries.
We recommend limiting the available options as much as possible so as to not confuse anyone but feel free to enable and utilize as many as you feel would be beneficial for your event.
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85. No
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86. Skip
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87. Search by Round?
Allow Judges to Search Entries by Round?
Enabling this allows Judges to see all entries in a given round. The filters on the round for which entries are included will also affect the searchable entries in Online Judging.
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90. Skip
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91. Search by Category?
Allow Judges to Search Entries by Category?
Enabling this allows Judges to select a category and then search based on Entries in that category. They can scroll through the list and, if enabled, see how many times each entry has been scored and search for or select Entries to open, review and score.
All rubrics submitted while searching by Category will be included in the Default Round's results (to clarify, the rubrics apply to the Default Round that is selected, saved and fully loaded into Online Judging as of the time they are submitted).
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94. Skip
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95. Search by Division?
Allow Judges to Search Entries by Division?
Enabling this allows Judges to select a division and then search based on Entries in that division. They can scroll through the list and, if enabled, see how many times each entry has been scored and search for or select Entries to open, review and score.
All rubrics submitted while searching by Division will be included in the Default Round's results (to clarify, the rubrics apply to the Default Round that is selected, saved and fully loaded into Online Judging as of the time they are submitted).
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97. No
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98. Skip
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99. Hide Entries?
Should entries ever be Auto Hidden in Online Judging?
Auto hiding entries can lead to confusion when something isn't showing in the list that you or others believe should be but can also help act as a form of Count Down till the judging for the Round or Event is done. There are benefits both ways and the biggest hurdle is letting everyone know that entries will disappear from Online Judging so they don't think things are breaking as the event gets close to wrapping up.
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101. No
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102. Skip
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103. Exit
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104. Exit
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105. Hide if Scored Enough Times?
Hide Entries if they've been Scored the Set Number of times?
Enabling this will cause entries in Online Judging to be auto hidden based on the configured number of times they should be scored for the round. When searching for entries this is measured against the Default Round. This only counts rubrics submitted so an entry may end up with more than the set number of rubrics if a Judge begins reviewing the Entry after the previous judge began reviewing it but prior to them finishing.
Please Be Aware that auto hiding Entries can be both helpful and confusing. Make sure that all Judges and Staff/Admin users understand when and why entries are hidden from Online Judging so they aren't caught off guard or confused by the behavior.
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108. Skip
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109. Hide if Not Checked In?
Hide Entries of Participants who have Not Checked In?
Enabling this will cause entries in Online Judging to be auto hidden if the applicable Participant(s) are Not Checked In. For Team Entries at least one of the applicable Participants must be checked in for the Entry to appear in Online Judging.
Please Be Aware that auto hiding Entries can be both helpful and confusing. Make sure that all Judges and Staff/Admin users understand when and why entries are hidden from Online Judging so they aren't caught off guard or confused by the behavior.
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111. No
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112. Skip
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113. Scoring Page?
Adjust what Judges See on the Rubric / Scoring page?
There are a wide variety of things we can hide or show for each Entry when judges go in to view it and give it a score. If you'd like to adjust anything about what the judges see there then click yes and we'll ask you about the various options you have available.
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116. Skip
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117. Exit
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118. Exit
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119. Private Notes?
Do you want Judges to have a Private Notes field on the Rubrics they Submit?
These notes are not shared with participants when sending out feedback and are only available for the Judge who submitted them and Staff/Admin users to review.
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123. Allow Judges to Submit No Shows?
Do you want Judges to be able to indicate that the Participant was a No Show for the Interview?
This gives Judges a button at the bottom of the page that says No Show. When clicked the judges are asked to confirm their choice and then, if they confirm, the rubric is submitted is marked as a No Show and the score for the student for that Rubric Submission is defaulted to 0.
Please Be Aware if judges are not allowed to edit their submitted rubrics then you may encounter a scenario where the judge initially submits a no show but is later able to connect with the Participant and complete the interview. In these cases the No Show is not cleared out and takes precedence over any subsequent rubrics submitted by the same judge for the same entry (meaning the new score isn't counted). Staff & Admin users can review and remove No Show rubrics in the Judging Results Reviewer if it is later determined that the follow up interview will be permitted.
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126. Skip
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127. Hide Participant and Entry Info in Judging?
Do you want to Hide all Participant & Entry Information in Online Judging?
Enabling this will prevent the Judges from knowing anything about the Entry other than the Entry ID. This will require the Participant(s) to then provide all information and context about the Entry during the Interview.
Please Be Aware that this feature will prevent Judges from doing any preliminary / ahead of time judging as they won't have any information about the entry until they begin discussing it with the Participant(s).
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129. No
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130. Skip
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131. Skip
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132. Review Entry Info?
Review Entry Information displayed to Judges in Online Judging?
Information such as the Images, Description, Abstract, Video or Video URL and Entry Custom Questions fall under the Entry Information umbrella.
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136. Auto Open Entry Info?
Should we Auto Open the Entry Information panel?
Enabling this will start Judges out with the Entry Information expanded so they can see additional details about the entry above the Rubric in Online Judging.
Please Be Aware that judges will be able to expand or collapse the Entry Information area as desired regardless of what you choose here.
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142. Show Entry Images?
Show Entry Images to Judges?
Enabling this will include the Entry's Images in the Entry Information section for Judges to review during scoring.
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146. Show Entry Description?
Show Entry Description to Judges?
Enabling this will include the Entry's Description in the Entry Information section for Judges to review during scoring.
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150. Show Entry Abstract?
Show Entry Abstract to Judges?
Enabling this will include the Entry's Abstract in the Entry Information section for Judges to review during scoring.
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154. Show Entry Video URLs?
Show Entry Video URLs to Judges?
Enabling this will include the Entry's Video URLs in the Entry Information section for Judges to review during scoring.
Please Be Aware that this is different from the full Upload Video to zFairs feature. That feature is paid for and when enabled auto shows the video to the judges during scoring. This is for the free version of that feature where you can have the Participants include up to Two Video URLs with their Entry. zFairs will then try to pull in and display those videos during scoring but the videos must be publicly available and viewable for us to do so. Google Drive or other similar storage locations must be set to allow anyone with the link to access the files as otherwise zFairs cannot pull in and display the videos with just the URL.
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158. Show Entry Custom Questions?
Show Entry Custom Questions, and Participant Answers, to Judges?
Enabling this will include the Entry's Custom Questions and Responses in the Entry Information section for Judges to review during scoring.
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163. Skip
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165. Review Participant Info?
Review Participant Information displayed to Judges in Online Judging?
Information such as the Participant's Name, Profile Image, Email, Phone Number, School Name and Grade are included in this section.
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169. Show Participant Name?
Show Participant's Name to Judges?
Enabling this will include the Participant's Name in the Entry Information section for Judges to review during scoring.
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173. Show Participant Profile Image?
Show Participant's Profile Image to Judges?
Enabling this will include the Participant's Profile Image in the Entry Information section for Judges to review during scoring.
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177. Show Participant Email?
Show Participant Email to Judges?
Enabling this will include the Participant's Email in the Entry Information section for Judges to review during scoring.
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181. Show Participant Phone Number?
Show Participant Phone Number to Judges?
Enabling this will include the Participant's Phone Number in the Entry Information section for Judges to review during scoring.
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185. Show Participant School Name?
Show Participant School Name to Judges?
Enabling this will include the Participant's School Name in the Entry Information section for Judges to review during scoring.
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189. Show Participant Grade?
Show Participant Grade to Judges?
Enabling this will include the Participant's Grade in the Entry Information section for Judges to review during scoring.
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196. Virtual?
Are your Judges interviewing Participants In Person, Virtually or a Hybrid of Both?
zFairs offers Virtual Interview rooms that can be turned on or off as needed without really impacting the other Online Judging features. If you need them they can be turned on at a moments notice and are easy to use. If you don't need them then there is no downside to turning off the Virtual Interview Rooms as you still retain all of the benefits of Online Judging in its entirety.
One thing to be aware of for Virtual Interview Rooms, if there is a potential for needing them then be sure to have your Participants upload all of their forms, paperwork and documentation to your zFairs site so they are easy to access for Judges. Even if there isn't a potential for needing Virtual Interview Rooms, we still recomend that most things be uploaded to the site for use in other areas such as your showcase.
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198. Virtually
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199. Hybrid / Mix of Both
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201. Exit
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203. Show Chat?
Show Virtual Interview Room Chat feature?
Enabling this will allow Judges and Participants to optionally communicate via Chat including sending and receiving Private Messages.
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207. Participant Mute All Button?
Show Mute All button for Participants?
Enabling this will give Participants a button that can mute all users in the Virtual Interview Room.
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211. Video Room Scrolling?
Allow the Video Room to Scroll with the page as Judges review the rubric?
There are two options for how the Virtual Interview Room video conference behaves when judges are using it and reviewing the rubric.
The first options, when this setting is disabled, forces the rubric and Entry Information to the right ~20% of the screen while the video room stays constant in the left ~80%. This is great for simple rubrics where not much or any of the Entry Information is needed as it leaves the focus on the ineraction between the Judge(s) and the Participant(s).
The second option, when this setting is enabled, places the Virtual Interview Room at the top of the page above the normal rubric view and as the Judge scrolls down it shrinks and moves to the left side of the screen. This provides a more balanced approach that allows judges to still easily see all of the Entry Information at full normal size while keeping a miniature view of the active speaker in view as the Judge peruses and scores the entry.
We recommend utilizing the balanced approach, enabling this setting, in most situations and for most events.
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215. Review/Edit Participant Virtual Room Instructions?
Review / Edit the Virtual Room Instructions for Participants?
When Participant's go to their Virtual Contest page, where they go to access their Virtual Interview Room and see their schedule, they have some instructions at the top of the page that can be adjusted or updated as needed to make sure they know what to be doing when they get there.
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219. Participant Virtual Room Instructions Editor
Opens related settings / config group in the product.
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221. Show Virtual Interview Room Tips & Tricks?
Show the Tips & Tricks popup for Judging?
This is a single page PDF of some troubleshooting tips for Participants and Judges that they see when they go to their Virtual Contest or Online Judging pages respectively.
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225. Enable Auto Plop?
Would you like to Enable Auto Plop?
Auto Plop is a new way to handle judging tailored to virtual events. Gone are the days of needing to schedule and assign judges to projects. When Auto Plop is enabled, you just need to adjust a few settings and then have judges and participants indicate when they are ready and we'll handle the rest. zFairs will pair Entries and Participants with Judges until the Entries have been reviewed as many times as you would like.
We auto handle making sure the same judge doesn't score the same entry twice and, if configured for this, that judges only judge projects in the categories they've selected. You don't need to worry about no show Participants & Entries or No Show Judges as Auto Plop never sees those who aren't ready to judge or be judged. This is, hands down, the simplest way to run a Virtual Event's Judging.
Please Keep In Mind how long your interivew times are set for as compared to how long your judging round will be and make sure you have enough judges to cover all of the needed interviews in the alotted time. For example, if you have 100 Entries, want each one judged four times and expect each interview & scoring to take 20 minutes, that equates out to 400 separate interview slots and a total time spent of ~134 cumulative hours in interviews. If you only have 10 Judges that is going to take a whopping 13.5 hours (with no breaks) to get it all done. That being said, if you have 50 judges you can get through those interviews in just over 2.5 hours and more judges would just speed it up even more.
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228. No
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229. Skip
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230. Skip
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231. Auto Plop Settings
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234. Caucusing?
Are Awards for your event based directly on Judge scores or do you use Caucusing to determine winners?
Most of our events assign awards based on Judge Scores and this is the route we typically recommend. That being said zFairs does have options for caucusing (often called Circles in zFairs) if wanted or needed. Please Be Aware - Caucusing is a more involved process for assigning awards and it will require at least some extra effort on your part to make sure that gets set up fully for your event.
Awards are based on...
235. Scores
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236. Caucusing
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237. Caucusing
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241. Virtual Caucus Rooms?
Do you anticipate Judges meeting In Person or Virtually for Caucusing?
Choosing virtually here will enable a room for each Caucus / Circle group that judges can access by going to Virtual Contest in the menu when they're on the Home page of your zFairs event.
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243. In Person
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245. Outlier
246. Include Staff & Admin as Judges?
Do you want to include Staff & Admin users as Judges during Auto-Assign?
Auto-Assign is a feature specific to each round of Judging. If you enable this then applicable Staff & Admin users will be included in Auto-Assigning and receive a list of entries to review as if they were a judge. This is typically only used for smaller events where the number of judges is limited and you need to spread out the work load a little to fit all of the judging into a limited time frame. If you have enough Judges we recommend turning/leaving this feature off so that you can focus on running the event instead of needing to juggle extra things.
247. Yes
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250. Special Award Judges?
Do you plan to utilize Special Award Judges to review and assign special awards?
Special Award Judges are a unique role in zFairs. They need many of the same tools as a regular Judge but don't always have a rubric they've shared with you that they are judging with. This means that having access to Online Judging, like other judges on your site, isn't needed or helpful for Special Award Judges and could potentially muddy the waters when it comes to calculating final scores if there is confusion about what they should or should not be doing.
If you aren't sure then we recommend skipping this for now and coming back to it later when you know one way or the other.
Also, we highly recommend you learn more about the unique Special Awards Judge special role by searching for Special Award Judges in Branches Search (the infobox icon in the bottom right of most pages).
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254. Special Award Judge Interview Scheduling?
Do you want Special Award Judges to see available times and schedule interviews with Participants?
This will require setting up Event Sessions but, if this is enabled, Special Award Judges will see available times for Participants during regularly scheduled judging windows and allow them to schedule an interview around the participant's other scheduled interviews.
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258. Allow Special Award Judges to Request Interviews?
Would you like to allow Special Award Judges to Request Interivews outside of the regular Judging Round timeframe(s)?
You will need to set up an Event Session for this but, if enabled, this will allow Special Award Judges to Request an Interivew with a participant outside the regular judging window and during the Special Award Judging Event Session. Participants can then inidcate available time and coordinate for the interview.
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262. Interpreter or Proctor?
Do you plan to utilize Interpreters or Proctors for virtual interivews in your event?
Interpreters & Proctors are additional Special Roles you can assign to users for your zFairs event. If you plan to use them there are a couple options you can make available for them to know when someone needs their help and we'll ask those questions next.
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266. Interpreter & Proctor Waiting Room?
Do you want to enable a Waiting Room for your Interpreters and Proctors?
The waiting room allows Interpreters and Proctors to see requests for applicable assistance from participants for their Virtual Interviews. By itself it is simply a queue for Interpreters and Proctors to monitor during applicable time frames.
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270. Include Video Conferencing in the Waiting Room?
Would you like the Waiting Room to include a Virtal Meeting Room?
If enabled, Interpreters and Proctors can optionally choose to join a video conference room where they can interact with other Interpreters and Proctors who have joined the meeting.
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274. Review Rubrics?
Would you like to review the Rubrics you have set up for this event?
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280. Rubric Editor
Opens related settings / config group in the product.
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282. Review Rounds?
Would you like to review the Rounds you have set up for this event?
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288. Round Editor
Opens related settings / config group in the product.
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290. Feedback?
Do you want to be able to send Feedback to Participants after Judging has concluded?
Feedback can include or not include a variety of information ranging from the actual scores given for the entry to just including the quick comments selected by judges. Feedback email are also never sent automatically so you always have the chance to review them in part or full prior to sending them out and you can also select who they go to and including options for sending them to a participant's Teacher and/or Parents as desired and appropriate.
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296. Include Judge Comments?
Include Judge Comments in Feedback Emails?
Enabling this will include Judge Comments in the Feedback Emails you will be sending to Participants.
You will have the option to review and modify the version of each Judge Comment that Participants receive. This review is optional and not necessary to do before sending out Feedback Emails.
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300. Include Quick Comments?
Include Quick Comments in Feedback Emails?
Enabling this will include Quick Comments in the Feedback Emails you will be sending to Participants.
Quick Comments are predefined comments that judges can simply click on to include with their feedback for the Participant(s).
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304. Include Quick Comment Type?
Include Quick Comment Type in Feedback Emails?
Enabling this will include Quick Comment Types in the Feedback Emails you will be sending to Participants.
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308. Include Score?
Include Scores in Feedback Emails?
Enabling this will include Scores in the Feedback Emails you will be sending to Participants.
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312. Include Score Breakdown?
Include Score Breakdown in Feedback Emails?
Enabling this will include Score Breakdowns in the Feedback Emails you will be sending to Participants.
The Score Breakdown gives the Participant the full scoring on the rubric so they can see how they did on each Rubric Category and Assessment.
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316. Include Rubric Custom Question Responses?
Include Rubric Custom Question Responses in Feedback Emails?
Enabling this will include Rubric Custom Question Responses in the Feedback Emails you will be sending to Participants.
A Rubric Custom Question is one that is asked or required for judges to answer but is not factored into the score given to the Entry. These can be used to gather information from Judges about their thoughts on an Entry or included as additional information questions for Judges to be sure to ask each Participant during their interivew.
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320. Group Email Content By Judge?
Would you like to group Feedback Email Content by Judge?
Enabling this will group all of the Feedback Email Information under Anonymous Judge identifiers such as Judge 1 with their comments, score, etc... followed by Judge 2 with their comments, score, etc...
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324. Complete
You've Completed this Guided Review!
Thank you for running through this with me. Hopefully you found it useful. If you ever need to change anything in the future let me know. We can have a similar conversation to this one or you can dig into the nuts and bolts and review the settings.
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