How do you use hand raised options

This sounds like a useful idea, especially for large meetings, webinars, training sessions, and town halls where managing raised hands can become difficult.

Some use cases and features that could add value:

* **Queue management** – Automatically maintain a first-raised, first-served speaking queue.
* **Hand-raise history** – Track who raised their hand, when, and how long they waited.
* **Priority rules** – Allow hosts to prioritize panelists, attendees, or specific groups.
* **Auto-lower hands** – Lower a participant's hand automatically after they've been called on.
* **Analytics** – Show participation metrics, including total hand raises and most active participants.
* **Poll integration** – Track yes/no responses and compare them with hand raises.
* **Notifications** – Alert hosts when a participant has been waiting beyond a certain threshold.
* **Export reports** – Generate participation reports for training sessions, classrooms, or compliance events.

For education and training environments, a simple dashboard showing the current queue, wait times, and participation counts would be especially valuable.

I also like the privacy-conscious approach of using only screen names. That should make adoption easier while still providing useful meeting insights.
 

I think adding more control and data collection for the Raise Hand functionality is a good idea. We need to provide an audit trail showing whether a hand was raised before or after the Mayor announces that public comment is closed. Since it's not practical to immediately disable Allow Raise Hand, attendees can still raise their hands afterward. A timestamp next to the raised hand (or at least in a report) would allow us to verify whether the request was timely. Today, our phone system provides call timestamps for audit purposes, but moving to Zoom removes that capability unless the raise hand time is tracked. Does that make sense?