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** [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#Can_I_uploaded_Microsoft_Office_2007_documents_to_BigBlueButton Can I upload Microsoft documents to BigBlueButton?] Tip: Save your file as a PDF (BigBlueButton) | ** [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#Can_I_uploaded_Microsoft_Office_2007_documents_to_BigBlueButton Can I upload Microsoft documents to BigBlueButton?] Tip: Save your file as a PDF (BigBlueButton) | ||
| − | ** [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#As_a_presenter_the_preview_window_is_too_small_and_I_can%27t Will my animations in PowerPoint convert when uploading to BigBlueButton?] | + | ** [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#As_a_presenter_the_preview_window_is_too_small_and_I_can%27t Will my animations in PowerPoint convert when uploading to BigBlueButton?] No (BigBlueButton) |
** Is there a page limit for uploaded files? 100 pages. (BigBlueButton) | ** Is there a page limit for uploaded files? 100 pages. (BigBlueButton) | ||
* Desktop Sharing | * Desktop Sharing | ||
Revision as of 11:44, 14 February 2013
Contents
Communication Tools
Announcements
- Announcements (DTCC)
- Email (DTCC)
- Email Archive (DTCC)
Forums
- Forums (DTCC)
- Forum Topic Grading (DTCC)
Meetings (BigBlueButton)
- What can an instructor do with the Meetings tool/BigBlueButton? (BigBlueButton)
- Presentations
- Can I upload Microsoft documents to BigBlueButton? Tip: Save your file as a PDF (BigBlueButton)
- Will my animations in PowerPoint convert when uploading to BigBlueButton? No (BigBlueButton)
- Is there a page limit for uploaded files? 100 pages. (BigBlueButton)
- Desktop Sharing
- What does an instructor need to do to share their desktop? Tip: You must download Java (BigBlueButton)
- Can I share a specific window when sharing my desktop? Tip: Yes (BigBlueButton)
- As a presenter, in addition to BigBlueButton, I see a small preview window. What do my students see? (BigBlueButton)
- Voice Conference
- Why can't others hear me when I join the voice conference? (BigBlueButton)
- Why do others only hear part of my audio? Your microphone volume may be too low. Move your microphone closer to your mouth. You may need to change the volume setting of your microphone. (BigBlueButton)
- Why do I hear music when I join a voice conference? (BigBlueButton)
- Why is there an echo in the voice conference? Tip: Students should use headsets or the presenter can mute students (BigBlueButton)
- Chat
- How can I copy all chat messages to the clipboard? (BigBlueButton)
- Record and Playback
- Is there a record start/stop button? No.
- How do I set up a recording? When you create a meeting, you can click on the box beside Recording.
- When does a recording start and stop? BigBlueButton will record all of the meeting, from the time the first person joins to when the last person leaves. When you set up a meeting, you can also state it's duration, therefore, a meeting may also end when it reaches your stated meeting duration. (BigBlueButton)
- What parts of the session does BigBlueButton record? Tip: Presently, whiteboard and mouse movements are not recorded (BigBlueButton)
- What web browsers play recordings? Tip: Firefox and Chrome, not Internet Explorer or Safari. (BigBlueButton)
- Can I download recordings? Not at this time. This is an open source product. Recording capabilities were a recent update for BigBlueButton.
- Tutorials
- Instructor and Student (BigBlueButton)
Roster tool
- Roster (DTCC)
Sign-up tool
- Sign-up (DTCC)
