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==Meetings: Student (Participant) User Features==
 
==Meetings: Student (Participant) User Features==
Meetings (also called BigBlueButton) is a web conferencing tool in Sakai that instructors may use to hold "live" class meetings online with their students.
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The Sakai Meetings tool is where you can participate in "live" class meetings online.  
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Find out what you need to be prepared, join and participate in Meetings, the Sakai web conferencing tool.
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===What device and browser is recommended?===
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[[Image:Group-video-session-by-chris-montgomery-smgTvepind4-unsplash.jpg|250px|alt=monitor displaying an online meeting filled with people's faces]]
* Check what ''equipment is required (devices and browsers)'' '''link to Amy's page'''
 
  
====Do I need a headset or webcam?====
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==What device, browser and equipment is recommended?==
* You do not need a headset or webcam unless your instructor requests it.
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<big> [[File:icon-Display.png|50px|alt=Computer monitor]]
* You need speakers so you can hear audio. (Make sure the volume is turned up.)
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[[Meetings: Equipment_Required|What equipment do you need to participate in an online meeting?]]
* If you don’t have a microphone and need to say something, you can type in the Public Chat area.
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===How to join a meeting===
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==How do I join a meeting?==
* '''Mobile device''' - Learn how to join a meeting in Sakai via mobile device:<br>
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:<youtube width="400" height="225" alignment="right">_DeLe8XvbrI</youtube>
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* [https://youtu.be/Aw3Ajuy3kyk Find out how to join a Sakai meeting via a '''desktop''' (YouTube video)]
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* [https://youtu.be/vlK_K-fawt8 Find out how to join a Sakai meeting via a '''mobile device''' (YouTube video)]
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==What can I do in a meeting?==
 
==What can I do in a meeting?==
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* [https://support.blindsidenetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360023206311-Join-the-audio Join audio] (with or without a microphone, plus troubleshooting tips)
 
* [https://support.blindsidenetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360023206311-Join-the-audio Join audio] (with or without a microphone, plus troubleshooting tips)
 
* [https://support.blindsidenetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360023286851-Share-a-Webcam- Share a webcam]
 
* [https://support.blindsidenetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360023286851-Share-a-Webcam- Share a webcam]
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** [https://support.blindsidenetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360024538131-Use-shared-notes Use shared notes]
 
** [https://support.blindsidenetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360024538131-Use-shared-notes Use shared notes]
 
** [https://support.blindsidenetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360030983932-View-closed-captions- View closed captions]
 
** [https://support.blindsidenetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360030983932-View-closed-captions- View closed captions]
** [https://support.blindsidenetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360023375731-Access-the-Options-Menu Access the Options menu] (Settings, Help, Hotkeys, and Logout)
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* [https://support.blindsidenetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360023375731-Access-the-Options-Menu Access the Options menu] (Settings, Help, Hotkeys, and Logout)
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==Where can I find the recording after a meeting?==
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If your instructor records the meeting, here's where you'll find the recording:
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* Click '''Meetings''' in your class Sakai site, and then click the '''Recordings''' tab.
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* '''Note:''' Recordings do not appear immediately at the end of the meeting. It make be a few hours before it is available.
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==What if I lose connectivity in a meeting?==
 
==What if I lose connectivity in a meeting?==
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<big> [[File:Icon-Whiteboard.png|50px|alt=Writing on the digital whiteboard]]
 
You may get disconnected from a session -- for example, if your bandwidth drops too low.   
 
You may get disconnected from a session -- for example, if your bandwidth drops too low.   
  
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'''If refreshing doesn't work...'''
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[[File:Icon-wifi-brown.png|50px|alt=Wifi/Internet reminder!]]'''If refreshing doesn't work...'''
 
* check your internet connection
 
* check your internet connection
 
* try logging in with a different browser or on a different device
 
* try logging in with a different browser or on a different device
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==Where can I find the recording after a meeting?==
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==Learn More==
If your instructor records the meeting, here's where you'll find it:
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* Click '''Meetings''' in your class Sakai site, and then click the '''Recordings''' tab.
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<p>[[File:Icon-LearnMore.png|40px]] <big> Go to [[Sakai_Help_for_Students | Sakai Help for Students]]</big></p>
* '''Note:''' Recordings do not appear immediately at the end of the meeting. It make be a few hours before it is available.
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<p>[[File:Icon-Home.png|40px]] <big> Take me back to the [[Sakai: Meetings|Meetings Home page]].</big></p>

Latest revision as of 11:49, 27 August 2021

Meetings: Student (Participant) User Features

The Sakai Meetings tool is where you can participate in "live" class meetings online.
Find out what you need to be prepared, join and participate in Meetings, the Sakai web conferencing tool.

monitor displaying an online meeting filled with people's faces

What device, browser and equipment is recommended?

Computer monitor What equipment do you need to participate in an online meeting?

How do I join a meeting?

What can I do in a meeting?

Where can I find the recording after a meeting?

If your instructor records the meeting, here's where you'll find the recording:

  • Click Meetings in your class Sakai site, and then click the Recordings tab.
  • Note: Recordings do not appear immediately at the end of the meeting. It make be a few hours before it is available.

What if I lose connectivity in a meeting?

Writing on the digital whiteboard You may get disconnected from a session -- for example, if your bandwidth drops too low.

Refresh your browser if you get disconnected (or if things don't seem to be working).

  • Refreshing the browser will give you a new connection and, if the bandwidth drop was temporary, you should be able to reconnect within a few seconds to rejoin the meeting.

Wifi/Internet reminder!If refreshing doesn't work...

  • check your internet connection
  • try logging in with a different browser or on a different device

Learn More

Icon-LearnMore.png Go to Sakai Help for Students

Icon-Home.png Take me back to the Meetings Home page.