Meetings: Student 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.

What device and browser is recommended?

• Check what equipment is required (devices and browsers) link to Amy's page

Do I need a headset or webcam?

• You do not need a headset or webcam unless your instructor requests it.
• You need speakers so you can hear audio. (Make sure the volume is turned up.)
• If you don’t have a microphone and need to say something, you can type in the Public Chat area.

How to join a meeting

• Mobile device - Learn how to join a meeting in Sakai via mobile device:
  

What can I do in a meeting?

• Join audio (with or without a microphone, plus troubleshooting tips)
• Share a webcam
• Make webcams "bigger"
• Send public and private chat messages
• Participate during a session
  • Set your status/emoji
  • Respond to polls
  • Join breakout rooms
  • Use the multi-user whiteboard
  • Use shared notes
  • View closed captions
• Access the Options menu (Settings, Help, Hotkeys, and Logout)

What if I lose connectivity in a meeting?

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.

If refreshing doesn't work...

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

Where can I find the recording after a meeting?

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

• 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.