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====Minimum computer requirements==== | ====Minimum computer requirements==== | ||
| − | * You | + | * Hardware: You must use a laptop or desktop; right now, you can't use tablets or smartphones |
| − | * | + | * Software: Use the latest versions of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox |
| − | * | + | * Media: If you're going to talk during the meeting, use a headset, otherwise you can just "listen" and use the chat area to post questions |
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* When you join a meeting: | * When you join a meeting: | ||
** Meetings will give you a prompt to let you know that you must give your browser permission to get to your meeting. | ** Meetings will give you a prompt to let you know that you must give your browser permission to get to your meeting. | ||
** Meetings will allow you to test your audio and choose your microphone (if you have one). | ** Meetings will allow you to test your audio and choose your microphone (if you have one). | ||
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====Instructors and Presenters only==== | ====Instructors and Presenters only==== | ||
* '''You can not only use Firefox, but can also use Chrome (or Edge or Safari) to share your desktop.''' | * '''You can not only use Firefox, but can also use Chrome (or Edge or Safari) to share your desktop.''' | ||
Revision as of 12:37, 22 August 2017
Minimum computer requirements
- Hardware: You must use a laptop or desktop; right now, you can't use tablets or smartphones
- Software: Use the latest versions of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox
- Media: If you're going to talk during the meeting, use a headset, otherwise you can just "listen" and use the chat area to post questions
- When you join a meeting:
- Meetings will give you a prompt to let you know that you must give your browser permission to get to your meeting.
- Meetings will allow you to test your audio and choose your microphone (if you have one).
Instructors and Presenters only
- You can not only use Firefox, but can also use Chrome (or Edge or Safari) to share your desktop.
- To share your desktop, you must have Java installed: Test Java or install Java on your computer.
- If Java is not working after you install it, you may have to remove old Java versions, activate Java in your web browser or enable the Java Plug-in in your web browser.
- Here are the step-by-step Java troubleshooting instructions.
- If Java is not working after you install it, you may have to remove old Java versions, activate Java in your web browser or enable the Java Plug-in in your web browser.
Meeting Session FAQ's
- Recommended Number of Users per meeting session: 25 or fewer. According to BigBlueButton, you may experience performance problems with more than 25 students in a single session.
