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==Meetings==
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[[Image:Icon-announcement.png|40px|alt=Announcement]] <big>To learn about the most recent updates in Sakai Meetings, watch this brief video on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbtHTLascyU '''What's New in Sakai Meetings (BigBlueButton)'''</big>].
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==Meetings (Web Conferencing)==
  
Meetings (BigBlueButton) is an open source webinar tool that allows you to share content with your students remotely. You can share your desktop, upload and display presentations, use a white board, use a webcam, and use text chat with your students. It's still a new tool, so it's great for conducting meetings, but it's not ready to be used for recording lectures.  
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<big>Meetings (BigBlueButton) is a web conferencing tool available in Sakai that allows you to communicate with your students remotely. <br>
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* You can display presentations, use a white board, use audio and/or a webcam, chat with your students, add polls, and share your device. <br>
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* Meetings is a '''synchronous''' tool, which means users have to be online at the same time to interact.<br>
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* You can record your Meetings, and students can view the recordings in Sakai.</big>
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====What can you do with Meetings?====
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==Web Conferencing from Start to Finish==
* [http://www.bigbluebutton.org/overview/ What can an instructor do with the Meetings tool/BigBlueButton?] (BigBlueButton)
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* [http://www.bigbluebutton.org/videos/ Tutorials for Instructors and Students] (BigBlueButton)
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* [[Meetings: Equipment Required | Equipment Required]]
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* [[Meetings: Bandwidth Considerations | Bandwidth Considerations]]
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* [[Meetings: Add and Create a Meetings Session | Add and Create a Meetings Session in Sakai]]
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* [[Meetings: Getting to Know the Meetings Presentation Area | Getting to Know the Meetings Presentation Area]]
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* [[Meetings: Moderator Features | How Do I Use the Moderator Features During a Meeting?]]
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* [[Meetings: Presenter Features | How Do I Use the Presenter Features During a Meeting?]]
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* [[Meetings: Instructional Tips | Instructional Tips for Using the Meetings Tool]]
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* [[Meetings: Student User Features | Participant (Student) User Features]]
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* [[Meetings: Troubleshooting Meetings| Troubleshooting my Meeting sessions]]
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* [[Meetings: Recordings and Statistics | Recordings and Statistics]]
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* [[Meetings: Video Tutorials | Video Tutorials]]
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====Minimum computer requirements====
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==Accessibility==
* You '''must''' use a web browser running '''Adobe Flash 10.3 or higher''', according to [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#What_are_the_minimum_requirements_for_the_BigBlueButton_client? BigBlueButton ].
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**To check your web browser flash version (and download the latest version), visit [http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/find-version-flash-player.html Adobe's Flash Version Check]
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* Are Meetings/Chat/Recordings Accessible to those using screen readers? Yes, since [https://docs.bigbluebutton.org/support/release-notes.html#release-081 release 0.8+].
** If using a '''Mac''', please follow the [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#What_are_the_minimum_requirements_for_the_BigBlueButton_client? instructions and link] provided by BigBlueButton
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* Here is a video about the [https://youtu.be/feC_zm1y3N4 Live Closed Captioning support] and [https://support.blindsidenetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360030980012-Use-Closed-Captions step-by-step instructions].
* Instructors and Presenters only:
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* Here is the official [https://bigbluebutton.org/accessibility/ Accessibility Statement and VPAT].</big>
** To share your desktop, you must have '''Java installed''' on your desktop: [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#What_is_needed_to_run_desktop_sharing? BigBlueButton Instructor/Presenter Set-up Instructions]
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** Recommended Number of Users per meeting session: '''25 or less'''. According to [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#How_many_simultaneous_users_can_BigBlueButton_support BigBlueButton], you may experience performance problems with more than 25 students in a single session.
 
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====Creating and Starting a Meeting====
 
* Are step-by-step instructions available for creating and starting a Meeting? '''Yes.''' Here are the instructions: [[Media:Create_a_Meeting.pdf|Create a Meeting Handout]] (DTCC)
 
 
 
====Uploading and Displaying Presentations====
 
* [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#Can_I_uploaded_Microsoft_Office_2007_documents_to_BigBlueButton Can I upload Microsoft documents to BigBlueButton?] Don't, they may not display well. 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?] '''No'''. (BigBlueButton)
 
 
 
* Is there a page limit for uploaded files? '''100 pages.''' ([http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#Can_I_increase_the_100_page_limit_for_uploads? BigBlueButton])
 
 
 
====Desktop Sharing====
 
* [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#What_is_needed_to_run_desktop_sharing? What does an instructor need to do to share their desktop?] Tip: You must download Java (BigBlueButton)
 
 
 
* [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#Can_I_share_a_specific_window_when_sharing_my_desktop Can I share a specific window when sharing my desktop?] Tip: '''Yes'''. (BigBlueButton)
 
 
 
* [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#As_a_presenter_the_preview_window_is_too_small_and_I_can%27t As a presenter, in addition to BigBlueButton, I see a small preview window. What do my students see?] (BigBlueButton)
 
 
 
====Voice Conference====
 
* [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#How_can%27t_others_hear_me_in_the_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 [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#How_can%27t_others_hear_me_in_the_voice_conference? volume setting of your microphone]. (BigBlueButton)
 
 
 
* [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#Why_do_I_hear_music_when_I_join_the_voice_conference? Why do I hear music when I join a voice conference?] (BigBlueButton)
 
 
* [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#Why_is_there_an_echo_in_the_voice_conference? Why is there an echo in the voice conference?] Tip: Students should use headsets or the presenter can mute students (BigBlueButton)
 
 
 
====Using Chat in Meetings====
 
* [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_copy_all_chat_messages_to_the_clipboard? How can I copy all chat messages to the clipboard?] (BigBlueButton)
 
 
 
====Record and Playback====
 
 
 
Updated August 2013: Meetings does record lectures now. But recordings may not show up for over 24 hours.
 
 
 
* 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)
 
 
 
* [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#What_parts_of_the_session_does_BigBlueButton_record? What parts of the session does BigBlueButton record?] Tip: Presently, whiteboard and mouse movements are not recorded (BigBlueButton)
 
 
 
* [http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#What_browsers_support_playback What web browsers play recordings?] Tip: Firefox and Chrome do playback recordings, but Internet Explorer and Safari do not. (BigBlueButton)
 
 
 
* Can I download recordings? '''Not at this time.''' This is an open source product. Recording capabilities were a recent update for BigBlueButton. August 2103 Update: Now you can share the link to Meeting recordings with others.
 

Latest revision as of 18:55, 26 April 2022

Announcement To learn about the most recent updates in Sakai Meetings, watch this brief video on What's New in Sakai Meetings (BigBlueButton).

Meetings (Web Conferencing)

Meetings (BigBlueButton) is a web conferencing tool available in Sakai that allows you to communicate with your students remotely.

  • You can display presentations, use a white board, use audio and/or a webcam, chat with your students, add polls, and share your device.
  • Meetings is a synchronous tool, which means users have to be online at the same time to interact.
  • You can record your Meetings, and students can view the recordings in Sakai.
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Web Conferencing from Start to Finish

Accessibility