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** 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]
 
** 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]
 
** 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.
 
** 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====
 
====Creating and Starting a Meeting====

Revision as of 11:35, 9 July 2013

Meetings

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.

What can you do with Meetings?

Minimum computer requirements

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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: Create a Meeting Handout (DTCC)

Uploading and Displaying Presentations

  • Is there a page limit for uploaded files? 100 pages. (BigBlueButton)

Desktop Sharing

Voice Conference

  • 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)

Using Chat in Meetings

Record and Playback

June 2013: Meetings is not recommended for recording lectures right now.

  • 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)
  • Can I download recordings? Not at this time. This is an open source product. Recording capabilities were a recent update for BigBlueButton.