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BigBlueButton UpdateEasy-to-use Virtual ClassroomsFred DixonBigBlueButton Product Managerffdixon@bigbluebutton.org
MissionProvide remote students a high-quality online learningexperience
BigBlueButton
BigBlueButtonOpen Source Web Conferencing for onlinelearning Originated at Carleton University 20078 years of developmentLocalized in 25 languagesUS DoD built a system around BigBlueButtonand expects to save 12m/year.See article: http://goo.gl/j0VluQ
Engage Online Students Audio, Video, SlidesWhiteboard (multi-user)Chat, Polls, EmoticonsScreen SharingShared NotesBreakout RoomsAccessibility JAWSClosed Captioning
Setup your own server (30 minutes or less)https://docs.bigbluebutton.org/
LocalizationLocalized in over 25languages.We have over 300 collaborators helping uslocalize BigBlueButtonon Tranisfex.
http://bigbluebutton.org/accessibility/
Development Community (github)
BigBlueButton CommittersRichard AlamLead ArchitectFelipe CecagnoClient/Server(Mconf)Anton GeorgievHTML5Fred DixonProduct ManagementTiago Jacobsred5(iMDT)Chad PilkeyClientCalvin WaltonRecord and Playback
Ease of Use
Simple options
Clear ControlsSession TitleShare audio, webcam, and screenStart/Stop Record
Yes, we can do 15 webcams :-)
Student Engagement
Polling
Emoticons
Breakout Rooms
Instructor can specify Number of breakoutrooms (2-5)Time limitdrag-and-dropstudents betweenrooms
Multi-user WhiteboardEach user has their nameassociated with their cursor.
Shared Notes windowAccess SharedNotes window inthe “Shared Notes”layout
Multiple users can type in the sharednotes at the same time (cool!)❶❶ ❷ ❸Launch (up to two) new SharedNotes windows and clear the note(moderator only)❷Modify formatting (font/size) of text❸Download text
Moodle Integration
Deep integration with Moodle
Moodle Plugin Directory
Activity Plugins#2
Moodle Cloud
Merged RecordingsBN functionality
Room/Activity with recordings
Room/Activity only
Recordings only
Major refactoring
Features you won’t find in Moodle Cloud (yet)
Recordings
Thumbnails
Edit recording name and description
Edit recording name and description
Import recording links
Coming up for BigBlueButtonBN!
Support for Moodle Mobile
Support for Moodle Analytics
BigBlueButton HTML5 Client
test.bigbluebutton.org
HTML5 client road map 2017-All viewer capabilities (minus the two-way video)Android and iOS mobile client 2018-Moderator/Presenter capabilitiesTwo-way videoThe goal is for the HTML5 client to become the default client
One More Thing :-)
Want to add audio/video to any editabletext?
FutureBigBlueButtonBN integration-MobileAnalyticsBigBlueButton-Pure HTML5 architectureSupport for multiple presentations and chatGuest management
All things BigBlueButtonHome ok.com/bigbluebutton
SummaryBigBlueButton is an open source web conferencing systemWe focus on market: online learninghttp://bigbluebutton.org/
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BigBlueButton Update Easy-to-use Virtual Classrooms Fred Dixon BigBlueButton Product Manager ffdixon@bigbluebutton.org. Mission Provide remote students a high-quality online learning experience. BigBlueButton. . Download text Multiple users can type in the shared .
