Hangouts Meet vs. WebEx Comparison Chart

Getting Started

Certified Staff Members and pre-assigned paraprofessionals, activate your account by signing in here

• • Certified staff members and paraprofessionals who have been identified by their principals have paid subscription licenses assigned to them. Sign in (upper right corner). This is a premium licensed software so you'll be routed through ClassLink to authenticate.

  • Paraprofessionals can join sessions that are hosted by certified staff through a link.

  • Students join sessions through a link. They do NOT download or subscribe to Webex.

  • The extension is now installed for all Chrome users.

Webex Meetings:

• Webex Meetings Quick Start Guide for Teachers - Simple PDF reference sheet

• Cisco Webex Help Center's - Webex Meetings - Cisco's tutorials page

• Webex YouTube Playlist Favorites

  • Schedule Meetings

  • Start Meetings

  • Record Meetings -Record lesson w/no participants as a great screen recorder.

  • Join a Webex Meeting

    • Join a Cisco Webex Meeting from your Android Phone

    • Join a Cisco Webex Meeting from an iOS Mobile Device

  • How To Share Content During a Cisco Webex Meeting

    • Share Video in a Cisco Webex Meeting

  • Communicate with Participants (non-verbal cues while teaching)

    • Assign Privileges, Attendee Communication, Chat, Raise Hand, Participant Feedback via polls

    • Cisco Webex FAQs

Want to know what teachers are saying about Webex?

Quote from a social studies teacher:

“I like that I can schedule meetings to repeat throughout the week and just leave the link in Google Classroom for the entire week instead of reposting it daily. I use very simple features like sharing my screen and the participant controls. One of the things I have done is had their cameras off during screen sharing time and will allow them back on during discussion time. I just thought it would eliminate some distractions. I also use the participant tools often to mute everyone. They can unmute themselves later, but it will get rid of any immediate distractions. I really like that the kids can take notes by splitting their screen between our skeleton note sheet posted on Classroom and then the presentation I am sharing through Webex. Just a way to have them find highlights and note the key ideas as they would in our more traditional setting.” Dave Davis, Craig HS

Quote from a math teacher:

“Webex has been going pretty smoothly for me. To use it with my students I post daily around 9am to Google Classroom saying "My office is open until noon" and share the link with them. I have a homemade document camera that allows me to work through examples and homework questions with the students just like I would in a normal classroom setting. It is very helpful for teaching math!” Brooke Hagedorn, Craig HS

Quote from a science teacher:

“Webex is a great platform. I like how all of us were provided a personal meeting room. This is great for office hours and impromptu meetings. I have a greeting entered into chat for students to see when they enter each morning. The chat has been a useful feature for the handful of students for whom the audio does not work. I like having the ability to share my screen and work through the content with students using the whiteboard feature the best. I look forward to doing polls like I do with my BTC Zoom classes and will explore the notes feature soon.” Kathleen Romanelli, Craig HS