BigBlueButton

BigBlueButton is an open source web conferencing system for on-line learning. BigBlueButton enables you to share documents (PDF and any office document), webcams, chat, audio and your desktop. It can also record sessions for later playback... http://bigbluebutton.org/

The BBB App is available for use in Schoology Courses and Groups.

Teacher/Instructors: How to access the BBB in Schoology:Enterprise,

To start a conference

  1. Go to https://saisd.schoology.com/
  2. Open a course or group.
  3. On the right hand side, click on 'BigBluebutton Confer...' [Fig. 1] option.
  4. In the BigBlueButton window, click on the '+ Create New Conference' button [Fig. 2].
  5. In the Create New Conference window [Fig. 3] and type in,
    1. The conference name.
    2. Choose the Start (Date) and type in the start time.
    3. You may also choose to add an 'End Time' and date.
  6. Click the 'Create' button to start the conference.
  7. To enter or start the conference, click the 'Start Conference' button [Fig. 4].

To record the conference,

  1. Click the Start/Stop Recording button in the title bar to begin/end recording [Fig. 5].
  2. Recordings will be made available under the 'Completed' tab and will only be available for 7 days.

To exit and end the conference,

  1. Click the 'Log Out' option [Fig. 6].
  2. To end the conference, look under the 'Active' tab and click on the 'End Conference' button [Fig. 7].

To play a recording of a conference,

After you stop the recording and log out of the conference, end the conference by clicking the 'End Conference' button.

  1. To view your recording, in the BBB window click on the 'Completed' tab [Fig. 8].
  2. To play the recording, click the 'Play' button [Fig. 9].
  3. Recordings will only be available for 7 days.

Students: How to access the BBB in Schoology:Enterprise,

To join a conference,

  1. Go to https://saisd.schoology.com/
  2. Open a course or group.
  3. On the right hand side, click on 'BigBluebutton Confer...' [Fig. 1] option.
  4. If this is the first time you've used BBB, click on the 'Approved' button [Fig. 2] to give BBB access to your Schoology account.
  5. In the BBB 'Active' tab, click on the conference title [Fig. 3] to enter the conference room.

Helpful Video Tutorials

Moderator/Presenter Tutorial by BBB

Viewer Overview by BBB

Other video tutorials: