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Draft — this page is draft documentation for BigBlueButton 4.0. The details described here may change before release.
In 3.0, the presenter role could only be assigned by a moderator. BigBlueButton 4.0 keeps that as one option and adds two more, so participants have some agency over when they can show something to the class.

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The three modes

Assigned

Only a moderator assigns the presenter role. This is how 3.0 worked.

Request and approve

A participant asks to present and you approve or decline.

Anyone can present

Any participant can take the presenter role at any time, without approval.

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Set the mode

Open permissions and policies from the user list — the same place as participant permissions and the guest policy — and choose the presenting mode.

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Handling requests

In request and approve mode, a participant’s request comes to you for approval. Approve it to hand over the presenter role, or decline to leave it where it is.
Anyone can present, combined with minimizing the presentation for a grid of tiles, makes BigBlueButton function much more like a meeting tool — useful for staff meetings, group work, and student-led sessions.
Only one person presents at a time in any mode.