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You can use BigBlueButton meetings to host one-on-one tutoring, virtual lectures, and hold online office hours.

Once successfully installed, instructors and their students will have full access to BigBlueButton’s capabilities from within their Sakai interface.

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To create a new conference

Navigate to the course you wish to add a meeting to. Screen_Shot_2018-11-21_at_2.53.06_PM.png Select meetings from the menu options available Screen_Shot_2018-11-21_at_2.53.14_PM.png Then choose create meeting. Once created, the meeting’s settings page will display the different configuration options that can be applied or edited to create your preferred virtual classroom setting.

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Meeting information

Under the meeting information settings you can add a name and description to the virtual classroom, enable recording, engage the wait for moderator setting, and pre-upload a presentation. Screen_Shot_2018-11-21_at_3.04.16_PM.png The meeting **title [1]**and **description [2]**are displayed when users join the session. We recommend assigning a unique meeting title to each new meeting created. When **recording [3]**is enabled, the start/stop record button in the live session will be available for a moderator to engage to generate a viewable, shareable recording link. It is important to note that the recording option must be enabled for recording recovery in the event the moderator does not engage the start/stop during the live session. Screen_Shot_2018-11-21_at_3.04.24_PM.pngChecking the wait for moderator [4] box restricts a viewer’s ability to enter a session until a moderator joins. When this setting is enabled, any viewer attempting to join your session will see the message “****waiting for moderator to join”. Once you (or the moderator) have joined, those users will automatically join the meeting. The **pre-upload presentation [5]**option enables you to load a document that will be available in the live BigBlueButton session.

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Participants

Screen_Shot_2018-12-04_at_1.51.08_PM.png By default, meeting participants are set to the above configuration; where all users enrolled in the course are set to enter as viewers and the owner or Sakai Administrator is set to enter as a moderator. Participants can be added to the room/activity based on their assigned roles or by individual enrolled user. Be sure to save any changes made to your activity. Screen_Shot_2018-12-04_at_2.04.28_PM.png To save your meeting settings, scroll to the very bottom of the page and select save.

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To join the meeting

Screen_Shot_2018-12-04_at_2.09.49_PM.png Navigate back to the meetings tab to display the created meeting. Select the meeting you would like to enter from the list of available meetings. Screen_Shot_2018-12-04_at_2.10.29_PM.png Select Join Session to enter your BigBlueButton meeting. Screen_Shot_2018-12-04_at_2.17.52_PM.png When active, the meeting home page will provide an overview of the conference in progress including the start time and number of current participants, including their roles.