BigBlueButton Session Tips
Margarita Berezyanskaya
Last Update vor 23 Tagen
Thorough preparation is essential to leading successful online learning events. This list below provides a few items that may contribute to successful sessions.
- Do the run through in the same place using the same equipment that you will use during class.
- Practice using specific tools in BigBlueButton. For example:
- the pointer and draw tools
- chat window
- poll
- using feedback emoticons
- web camera
- presentation - Have the telephone dial-in number on speed dial, just in case your computer audio fails.
- Prepare poll prompts and session questions on a text document, as copying and pasting is much faster and accurate than trying to type during the session.
- Prepare hyperlink texts on a Word document so you can paste them into the chat window if the participants cannot use your presentation link due to a technical incompatibility.
- Prepare a script for each page/slide of your presentation.
- Prepare possible explanations for items you feel will require additional clarification in text that you can paste into the Chat window.
- Be aware of ambient noises such as appliances, air conditioners, street traffic, family members, etc. and create strategies to prevent these from interfering at class time.
- As good practice, ensure that you and your students have only one BBB session open at a time (to avoid echoing).
- Ensure that your personal image on the webcam is acceptable, examples:
- webcam background is not distracting
- adjust the room lighting
- a quick look in the mirror is a good idea
The Day of the Session
Fifteen minutes before the class, you can complete any fine-tuning testing of class functions such as a microphone check.
- Reboot your computer.
- Close all non-essential software or websites.
- Open relevant web examples in browser tabs.
- Greet participants as they arrive using your voice (not the chat window) to save session time.
- Avoid getting into chat window discussions leading up to the session.
- Relax and don’t panic if the technology is not cooperating; your class will understand.
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