BigBlueButton: Sharing a Web Camera

Margarita Berezyanskaya

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Note: To access comprehensive information on session facilitation and explore additional features, please visit the BigBlueButton Session Facilitation article.

Sharing your web camera allows the students to see and connect with you as the moderator/presenter.


1. To turn on the web camera, click on the web camera icon at the bottom of the screen. 



2. A pop-up appears, click on the Allow button to turn on the web camera.



Note: Other pop-up windows that look different may appear, but they all ask for your permission to use your computer camera.
3. Another pop-up appears that allows you to adjust your webcam settings. Use this to choose the Camera, Quality of your video, a Virtual background settings and Brightness level.



4. Click on the Start sharing button.


5. Your web camera video appears on the main screen.



6. The webcam sharing icon turns blue.



You can mirror or pin the camera on a certain individual by clicking their name on the camera screen.



7. To stop sharing the web camera, click on the webcam icon again.

Note: To access comprehensive information on session facilitation and explore additional features, please visit the BigBlueButton Session Facilitation article.