BigBlueButton: Users Panel

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

The Users Panel is located on the left side of the screen.

This displays participants' names in a session.

On each participant's initials icon there can be two smaller icons.

In the example, the icons represent:

• Beverley Davis is the moderator (facilitator).
  
  

• Beverley Davis has an active microphone.
  

• Ahmed Ali has a muted microphone.

• Lee Chan has selected the Listen only mode.

Note: These icons may change as BBB is in continuous development.

Users can click on their names to set their status as away or active.

If users want to raise their hand or express themselves using emojis, they click on the Reactions Bar (emojis or hand icon) at the bottom of their screen. 

They can click any of the available options for emojis.

If the moderator clicks on a user's name, a more comprehensive menu appears.

• If the user's microphone is active, the moderator can click on the user's name, and then the Mute user option to silence the user's audio.
  
  
• The moderator can start a private chat with each learner. This allows participants to choose specific users to chat with in a back-channel mode. This allows for private conversations that will not disturb the class. Good uses include troubleshooting individual technical problems and privately clarifying topics or terminology.
  
  
• The moderator can also grant whiteboard access to a user.
  
  
• The moderator can make another participant the presenter, or change a participant's status from presenter to viewer.
  
  
• The moderator can promote another participant to moderator.
  
  
• Moderators can also remove users from a session if needed.

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