Community and web resources/Guidelines for online meet-up
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- Howto
- No special software installation required; most modern browsers should work (WebRTC required).
- Open the URL above, accept the privacy statement,
- enter your name,
- click "join" (or "start" if you’re the first),
- click "with microphone", allow your browser to access it, check the audio.
- Your microphone is muted if you join. Activate microphone and/or camera with the buttons at the bottom.
- Minimize the default presentation with the "screen" button, bottom right.
- If you’d like to share your screen or upload a file, you can make yourself the presenter: Click on your user name, change the setting, then you’ll see the "screen sharing" button beside the camera button; also there’s now "manage presentations" behind the "plus" button. Beware there is only one presenter at a time, so don’t kill someone else’s presentation.
- Technical hints
- Sound is usually better if you use a headset (less noise for everyone).
- Connection problems are mostly due to low bandwidth or high latency on your side, e.g. with mobile connections.
- Sometimes leaving and re-entering helps.
- If audio/video doesn’t work for you, you can still use the text chat.
- Screen sharing needs a lot of bandwidth.
- BigBlueButton documentation applies: bigbluebutton.org
- Netiquette
- Please use a name that we recognize from here. Some feel uncomfortable with anonymous lurkers.
- Mute your microphone while you’re not talking.
- It’s nice to show your face at least when you join.
- If there are connection problems, stop camera sharing.
- The room is set to “everyone’s a moderator“, I trust you...