New version of BigBlueButton rolling out starting Dec 12th

New version of BigBlueButton rolling out starting Dec 12th

Hi Everyone,

Christmas is coming early for BigBlueButton

BigBlueButton has been working on a number of updates that will be going live on their production servers starting on Tuesday, Dec 12th, next week. 

What's new  

In the updated version, instructors will now have

  1.  a stopwatch/timer to help manage activities in the meeting

  2. the ability to set a camera as the main presentation area, such as bringing focus to a webcam pointed a physical whiteboard, and

  3. grid layout for group collaboration.

Also, all users now have a new emoji bar with animations (learning should be a bit fun).

For a short video overview of these new features check out:   https://youtu.be/IBqlvcFCH1M
Please share the above video with others.

Rollout Schedule

  1. Canada Region: Tuesday, Dec 12
  2. Europe and Asia Pacific Region: Wednesday, Dec 13
  3. North America Region: Thursday, Dec 14


 The updates will be seamless – any existing meetings on the older versions will continue while new meetings will automatically start on the newer version.

Warm regards,... Fred

--
Fred Dixon

CEO | Blindside Networks Inc.


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