102 Questions on BigBlueButton: The Definitive Guide (2021)
This is a complete guide to BigBlueButton.
BigBlueButton is the best open-source video conferencing software for online learning. It implements the core web conferencing features you would expect in a commercial system.
In this guide you will learn everything that is there to know about this popular video conferencing tool for online teaching including:
- Should I use BigBlueButton
- How to install BigBlueButton
- How to use BigBlueButton
- Troubleshooting
- Integrations
- BigBlueButton vs Zoom
Securing BigBlueButton: Restricting access to whitelisted IPs
You can configure the Nginx server of BigBlueButton to allow incoming requests from only the white-listed public IPs. Here is how to do it: Create a file allow.nginx in /etc/bigbluebutton/nginx Add to the file white-listed IPs in the following format:allow...
Simpler Menu Labels
You can customize menu labels in BigBlueButton so that it’s more relevant for your users. Learn this tip in 2 minutes.
BBB on AWS? Be aware of costs…
We want to share our recent experience of hosting BigBlueButton on AWS. Well, we were interested in AWS for two reasons: Proximity to users and, hence, lower network latency, and Auto-scaling so that we can turn off the instances when not in use Our client, a school...
BigBlueButton: How to host more concurrent users?
Are you interested in increasing number of concurrent users that you BigBlueButton server can host? Here is a simple fix to improve perofrmance of NodeJS by up to 40%, resulting in increase in the nuber of concurrent users that your server can host. #1...
BigBlueButton: How to secure recordings
With default BBB installation, anyone can share playback recordings of your classes on Facebook or WhatsApp for everyone else to watch. To secure your recordings, you can make it accessible only from a certain domain. For example, allow recordings to be accessed from...
BigBlueButton: Fix 1007 and 1020 Errors
The most frequent user complains about BigBlueButton are WebRTC issues: 1007 and 1020. I am going to tell you how to fix this complain for good. No more 1007 or 1020! Running the BigBlueButton client requires a wide range of UDP ports to be available for WebRTC...
BigBlueButton: Change recording schedule
Recording processing is CPU-intensive. By delaying it, you can dedicate servers resources for live classes, improving user experience.
BigBlueButton: Extract IPs and user names
Do you need to find out the real identity of unwanted guests in your live classes? Here is a quick way to find IP and name of users.
BigBlueButton: Create MP4 from Recordings [Tool]
Do you want to convert BigBlueButton recordings into MP4? Here is a free tool that would let you do just that.
BigBlueButton: Put your logo in recordings [Tips]
Do you want to show your logo in recording playback instead of the default BigBlueButton logo? Here is a simple way to achieve it.
BigBlueButton: Share 100+ webcams [Tips]
Now, you can share 100+ webcams during a BigBlueButton class. Check-out the tips to open more webcams and make your online classes more interactive.
What is a Virtual Classroom: The Definitive Guide (2020)
Is Zoom a Virtual Classroom? Learn everything about a Virtual Classroom along with its benefits and challenges as you plan to launch your own in 2020.
11 Tools to Effectively Conduct Your Online Classes
If you are going to design a course for Online LIVE classes, how will it look? Here is a simple 10 step process to design and deliver your new online teaching.
10 Steps to Design and Deliver Online LIVE Classes
If you are going to design a course for Online LIVE classes, how will it look? Here is a simple 10 step process to design and deliver your new online teaching.
8 Tips for Attending Online Classes
Online classes are flexible and convenient but lack benefits of physical contacts. Here are the 8 tips to help you improve your learning through online classes.
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