Seneca BigBlueButton web gateway - Joining a meeting

Joining a meeting

To join a Big Blue Button meeting you need a Flash enabled browser. Which essentially is any browser you can watch you-tube videos on. It is highly recommended to use a headset with Big Blue Button. This prevents the echo effect for the Speaker in the meeting.
Note that if you are using a USB headset, you should set your default speakers of the system as your headset.

Non-Seneca guests (Using a guest URL)

1. Copy and paste the URL into a browser (i.e. Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, etc...)
2. You will see the following page:

   

3. Enter a name that others recognize you with, in the meeting
4. Enter the password sent to you with the URL
5. Click on Login

Seneca Users

1. login to https://bbb.senecac.on.ca using your Seneca ID and password

   you may get a warning on the SSL certificate! Accept the risk and proceed. The reason you are getting this message is that this server is a Demo server and the SSL certificate on it is self-signed. There is no actual risk and your User id and password is being passed through a secure layer.

2. When logged in, if you don't see the list of ongoing meetings, click on "join" link

   

   1. From the list of meeting select the one you were invited to
   2. Enter the password you were sent along with the invitation
   3. Click on "Join Meeting.

Initial audio setup

Now you are joining the meeting.
At this stage "flash" needs to identify which microphone you are using.

It is highly recommended to use a headset. This prevents the echo effect for the Speaker in the meeting.

Note that if you are using a USB headset, you should set your default speakers of the system as your headset.

==Allow Flash to use the audio/video of the system

• When this screen appears:

  

  Click on "Allow" so flash can use the audio/video of the system

• Then Select the microphone of your head set (or the preferred microphone of the system) and close the prompt

  

  At this stage you should be able to hear your own voice from the speakers and the bar moving when talking.

  If you can't hear yourself, then click on "Change Microphone" and select the proper one

• Finally click on "Join Audio" To start the meeting.

Basic Icons (buttons) of Big Blue Button

There are four buttons on left top corner of the meeting page. If you are not a moderator (presenter) then you will only see the first two:

• Sharing Audio: Enables and disables the flash audio. Note that this is NOT a mute button. if the audio is disabled and enabled again, you will get the prompt for selecting a microphone and joining the audio again.
• Sharing Video: Enables and disables sharing of your image through the webcam of your computer. This button Does not share your image to others, but only activates your webcam. To share (display) your image you must click on the "play" button that is placed at the bottom of the webcam (your image) window.
• Sharing Desktop: shares a selection of your desktop to others (only if you are a presenter)
• The Polling Module: Manages and posts polling questions with multiple answers to others and give you feed back by showing the percentage of selections by attendees. It also posts the polls on mobile devices using a URL in case you are using the Big Blue Button in combined (remote and local) lecture or meeting.