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Conferences (video)

Live virtual classrooms powered by BigBlueButton (BBB).

Entitlement note​

Video conferencing must be enabled for your tenant by the platform operator. See Entitlements.

Tier note​

Available for Secondary and University tenants. Optional for Primary.

Screens​

ScreenRouteWhoDescription
Conferences/conferenceAllList upcoming and active conferences
Manager/conferences/managerAdmin, ModeratorCreate and manage conference rooms
Virtual classroom/conferences/vcTeacher, StudentJoin a live session
Settings/conferences/settingsAdminConfigure BBB server URL and shared secret

Create a conference (Admin / Moderator)​

  1. Go to Conferences → Manager and select New conference.
  2. Enter a Title and link it to a Course.
  3. Set the Scheduled date and time.
  4. Select Save. The conference appears in the list with status Scheduled.

Start a session (Teacher)​

  1. Go to Conferences and find your scheduled conference.
  2. Select Start. This opens the BigBlueButton room.
  3. Students join from Conferences → Virtual classroom by selecting Join.

Join a session (Student)​

  1. Go to Conferences → Virtual classroom.
  2. Select the active conference for your course.
  3. Select Join. Your browser opens the BBB session.

End a session​

The teacher or moderator selects End meeting inside BBB. The conference status updates to Ended.

Configure BBB settings (Admin)​

  1. Go to Conferences → Settings.
  2. Enter the BBB server URL and Shared secret (from your BBB deployment).
  3. Select Save.

Settings map to the BBB_SERVER_URL and BBB_SHARED_SECRET environment variables. Changes here override the .env values at runtime.