Conferences

Conference Overview

Conferences makes it easy to meet with your instructor and other students in synchronous (real-time) discussions within your course. Currently, Canvas integrates with BigBlueButton Links to an external site.. Your instructor may invite you to course-wide conferences or set up personal conferences.Conferences allows you to broadcast real-time audio, video, share presentation slides, and share any other online resources. To access a conference click Conferences in the left navigation of the course OR if the conference is part of a group, click People to access the group. Once on the conference page click Join to access the conference.

The Conference will display in a new tab or window depending on your browser preferences. Review the numbered items below.

1. When you first join the conference there will be options to test your audio and microphone. Once in the conference the audio and microphone options will display in upper left corner of the screen.
2. The list of participants will display in the users panel. If you are broadcasting your microphone an icon will display next to your name. You can mute yourself or your instructor may mute all participants at certain times during the conference.
3. The middle pane is for displaying a presentation or the whiteboard.
4. The chat pane will display on right. Click in the chat box to type a message.

Canvas Guides

Printable Handout

• Canvas Groups Guide Links to an external site.

Video Tutorials

• Using Big Blue Button as a Participant
• Using Big Blue Button as a Presenter

Canvas Online Guides

Note: These guides are maintained by the Canvas Documentation Team and are available on the Canvas Community site Links to an external site.. Some of the information in these guides may not apply to the Lake Land College instance of Canvas. If you have a question about a feature mentioned in these guides, please review Getting Help page for details on who to contact at Lake Land College.

• What are Conferences for students? Links to an external site.
• How do I join a web conference? Links to an external site.
• How do I use the Conference interface in my Student Group? Links to an external site.
• How do I create a Conference in my Student Group? Links to an external site.
• How do I start a Conference in my Student Group? Links to an external site.
• How do I edit a Conference in my Student Group? Links to an external site.
• How do I delete a Conference in my Student Group? Links to an external site.
• How do I record a Conference in my Student Group? Links to an external site.
• How do I share my desktop in the Conference interface in my Student Group? Links to an external site.
• How do I add files to my presentation in the Conference interface in my Student Group? Links to an external site.
• How do I take a poll in a Conference? Links to an external site.