Web-conferencing tools not only provide scheduling and location flexibility but can encourage collaboration and enhance communication with students. Invite a guest speaker, take a virtual field trip, conduct an assignment review or tutoring session, hold office hours, or record asynchronous course content.
Zoom
Zoom is a web-conferencing tool that can be accessed both inside and outside of Canvas. Whether you use it for class meetings or virtual office hours, the articles below will help you take advantage of Zoom's powerful feature set. We recommend allowing plenty of familiarization time before your first session — even if you've used online conferencing/webinar tools before.
Overview
Browse Zoom's key features and access links to additional information and resources.
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Breakout Rooms
Pre-assign students to Zoom breakout rooms for group activities and discussions.
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Canvas Conferences (BigBlueButton)
BigBlueButton is Canvas's built-in web-conferencing tool. Use it for synchronous virtual lectures and office hours. Because of its powerful feature set, we recommend allowing plenty of familiarization time before using BigBlueButton in your class — even if you've used web-conferencing tools before.