BigBlueButtonBN lets you create from within Moodle links to real-time on-line classrooms using BigBlueButton, an open-source web conferencing system for distance education.
Using BigBlueButtonBN you can specify for the title, description, calendar entry (which gives a date range for joining the session), groups, and details about the recording of the online session.
Step 1. Login and enter into the relevant course
Step 2. Click the Course Administration (cog icon) on the top right-hand-side
Step 3. Select Turn editing on
Step 4. Select “Add an activity or resource” from the relevant section
Step 5. Select “BigBlueButtonBN” from the pop-up box.
Step 6. Select “Add”
Step 7. Select an Instance type.
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Options |
Description |
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Instance type |
There are three options available:
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Step 8. Enter the Virtual classroom name details for the BigBlueButtonBN
Step 9. Enter the relevant description details for the BigBlueButtonBN
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Options |
Description |
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Display description on course page |
Enable this option if the description if required on the course page |
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Send notification |
Enable this option if you need to send notifications to users enrolled in the course to identify a course has been created or modified |
Step 10. Activity/Room settings Setup.
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Options |
Description |
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Welcome message |
Enter a welcome message that would greet the students for this activity |
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Wait for moderator |
Enable this option if you need the participants to wait for the instructor before beginning the activity |
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Session can be recorded |
Enable this option to record the session |
Step 11. Recording settings Setup.
Step 12. Participants Setup.
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Options |
Description |
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Add participant |
There are three options available:
Once an option has been selected (eg Role), you can then make another selection from the drop down menu (eg Moderator) and then select the Add button. |
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Participant list |
The Participant list displays all users selected by the Add button. The option for each user may be interchanged from Viewer to Moderator to Viewer depending on the role to be given. The bin can be used to delete users individually as a group. |
Step 13. Schedule for session Setup.
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Options |
Description |
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Join open |
Enable this option when users are able to join a meeting by specifying the date and time |
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Join closed |
Enable this option when users are no longer able to join a meeting by specifying the date and time |
Step 14. Common module settings Setup.
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Options |
Description |
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Availability |
The availability option permits students to view and access this activity |
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ID number |
The ID number can be entered to reference the same ID number from a third-party package especially gradebook |
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Group mode |
There are three options group settings available. None, separate or visible. |
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Grouping |
If separate or visible grouping is enabled, you will then be given an option to Add group/grouping access restrictions |
Step 15. The Restrict access settings
Teachers may restrict students from accessing this activity content based upon a set of conditions. These conditions may be based on whether an activity has been completed or not, date restrictions when assignments can commence, a specified grade to be achieved, a certain user profile or a set of nested restrictions based on the above settings.
https://support.ecreators.com.au/hc/en-us/articles/360000490215-How-to-setup-Restrict-Access
Step 16. Activity completion setup
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Options |
Description |
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Completion tracking |
There are three options available:
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Require view |
Enable this option if you require students to view an activity to complete it |
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Expect completed on |
If date and time restrictions are placed to submit the book, then select the Enable field. |
Step 17. Tags Setup
Tags will allow students and teachers to connect to other courses and content being offered.
Step 18. Competencies Setup
Competencies will not be available unless they have been set up at a course level. Administrators can set up competency frameworks and add competencies within the framework. Teachers can also add competencies to courses and course activities.
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Options |
Description |
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Course competencies |
Course competencies allow you to search for competencies that you’d like to link to this activity. |
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Upon activity completion |
There are four options to select once an activity has been completed. Do nothing, attached evidence, send for review or complete the competency. |
Step 19. Click Save and return to course.
The activity that has been created will now be displayed in the section where you selected ‘Add an activity or resource’.