[clue-tech] Big Blue Button conferencing Switching between webcams

Crawford Rainwater crawford.rainwater at linux-etc.com
Sat Jan 22 14:24:11 MST 2011


----- YES NOPE9 <yes at nope9.com> wrote: -----
> 
> I logged on as a moderator to clue #1. BBB is telling me that I am a
> presenter. Is that the same thing ?
> 

The "moderator" can control a few things including who presents or is the "presenter", yes.


> Microphones
> 
> I clicked on the left hand button and a female voice told me that I
> was being placed in the conference.
> 
> Some elevator music came on. I was unable to hear myself talk. I did
> not try the wireless microphone since my built-in microphone was not
> connectable.
> 

Unless there is more than one person, you get the "on hold" or "elevator" music until further notice.  When there are 2+ "listeners", then you can hear whoever is speaking (or mute them).  The "moderator" can control the audio overall for the conference as well.

> Next I thought I would try OpenMeeting.... It is not clear to me how
> to invoke OM.
> 

Go to the CLUE Conference web site -> OpenMeetings link and take it from there.

HTH.

--- Crawford

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