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Web Conferencing

Below is an overview of web conferencing and collaborative meeting options at NDSU.

Overview

Web conferencing is used for synchronous meetings, including class sessions, guest lectures, team meetings, and more. Meeting hosts and participants can share screens, and slide shows, explain spreadsheets, play videos, and collaborate in real time. This technology brings an unprecedented level of communication and collaboration to classrooms and meetings. 

  • Class Collaborate Ultra is a web conference solution available through Blackboard. Features include screen share, breakout groups, a virtual whiteboard, chat, and polling.
  • Microsoft Teams is a part of the NDUS Office 365 suite. Teams include a series of collaboration tools including team chats, file sharing, and web conferencing
  • Zoom is a cloud-based web conferencing platform offering video, audio, screen-sharing, chat, file-sharing, breakout rooms, and collaboration tools.

Help, consultation, training

IT Help Desk

Intended Audience

  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Students

Using this solution

Availability

24/7/365 [*Standard outages]

Cost

University-funded: no charge.

Requirements

Must be a campus-supported product.

Getting Started

  • Getting started will vary by the product selected. Review specific products as a starting point.

Best Practices

Learn More/How To's

  • Review specific products to learn more about how to get started with the web conferencing platform of your choice. 

FAQs

  • FAQs will vary by the product selected. Review specific products as a starting point. 

Use Cases

  • Classes and meetings, allow students/attendees to synchronously participate remotely with audio, video, and sharing content.
  • Web conferencing can be used in many different spaces with a basic internet-connected device, including audio and video.
  • Web conferencing can be used to share sessions with others, such as inviting guest speakers to join classes, team meetings, interviews, and more. 

Universal Design/Accessibility

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Keywordsweb conferencing, zoom, teams, Microsoft teams, ultra, blackboard collaborate,   Doc ID114419
OwnerSharley K.GroupIT Knowledge Base
Created2021-10-20 16:23:55Updated2023-03-30 13:58:44
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