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Introduction

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This page lists the various web-conferencing features most requested on the four web-conferencing tools supported at Biola. Some feature restrictions may change as service providers adapt and remove restrictions due to various circumstance ( e.g. the COVID 19 pandemic).


Web-Conference Feature Comparison

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Feature CategorySpecific Feature
Canvas (BigBlueButton)

Google Meet

WebEx Meetings

(Till March 2021)

Zoom Basic

(Free

Basic Version

)

Zoom Licensed

(Paid

Version

)

Host
Hosting/
Join MethodAudio-OnlyYesYes

Yes

JoiningNumber of ParticipantsUp to 250 Participants
From Desktop App w/camera turned off
Up to 100 Participants
Yes
Up to 300 Participants

Audio & Video
Length of MeetingNo Limit40 min. for 3 or more participants24 Hr.
Anonymous User Joining

Not by default

YesYes
Up to 250 Participants
Audio-Only

Yes

Yes

Yes

Up to 100 Participants
Audio & Video

Yes

Yes

Up to 300 Participants

Yes

Browser-based Sessions
Yes

Yes

Up to 250 Participants

Yes

Yes

Up to 100 Participants

Yes

Up to 300 Participants

Computer Software-based Sessions
No

No

Up to 250 Participants

Yes

Yes

Up to 100 Participants

Yes

Up to 300 Participants

Conference Call (Call In Hosting)
No

Yes*

Up to 250 Participants

No

Yes

Up to 100 Participants

Yes

Up to 300 Participants

Dial in by Phone

Yes.

Note: But you must first start the process by joining on a computer

Yes

Up to 250 Participants

Yes

No

Up to 100 Participants

Yes

Up to 300 Participants

Recording**

Yes

YesYesYesYes
Live Stream
No
Internal (Biola)***:

Up to 250 internal/external participants and 100,000 internal viewers.

External: No

No

No

Yes (via 3rd party integration)

Limit is dependent on connected live stream service (Facebook, YouTube, etc.)

Recording**Yes

Yes, locally

Yes, locally or in the cloud

WebinarNoNo
NoNoNo

Yes****

This is available as an added paid feature.
CollaborationBreakout Rooms
Yes

No*****

No
YesYes
ChatYesYesYes
YesYes
File Share
Presentation Files Only
YesYesYes
YesLength of MeetingNo LimitNo Limit24 Hr.40 min. for 3 or more participants24 Hr.PollsYes

No

Note: You can use a 3rd party app for taking the poll and send the poll link in the Google Meet chat.

Yes
Hand RaisingNo*****YesYes
Polls

No*****

YesYes
Q&A

No

No

Note: You can present a Google Slides presentation that can facilitate this.Note: You can create a Google Jam (whiteboard) at jamboard.google.com, share the link to your students.

*****

YesYes
ReactionsNoYesYes
Screen/Specific App ShareYesYesYes
Screen Share with AudioYesYes
WhiteboardYes

No

Yes
Whiteboard

Yes

YesYes
Function & Limits
Closed CaptioningManual via stenographerYes - AutomaticManual via stenographer

Manual via stenographer

Automatic - 3rd party API Integration

Manual via stenographer

Automatic - 3rd party API Integration

RegistrationNoNoNoNoYesSee Participants Consecutively

Unknown

Note: Depends on user's hardware.

Up to 16

Note: Depends on user's hardware.

Up to 25 consecutively

Note: Depends on user's hardware.

49 per gallery page with ~20 gallery pages.

Note: Depends on user's hardware.

49 per gallery page with ~20 gallery pages.

Note: Depends on user's hardware.

See Shared Content & ParticipantsYesYes (less intuitive)YesYesYesUser LimitUp to 100 participantsUp to 250 participantsUp to 1,000 participants100 participants300 participants

* You can start the meeting without a computer, but you must have scheduled the meeting in advance on a computer.

** Please be aware that HIPAA laws may affect your use of this function.

*** Live stream feeds may be delayed and do not allow participant interaction.

**** Biola has not paid for this feature at this time.

Introduction

Column

This page lists the various web-conferencing features most requested on the four web-conferencing tools supported at Biola. Some feature restrictions may change as service providers adapt and remove restrictions due to various circumstance ( e.g. the COVID 19 pandemic).

Web-Conference Feature Comparison

Feature CategorySpecific FeatureCanvas (BigBlueButton)Google MeetWebEx MeetingsZoom (Free Basic Version)Zoom (Paid Version)Host/Join MethodAudio-OnlyYes

Yes

Up to 250 Participants

From Desktop App w/camera turned off

Yes

Up to 100 Participants

Yes

Up to 300 Participants

Audio & VideoYesYesYesYesYesBrowser-based SessionsYesYes

Yes

YesYesComputer Software-based SessionsNoNoYesYesYesConference Call (Call In Hosting)NoYes*NoYesYesDial in by Phone

Yes.

Note: But you must first start the process by joining on a computer

Yes

Up to 250 Participants

YesNoYesRecording**YesYesYesYesYesLive StreamNo

Internal (Biola)***: Up to 100,000

External: No

NoNo

Yes (via 3rd party integration)

Limit is dependent on connected live stream service (Facebook, YouTube, etc.)

WebinarNoNoNoNoNo****

This is available as an added paid feature.

CollaborationBreakout RoomsYesNoNoYesYesChatYesYesYesYesYesFile SharePresentation Files OnlyYesYesYesYesLength of MeetingNo LimitNo Limit24 Hr.40 min. for 3 or more participants24 Hr.PollsYes

No

Note: You can use a 3rd party app for taking the poll and send the poll link in the Google Meet chat.

YesYesYesQ&ANo

No

Note: You can present a Google Slides presentation that can facilitate this.

NoYesYesScreen/Specific App ShareYesYesYesYesYesWhiteboardYes

No

Note: You can create a Google Jam (whiteboard) at jamboard.google.com, share the link to your students.

YesYesYesFunction & LimitsClosed CaptioningManual via stenographerYes - AutomaticManual via stenographer

Manual via stenographer

Automatic - 3rd party API Integration

Manual via stenographer

Automatic - 3rd party API Integration

RegistrationNoNoNoNoYesSee Participants Consecutively

Unknown

Note: Depends on user's hardware.

Up to 16

Note: Depends on user's hardware.

Up to 25 consecutively

Note: Depends on user's hardware.

Attendance/TrackingNo*****

Yes

Yes

Changeable Backgrounds

Yes

YesYes
Closed CaptioningYes - AutomaticYes - Manual or 3rd party appYes - Manual or 3rd party app
Host Controls Over ParticipantsNo*****YesYes
Lock MeetingNoYesYes
RegistrationNoNoYes
Remote Computer ControlNoYesYes
See Participants Consecutively

49 per page

49 per gallery page with ~20 gallery pages

.

Note: Depends on user's hardware.

49 per gallery page with ~20 gallery pages

.

Note: Depends on user's hardware.

See Shared Content & Participants
Yes
Yes (less intuitive)
Yes
YesYes
User LimitUp to
100
250 participantsUp to
250
100 participantsUp to
1,000 participants100 participants300 participants
300 participants
Waiting RoomNo*****YesYes

* You can start the meeting without a computer, but you must have scheduled the meeting in advance on a computer.

** Please be aware that HIPAA laws may affect your use of this function.

*** Live stream feeds may be delayed and do not allow participant interaction.

**** For more information about Webinars, please see our Zoom service page.

**** Biola has not paid for this feature at this time* According to Google's first blog announcement on August 10, 2020 and second blog announcement on October 8, 2020, these features are coming soon.