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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Canvas (BigBlueButton) |
WebEx Meetings (Paid
Audio-Only | Yes | Yes
Yes From Desktop App w/camera turned off |
Yes Up to 100 Participants
Audio & Video | Yes | Yes Up to 250 Participants
Up to 100 Participants | Browser-based SessionsYes Up to 300 Participants
No Up to 250 Participants Yes |
Yes Up to 300 Participants
No |
Up to 250 Participants No | No
Yes Up to 250 Participants Note: But you must first start the process by joining on a computer
Yes | No Up to 100 Participants Yes Up to 300 Participants Recording** | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | YesInternal (Biola)***:
No |
External: Up to 250 Participants and no Viewers. No | No
Limit is dependent on connected live stream service (Facebook, YouTube, etc.) Webinar | No | No | No
No | No
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Length of Meeting | No Limit | No Limit | 50 min. | 24 Hr. | 40 min. for 3 or more participants | 24 Hr. | Polls | Yes | No Note: You can use a 3rd party app for taking the poll and send the poll link in the Google Meet chat. Yes | YesNo
No Note: You can present a Google Slides presentation that can facilitate this.
Function & Limits |
Up to 25 consecutively Note: Depends on user's hardware.
Manual via stenographer | Manual via stenographer | Manual via stenographer Automatic - 3rd party API Integration Manual via stenographer Automatic - 3rd party API Integration Registration | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | See 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.
Note: Depends on user's hardware.
Note: Depends on user's hardware.
Yes | Yes
Up to 100 participants | Up to 300 participants
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* 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 timeFor more information about Webinars, please see our Zoom service page.
***** According to Google's first blog announcement on August 10, 2020 and second blog announcement on October 8, 2020, these features are coming soon.