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BigBlueButton

Virtual classroom and web conferencing for education

Video Conferencing ★ 9.2k stars Hard setup LGPL-3.0

BigBlueButton is an open-source web conferencing system built specifically for online learning. It provides real-time sharing of audio, video, slides, whiteboard, and screen, plus breakout rooms and polling.

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Key features

  • Designed for online teaching
  • Interactive whiteboard and polls
  • Breakout rooms
  • Session recording and playback

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Rich classroom features
  • Integrates with LMS platforms

Trade-offs

  • Heavy resource requirements
  • Ubuntu-specific installation

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