BigBlueButton: share video during meeting

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If you are using the Canvas Conferences tool (aka BigBlueButton or BBB), you may wish to show a short video during your meeting with students.

  1. Copy the link to the video (from YouTube, etc)
  2. In your BBB meeting, click the + (plus) button at the bottom left of your meeting window, from which you can also upload documents to share
  3. Select the option “Share an external video”
  4. Now paste in the link to the video (ctrl-V or cmd-V) and click the Share button
  5. You and your students can now see and hear the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJhan1Qy2kI&feature=youtu.be