Learn Jitsi
Introduction
Basic information
| ICT Competency | Jitsi is a Free and Open Source Software web conferencing system. |
| Educational application and relevance | Jitsi supports multiple audio and video sharing presentations and screen. |
| Version | 1.0.4127 |
| Other similar applications | BigBlueButton, Zoom, Google hangouts |
| The application on mobiles and tablets | Android Playstore, Android Fdroid, iOS |
| Development and community help | Jitsi community |
Overview of features
- Jitsi Videobridge passes everyone’s video and audio to all participants, rather than mixing them first.
- Better quality, lower latency and if you are running your own service, a much more scalable and inexpensive solution.
- Jitsi is compatible with WebRTC, the open standard for Web communication.
- Advanced video routing support for simulcast, bandwidth estimations, scalable video coding and many others.
Installation
Working with application
Faculty/Instructor section
Participants/Students section
Join BBB webinar session
Join session with audio
Configure Mic, video cam and the public chat
Raise hand
Under emoji option, you can use raise hand emoji status to ask questions to the faculty or if you want to talk in the session. Once you put raise hand emoji status, Faculty will give chance to talk.
Saving and sharing
Not applicable.