K-12 students need engagement and feedback to learn effectively.
Generic video conferencing systems force teachers to cobble together multiple tools and logins, creating complexity and frustration. The classroom is not a boardroom – your virtual teaching platform shouldn’t act like one.
The companies behind Moodle, Canvas, and Schoology have built BigBlueButton into the core of their product — meaning there is no external login, no external software for students to install.
With built-in tools for classroom management, active learning, and live analytics, BigBlueButton empowers teachers to deliver impactful virtual lessons that measurably increase learning outcomes for every student.
BigBlueButton’s Smart Slides capability transforms your existing slides into a live polling tool instantly — saving you time, increasing engagement and when using the Learning Analytics Dashboard giving you insight into which students may be struggling or excelling.
Have students point, draw, or annotate shared whiteboard. See real-time responses without peer influence, such as “Point at which planet is closest to the sun?”, fostering individual accountability and quick comprehension checks.
BigBlueButton’s built-in whiteboard lets you annotate content with ease. You can enable multi-user whiteboard for students to collaborate with you. Students can download annotations on any page as a form of note-taking.
At the end of breakout sessions, student work is automatically compiled and returned to the main room, saving you time and keeping the learning experience seamless.
Lock settings and deep LMS integration keep the classroom under the teacher’s control, without extra tools for students to learn.
Lock settings give you fine-grained control over students’ capabilities in BigBlueButton, including using public/private chat, unmuting, and viewing other student’s whiteboard annotations.
Deep integration with Moodle, Canvas, and others ensures there is no external login, no external software. Your students can access recordings, while you manage them directly within your LMS.
Data-driven teaching
BigBlueButton’s built-in analytics is a key feature for K12 education.
For the teacher, real-time analytics of attendance, engagement, and poll results helps you identify students who are struggling while enabling personalized feedback when it matters most: in the moment. With BigBlueButton there is no “back of the classroom”.
The Enterprise Learning Analytics Dashboard (ELAD) aggregates the data across your entire organization to support data-driven decisions. It provides insight into overall student engagement trends across all classes, helping you identify patterns and uncover opportunities to improve learning outcomes.
Learn More About eLADWith real-time tracking of participation, activity, and poll responses, ELAD enables instructors to identify struggling students early and deliver personalized feedback when it matters most — in the moment. Blindside Networks’ Enterprise Learning Analytics Dashboard gives you visibility into trends and opportunities to support learning outcomes.
Blindside Networks combines hosting, training and support so your teachers can focus on teaching rather than on technology.
Our holistic approach along with BigBlueButton and Canvas has helped us achieve remarkable results. Students taking GCSE Maths and English online classes delivered using BigBlueButton have achieved a full grade point higher than the equivalent in-person classes. It’s a remarkable example of evidence-based learning in the virtual classroom.
Kim Blanchard, Director of Digital Education and Artificial Intelligence, Activate LearningGet in touch with Blindside Networks for a personalized demo of BigBlueButton Enhanced.