Not sure which conferencing tool to use for online meetings or calls? Use the table below to choose a tool based on your needs.
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Care must be exercised to manage and protect privacy during meetings held remotely. Whether you are the host or a participant, take note of these policies for enhancing confidentiality: |
Microsoft Teams
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Overview | A platform that provides a shared workspace to chat, share/edit files, and host video/audio meetings.
| A live presentation and collaboration tool that shares audio, video, and presentations in a virtual class or meeting room.
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| A virtual meeting space allowing you to engage with students (individually or in groups).
| An extension of the meetings function in Microsoft Teams that allows you to live stream content to large audiences.
*Live events will only be available by request for special events. | A video sharing service for uploading, organizing, and sharing content across the organization. With Stream enabled, you can record any Teams meeting or call to capture audio, video and screen sharing activity and save it to Microsoft Stream. | An enterprise communication platform which includes IM, audio, video, screen sharing, and meeting capabilities.
| A cloud-based peer-to-peer software platform used for teleconferencing, telecommuting, distance education, and social interactions.
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See the WebEx knowledge base articles and the WebEx tool comparison chart You can also email rt-ist-itms-collab@rt.uwaterloo.ca | See the Keep Learning page on Bongo | Please contact the IST Service Desk online or 519-888-4567 ext. 44357 | Visit the Stream Service page and Stream FAQ's | ||||
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Key disadvantage(s) | Private Channels are difficult to manage as the membership needs to be manually maintained. | N/A |
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