See also Quality of a video conference call
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: |
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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.
| A virtual meeting space allowing you to engage with students (individually or in groups).
| 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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Resources | See IST’s Microsoft Teams knowledge base articles and Microsoft’s what’s new in Microsoft Teams | 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 and You can also email learnhelp@uwaterloo.ca or call 519-888-4567 ext. 41744 | See IST's Zoom knowledge base articles You can also email rt-ist-itms-collab@rt.uwaterloo.ca | ||||||
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Key disadvantage(s) | Private Channels are difficult to manage as the membership needs to be manually maintained. | N/A |
| Lacks many modern meeting room features | N/A |
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