{"id":14591,"date":"2023-03-23T19:51:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T19:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bbb-feb.bigbluebutton.org\/2023\/03\/23\/bigbluebutton-releases-version-2-6\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T04:07:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T04:07:11","slug":"bigbluebutton-releases-version-2-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/articles\/bigbluebutton-releases-version-2-6\/","title":{"rendered":"BigBlueButton Releases Version 2.6!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s time to celebrate!<\/p>\n<p>The BigBlueButton project is pleased to announce the release of BigBlueButton 2.6, a major update that features a powerful, yet easy-to-use, new whiteboard for increased engagement with students.<\/p>\n<p>This release also includes enhancements to breakout rooms, polling, layout management, and a few bonus features for personalization and fun in your virtual classroom.<\/p>\n<h2>A Whiteboard That Wows<\/h2>\n<p>This release features a new and elegant whiteboard that supports fluid drawing, erasing, resizing, and moving of objects within the presentation area. It fully supports multi-user whiteboard capabilities, so you can collaborate directly with students for one-on-one tutoring, group collaboration, and visual assessment. The whiteboard is designed for drawing, and your strokes and annotations will look fluid and hand-drawn.<\/p>\n<p>You can also give students the ability to download a snapshot PDF of your presentation with all whiteboard annotations any time during your presentation.\u00a0 If you interactively solve some problems with students, for example, you can enable them to download the work for later review.<\/p>\n<p>The following video for an overview of the new whiteboard features.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"2.6: New whiteboard for increased engagement with students\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uy1YFx91DSI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h2>Breakout Rooms That Give Back<\/h2>\n<p>When you have students collaborate together in breakout rooms, a common outcome is to have the students present the results of their collaboration to the rest of the class.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Students can collaborate in breakout rooms with shared notes and, using the multi-user whiteboard, the new whiteboard in BigBlueButton.<\/p>\n<p>When you set up breakout rooms, you can have BigBlueButton automatically capture both the shared notes and whiteboard and bring them back to the main room when breakout sessions end.<\/p>\n<p>After the breakout room session ends, you\u2019ll see the captured content appear under the \u2018+\u2019 menu.\u00a0 Here, the last state of the whiteboard for both \u201croom 1\u201d and \u201croom 2\u201d is now available for presentation in the main room.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bonus: It\u2019s now easier to move multiple students between breakout rooms, all in one dialog.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20621 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_3.png\" alt=\"Content captured from the breakoutroom session.\" width=\"415\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_3.png 415w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_3-265x300.png 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Your Layout, Your Way<\/h2>\n<p>As the presenter, you can control the focus of the layout. Want to bring your student\u2019s focus to webcams or presentations? There is a layout for that!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20628 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_5.png\" alt=\"Presentation layout options\" width=\"500\" height=\"509\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_5.png 604w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_5-295x300.png 295w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/509;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can also propagate your layout to all users anytime during the session.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-20629 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2.6-Propagate-Layout.png\" alt=\"Propagate your layout setting\" width=\"350\" height=\"488\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2.6-Propagate-Layout.png 532w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2.6-Propagate-Layout-215x300.png 215w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 350px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 350\/488;\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Personalization and Fun<\/h2>\n<p>Learning should be fun, and so is BigBlueButton (heck, our name is purposefully whimsical and fun).<\/p>\n<p>Pinning multiple webcams &#8211; You can now pin multiple webcams, which is good for students who rely on sign language to communicate, for example.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20630 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2.6-Webcam-Pin.gif\" alt=\"Pin multiple webcams\" width=\"512\" height=\"203\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 512px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 512\/203;\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Set webcam image brightness<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Give yourself a bit more light or dim your webcam brightness with ease.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20631 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2.6-Webcam-brightness-2.gif\" alt=\"Webcam brightness settings\" width=\"512\" height=\"249\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 512px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 512\/249;\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Upload custom webcam background<\/h3>\n<p>Show off your vibrancy with a custom and personalized webcam background.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20634 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2.6-Custom-Background.gif\" alt=\"Custom and personalized webcam background\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1165\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/1165;\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Enable\/Disable dark mode<\/h2>\n<p>Give into your dark side. Now, you can toggle between our light and dark mode in our settings.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20635 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2.6-Dark.gif\" alt=\"Enable\/Disable dark mode\nGive into your dark side. Now, you can tog - 2.6\" width=\"1920\" height=\"986\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/986;\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Emoji picker<\/h2>\n<p>We made it easier to choose an emoji from the main window.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-20636 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2.6-Emoji.gif\" alt=\"emjoji picker\" width=\"317\" height=\"487\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 317px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 317\/487;\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Accessibility<\/h2>\n<h3>Automatic Closed Captioning<\/h3>\n<p>BigBlueButton now gives users the ability to choose automatic closed captions for English, Spanish and Portuguese when using Google Chrome.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20637 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_8.png\" alt=\"2.6 Release - Automatic Closed Captioning\" width=\"477\" height=\"284\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_8.png 477w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_8-300x179.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 477px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 477\/284;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For users that have chosen the automatic transcription option, a \u2018cc\u2019 icon will appear next to their name when BigBlueButton detects audio.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20638 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_9.png\" alt=\"CC icon when automatic transcription option is selected - release 2.6\" width=\"446\" height=\"195\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_9.png 446w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_9-300x131.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 446px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 446\/195;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When one (or more) users have enabled automatic transcriptions, all users will have a \u2018CC\u2019 button at the bottom.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20639 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_10.png\" alt=\"screenshot of cc icon for more than one user using auto transcriptions\" width=\"596\" height=\"175\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_10.png 596w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot_10-300x88.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 596px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 596\/175;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Thanks for the help from our friends<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The BigBlueButton project wishes to thank ZKI, the German association of Higher Education IT centres, for its members that have collectively supported the project and improvements in this release. These improvements included scalability and stress testing of the client, selecting different webcam backgrounds, pinning multiple webcams (for accessibility), and testing of the new whiteboard and recording formats. For more details on support from ZKI, see F\u00f6rderung der BigBlueButton-Community \u2013 Bericht 2023.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Many members of the ZKI community have been using BigBlueButton for years and, for this 2.6 release, some have worked closely with the core developers on new features.\u00a0 The results are impressive and show what\\&#8217;s possible when a global community works together,\u201d<\/em> Malte Dreyer, Chair of the ZKI Strategy and Organization Working Group.<\/p>\n<p>The BigBlueButton project wishes to thank the French Ministry of Education who has directly supported the development of features in this release, including integration with Nextcloud, new whiteboard, returning content back from breakout rooms, download of slides with whiteboard marks, and recordings as video files.<\/p>\n<p>Le projet BigBlueButton souhaite remercier le minist\u00e8re fran\u00e7ais de l&#8217;\u00c9ducation Nationale, qui a directement contribu\u00e9 au d\u00e9veloppement de cette version en finan\u00e7ant de nouvelles fonctionnalit\u00e9s, telles que l&#8217;int\u00e9gration de nextcloud, le nouveau tableau blanc, la r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration des travaux depuis les ateliers, le t\u00e9l\u00e9chargement de la pr\u00e9sentation annot\u00e9e, et l&#8217;enregistrement des sessions en fichier vid\u00e9o.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;The French Ministry of Education wants to offer its agents, in particular teachers, an optimal virtual classroom and video conferencing experience, and has therefore investigated internally the expected improvements. This version 2.6, which is the result of several months of work and testing with Blindside Networks, responds to many of these wishes, thus helping us to achieve this objective,\u201d<\/i> Beno\u00eet Pi\u00e9dallu, Project Manager, French Ministry of Education.<\/p>\n<h4>Try It Out!<\/h4>\n<p>You can try out this latest release by visiting our demo server at <a href=\"https:\/\/demo.bigbluebutton.org\">https:\/\/demo.bigbluebutton.org<\/a>\/.<\/p>\n<p>BigBlueButton is open source.\u00a0 You can install the latest version by following the steps <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Copy-of-BigBlueButton-2.6_-Smart-Slides-Template-2.png\">here<\/a>. A typical installation takes about 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<h4>Commercially Supported Open Source<\/h4>\n<p>BigBlueButton project is backed by a group of companies ensuring its success.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re looking for customization, support, or hosting, reach out to any of <a href=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/commercial-support\/\">these companies that offer commercial support<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>About BigBlueButton<\/h4>\n<p>The goal of the BigBlueButton project is to build the world&#8217;s most effective virtual classroom. Open source, global supported and deployed, BigBlueButton has been integrated into the core of Moodle, Canvas, Sakai, D2L, Jenzabar, and Schoology.\u00a0 It&#8217;s available in 55 languages and backed by a global community building toward is goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s time to celebrate! 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