Reviewed on the Technology Taskforce meeting Webconferencing tool testing 2014-12-08

https://jitsi.org/Projects/JitsiMeet

  • Works with latest Google Chrome and Opera browsers for Windows.
  • The host visiting https://meet.jit.si/ with Google Chrome turns on the camera and mic of the host (after granting permissions in the browser) along with a unique URL that is sharable.
  • Doesn't work with Opera  for the Mac.
  • Attendees with audio and webcam can see each other and can change the name
  • There is a chat window
  • Host can share screens (not tested)
  • Can run Etherpad for shared editing of documents
  • Worked with Google Chrome on Android
  • One person connected with Google Chrome for the Mac ; one didn't
  • Doesn't work with iOS
  • Doesn't use any plugins but requires support for WebRTC which not all browsers support

 

 

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