As the lecturer, you will see an extra section marked Breakout Rooms on the left-hand panel of your screen. When you click this, the breakout rooms will appear, allowing you to join rooms to moderate the discussion.

BigBlueButton Breakout room Lecturer options.

  • Join room: Allows the moderator to join a specific Breakout room.
  • Join audio: Allows the moderator to listen to the audio in a specific breakout room, without having to enter the room.

Note: You can only join one breakout room at a time. When you click the Join room option, the breakout room will open in a new browser tab. You will also need to complete another echo test before joining the breakout room session.