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Classroom Technology - Live Stream vs. Web Conference
This article contains a functional comparison of a live stream and a web conference.
Live Stream |
Web Conference |
|
Session Creation |
CTS / scheduled by request. |
Meeting manually created by host/instructor. |
Scheduling |
Predefined start/end time. Instructor intervention not required. Session will start/end automatically. |
Instructor required to set start/end time. Instructor required to manually start/end the session. |
Classroom System Power Requirement |
Not required |
Required. |
Login Requirement |
No |
Yes |
Access |
Student access via Canvas or link provided by CTS |
Student access via Canvas or link provided by instructor |
Recording |
Automatically recorded |
Manually set by instructor |
Communication |
Chat |
Chat, Video, Audio |
Content Delivery |
Real time |
Live streaming via YuJa
- Live stream session scheduled/created upon request, by Campus Technology Services.
- Link(s) provided by Campus Technology Services.
- Login not required for host/instructor and participant/student
- Predefined start/end time. Host/instructor intervention not required.
- Classroom equipment does not need to be powered on (podium control, computer, projector, etc.)
- All live streams are automatically recorded
- Remote viewers/participants may use the chat feature to communicate with the host location, however they do not have the ability to use audio (mic) or video (webcam) to do so.
Web conference via Zoom
- Meeting scheduled/created by host/instructor.
- Meeting host/instructor required to provide meeting link to remote participants
- Login required for meeting host/instructor and participant/student
- Meeting host/instructor required to set meeting start and end time
- Classroom equipment must be powered on and the Instructor needs to be logged into the classroom computer or connected laptop to manually start the web conference.
- Meeting has to be manually set up to auto-record by instructor.
- Remote viewers/participants may use audio (mic), video (webcam), and/or chat to communicate with the meeting host.