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  1. When a guest records in a breakout room, where does it go?

    Last Updated: 03/27/2025 in Kaltura Meetings / Virtual Classroom Kaltura Meetings Troubleshooting & FAQ Breakout Rooms
    When a participant records a session in the breakout room, the recording can be accessed: 1. Within the live room, inside a folder called Breakout Recordings under Files.  Hosts can access this folder. 2. The participant's My Media in Mediaspa...

  2. If Chat is turned off, can the students see messages I broadcast into the room?

    Last Updated: 03/27/2025 in Kaltura Meetings / Virtual Classroom Kaltura Meetings Troubleshooting & FAQ Breakout Rooms
    Yes. The ability of the host to broadcast messages in the room is independent of the Chat feature turning on or off.

  3. Can a participant or guest be made a moderator in a breakout room?

    Last Updated: 03/27/2025 in Kaltura Meetings / Virtual Classroom Kaltura Meetings Troubleshooting & FAQ Breakout Rooms
    Anyone can be made a moderator in the main room and they will remain a moderator if they go to breakout.

  4. Can participants mute each other in breakout rooms?

    Last Updated: 03/27/2025 in Kaltura Meetings / Virtual Classroom Kaltura Meetings Troubleshooting & FAQ Breakout Rooms
    No. They can only control their own mute button/webcam.

  5. Can I change breakout room permissions while in breakout room mode?

    Last Updated: 03/27/2025 in Kaltura Meetings / Virtual Classroom Kaltura Meetings Troubleshooting & FAQ Breakout Rooms
    No. You have to select the permissions before breaking out. You can also end the session and reinitiate it if needed. You will notice the [Permissions] button is  not shown in the breakout room manager while the breakouts are in session. ...

  6. Do students see the annotation bar if the "Annotations" permission is on?

    Last Updated: 03/27/2025 in Kaltura Meetings / Virtual Classroom Kaltura Meetings Troubleshooting & FAQ Breakout Rooms
    They will see the same pencil you see on the bottom right of the screen to turn on the annotations toolbar. When that pencil is clicked by the student, the toolbar will show up.

  7. Can students see the file I broadcast into the room if all other permissions are turned off?

    Last Updated: 03/27/2025 in Kaltura Meetings / Virtual Classroom Kaltura Meetings Troubleshooting & FAQ Breakout Rooms
    Yes. The students will always be able to see what is presented on the stage by others.

  8. Can I preload files into a breakout room?

    Last Updated: 03/27/2025 in Kaltura Meetings / Virtual Classroom Kaltura Meetings Troubleshooting & FAQ Breakout Rooms
    Yes, you can load materials into breakout rooms using the shared breakout folder for breakout participants to access.  You can also load/broadcast files into your breakout rooms during a live breakout session.  Load Materials into Breakout Roo...

  9. How many participants can be placed in breakout?

    Last Updated: 03/27/2025 in Kaltura Meetings / Virtual Classroom Kaltura Meetings Troubleshooting & FAQ Breakout Rooms
    The maximum amount of breakout rooms that can be created is  100 . The maximum amount of participants that can be allowed in each breakout room is  50 . Note, you can assign participants to breakout rooms automatically, entering either  the nu...

  10. Can you Set a Different Breakout Time For Each Room?

    Last Updated: 03/27/2025 in Kaltura Meetings / Virtual Classroom Kaltura Meetings Troubleshooting & FAQ Breakout Rooms
    No. Kaltura Virtual Classroom only allows setting the same breakout time to all rooms. 
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