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

    No. Kaltura Virtual Classroom only allows setting the same breakout time to all rooms. 
  2. Can Breakout Rooms Be Recorded and Where Can I Find the Recordings?

    The breakout rooms can be recorded. Breakout room recordings are stored as separate files in addition to the main session recording. Breakout sessions are not recorded automatically if the main session is recorded, recording has to be initializ...
  3. Can an Instructor Enter a Breakout Room Ahead of Students and Prepare Work for Them?

    Yes. Use the following steps to prepare work for students ahead of them entering breakout rooms.  Start breakout rooms before students log in to the rooms.  Enter each room and load content. Return to the Breakout Manager and p...
  4. Is Information in Breakout Rooms Saved for Future Use?

    Yes. Information in a breakout room is saved therein, as long as the breakout room remains open. Once the breakout room is closed, all information therein is discarded.
  5. How Long Can a User Stay in Breakout Rooms?

    A user may remain in a breakout room until the Instructor clicks on the “End Breakout” button. A user can even log out of the breakout room and log back in at a later time, as long as the breakout room is still active.  For “Manual Breakout”, ...
  6. Can you Rename the Breakout Rooms?

    Yes, in our newest version of breakout set to debut in October 2021 you will be able to rename breakout rooms.  Please check out Breakout rooms . ...
  7. Can I Schedule the Breakout Rooms (i.e., For the Teacher or a Conference That Has a Schedule)?

    No. Kaltura Virtual Classroom does not allow for scheduling of breakout rooms. 
  8. You Are in a Breakout Room and a Student Enters the Main Room Late. Can You Be Alerted?

    Virtual Classroom does not have the ability to alert you if you are in a breakout room. However, if you have breakout room set to auto-assign, students who enter the main room will be automatically brought into a breakout session. If breakout is...
  9. Can I Bring Presentation Content Into the Breakout Rooms?

    Yes. You can bring presentation content into the breakout rooms, however, only once the breakout is initiated. To add content, please refer to Play Or Share Your Uploaded Files . Breakout rooms are automatically cleared after each breakout se...
  10. Can the Presenter Be In Multiple Rooms?

    Yes. Presenters can join multiple rooms at the same time. However, presenters can only be in one breakout room at a time in the same session.
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