Conferences makes it easy to conduct synchronous (real-time) lectures for all of the students in your course. Conferences allows you to broadcast real-time audio, video, demo applications on your desktop, share presentation slides, or demo any online resources. Currently, Canvas integrates with BigBlueButton. BigBlueButton can accommodate approximately 50 users in a conference at one time.

Use Conferences to:

Connect with your students for online office hours or special study sessions designed to help them prepare for a test.
Connect with your colleagues for professional development webinars.
Practice presenting online. Students can set up practice presentations in their student Groups.
Invite special guests to your classroom by adding them as a student or observer to your course.
Broadcast a live event or lecture to the students that can't be onsite.
You can also record your conferences so students can view them at a later date. Note: Recordings are automatically deleted 14 days after the conference ends.

Canvas Guides

Conferences

Archived Webinar

Tour of the Canvas Conference Tool

VIdeo Tutorial

In this video you will learn how to use Conferences in your course.