Video Teleconferencing

Summary

Zoom and Google Meet are teleconferencing solutions available to the University. This article compares the different features of Zoom and Google to allow for informed decisions on which application to use.

Zoom is great for small and large meetings where attendees are allowed to participate if desired. See a quick look at its features below.
Google Meet is great for smaller meetings with the Google Calendar integration.
Google Meet Live Stream is great for larger meetings that doesn't need attendee participation. A community gathering would be a good example.

	Zoom	Google Meet
Bethel account required	Account required to create, but not to join	Account required to create, but not to join
Primary Usage	Classes, Meetings and Webinars	Meetings
Total attendees	Meeting = 300 Webinar = 100 and 500 depending on prior authorization *requires a special license to be enabled ahead of time - please contact the help desk for more information.	100 250 *premium license
Live Stream	Yes - YouTube and Facebook	Yes *premium license 250 meeting attendees with 1,000 view-only Transcription, screen sharing and chat only enabled for presenters
Time limit	N/A	N/A
Record session	Yes	Yes
Live transcription	Yes - transcription is not automatic, but can be assigned during the meeting.	Yes
Screen sharing	Yes	Yes - only one at a time
HIPAA compliant	/wiki/spaces/ITSKB/pages/50031730.	Yes
FERPA compliant	Yes	Yes
Breakout sessions	Yes	No
Chat	Yes	Yes
Question & Answer	Yes	No
Spotlight speaker	Yes	With Extension
Panelist presentation	Yes	No
Polling	Yes	No
Mobile app support	Yes	Yes
Call in number	Yes	Yes
Attendee involvement	Yes	Yes

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Video Teleconferencing

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