FEATURES
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ZOOM |
TEAMS |
WEBEX |
NOTES
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Max capacity |
300 | 250* | 1000 | Teams: There is currently a limited pilot to test out Teams with 1000 participants. Teams can also support a view-only meeting for up to 20,000 participants. Faculty can apply to access these features here. |
Technical support |
UTS IT support | UTS IT support | MacPherson Institute support | |
Security |
For public-facing or open meetings | *Recommended for confidential sessions | *Recommended for confidential sessions |
Zoom: Recommended for open or public-facing sessions. Accessing Zoom through the McMaster campus-wide license adds a layer of security, compared to an individual account. Please see the Zoom support page for other ways to make your meetings as secure as possible within this platform. WebEx: McMaster’s IT Security team recommends using WebEx for highly sensitive information. Cisco Webex provides strong encryption, compliance visibility and control, both within McMaster, or even when collaborating across company lines. |
Accessibility & captioning |
Live, searchable, editable captions available (Transcript plugin available with Otter.ai) | Live, searchable, editable captions available | Human transcription |
Zoom and WebEx: Remote teaching and captioning information. Accessibility considerations outside of captioning available on the Accessibility Hub. |
File sharing |
No | Yes | Yes |
Teams: Share files in a chat during the meeting. WebEx: Select files, such as PowerPoint presentations, can be shared as a document with participants. Learn more here. |
Integrations |
No | Yes | Yes |
Teams: See examples of how McMaster community members are integrating 365 applications. WebEx: Can be integrated with other collaborative productivity tools like Trello, Google Drive, etc. |
Screen sharing |
Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Recording |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Teams: The recording is saved to Microsoft Stream and the link is posted in the meeting chat or channel automatically. WebEx: Save to cloud or local computer. Host can share and download. |
Meeting notes |
No | Yes | No | Teams: OneNote integration. |
Interactivity |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Teams & WebEx: Collaboration tools can be integrated for note-taking. |
Chat |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Zoom & WebEx: Host can save the chat transcript manually / set to auto save. Participants can send messages to each other privately or to the group. Teams: Chat transcript automatically saved within the application. Threads of conversation can also be created and continue post-meeting. |
Waiting room |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Teams: Participants are automatically approved to join a call if they are part of a Team. |
Host controls |
Yes | Yes | Yes | All: Host can mute all audio from participants, stop their video, or remove them from the meeting. |
Polling |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Teams: Polling is now available for your use. McMaster community members can leverage Microsoft Forms within a Teams group channel (i.e. course Teams), but not 1:1 chats. See this article for how to leverage Forms to poll a group within Teams. |
Breakout rooms |
Yes | No | Yes |
Teams: Hosts can create breakout rooms WebEx: Hosts can create and enable participants to create breakout rooms. |
Reports |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Teams: Participant attendance can be downloaded by the organizer of the Team. |