In the \u201cParticipants\u201d menu you will now see a new option for \u201cAllow participants to unmute themselves\u201d. If you leave this setting checked, participants in your meeting can mute and unmute themselves as they wish to join the conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If \u201cAllow Participants to Unmute Themselves is unchecked<\/strong>, you will have to individually or collectively unmute participants once they are muted. When you unmute participants with this setting on, the following popup will appear on their screen: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Students MUST select \u201cUnmute Me\u201d. This new privacy enhancement no longer lets presenters unmute their participants without a participant\u2019s permission, so students will need to be taught this functionality if teachers choose to lock them in the mute setting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n From the \u201cParticipants\u201d menu, teachers can also choose to \u201cMute on Entry\u201d \u201cMute All\u201d or \u201cUnmute All\u201d. The behavior of \u201cMute All\u201d and \u201cUnmute All\u201d is also impacted by the \u201cAllow Participants to Unmute Themselves\u201d setting described above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These settings can be a bit confusing initially! We highly recommend that teachers do a test run with one or two students to test them out and get to know the functionality before deploying them with a larger group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is a video overview of this feature: ttps:\/\/youtu.be\/kme40VzPW3Y<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Webex launched new functionality on Tuesday, October 27th. These new features include the ability for meeting hosts (teachers) to lock participants (students) in a muted setting. Please note the following: In the desktop application, you will need to install the Continue reading Webex-Added Functionality to Mute<\/span>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/3j1adkWuAqDcue0d3TGuSuqEiksyHB-bRRMI3J6IhJH13pz4uY0SRqcrzeug06PLQR5P2iCsnRRoUfXMcieAwkjZkQg0vmpZkBJEzJN7OHcJUOHPvIFu3QpkKFe3_O2t3qC3Tr3M\")