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 BigBlueButton
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-BigBlueButton is an open source web conferencing system for on-line learning.  
+BigBlueButton is an open source web conferencing system for online learning.  
 
-We believe that every student with a web browser should have access to a high-quality on-line learning experience.  We intend to make that possible with BigBlueButton. 
+We believe that every student with a web browser should have access to a high-quality online learning experience.  
 
-BigBlueButton supports real-time sharing of slides (PDF and any document readable by LibreOffice), webcams, whiteboard, chat, voice over IP (using FreeSWITCH), and desktop.  It can record and playback all content shared in a session.  The use cases for BigBlueButton are
+BigBlueButton supports real-time sharing of audio, video, slides (with annotations), chat, slides, and screen.  Instructors can engage students with polls, emojis, and breakout rooms.  BigBlueButton can record and playback all content shared in a session.
+
+The use cases for BigBlueButton are
 
   * One-to-one on-line tutoring
   * Small group collaboration 
-  * On-line classes (50 or less)
+  * On-line classes
+
+The BigBlueButton server runs under Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit.  Using packages provided by the project, the overall time for setting up a new server should be about 30 minutes.
 
-For more information on the latest release -- including installation instructions, demo server, API, and overview of architecture -- see [http://docs.bigbluebutton.org/](http://docs.bigbluebutton.org/).
+For more information on the latest release -- including installation instructions, GreenLight front-end, integrating BigBlueButton with you applications, and detailed technical documentation -- see [http://docs.bigbluebutton.org/](http://docs.bigbluebutton.org/).
 
-BigBlueButton and the BigBlueButton Logo are trademarks of [BigBlueButton Inc] (http://bigbluebutton.org) .
+BigBlueButton and the BigBlueButton Logo are trademarks of [BigBlueButton Inc](http://bigbluebutton.org) .