Digital Samba Reviews & Product Details - Page 3

Digital Samba had many tools helpful for teachers when using the platform. The students enjoyed writing on the whiteboard. They also enjoyed watching videos and working collaboratively. The system was relatively easy to learn as someone new to the online teaching environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The system was difficult to control if you had students in breakout rooms. No matter the support and encouragement of break out room rules, we would still have students in the breakout rooms writing on the board and talking on camera instead of completing the task at hand. I also did not like how powerpoint presentations are downloaded into the system. The formatting is frequently messed up. I rather just upload a pdf. Then that negates the point of putting useful links in the presentations. Which is another thing, the link sharing is very inconvenient. I want to be able to simply put all required links in a powerpoint for the class and click through the slides smoothly. I can't because the links kick the kids out of the platform when they click on the links. I have to put it on the board manually, which is time consuming or in chat, which gets lost easily. There needs to be a much better system for keeping original formatting and link usage. As an elementary teacher the features and systems are not geared towards our elementary learners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I liked the 'advanced features' tool while creating the meetings. It gives the host a lot of control over the flow and organization of the event.

I was impressed with all of the options for branding. The live event felt like it was purely my company's and not Samba-associated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There should be more host control over speakers, to keep the event running smoothly without speakers accidentally clicking the wrong buttons. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This platform is a great resource to utilize for online learning. There are many features that work well in an educational setting. Educators are able to upload any materials, change settings and formatting, turn on and off both their permissions and students with ease, move students into breakout rooms, and write on the board. While the pencil draw tool is sometimes not as smooth in the writing for a math teacher, it does serve as a nice feature. Teachers also can move between breakout rooms very easily and see who is in each of the rooms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Students often get kicked out of the classroom. In order to keep track of who is coming and going, I have to enable the lobby and it can become challenging to continue allowing students in. Screen sharing often causes students to get kicked out of the platform. It can sometimes be time consuming to turn on and off tool board permissions for students to write on the board. When a student is kicked out of class, it puts them back into the main room and the teacher must move them manually into the breakout room. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Support team responds really quickly and are knowledgeable. One of my favourite features is that they are completely HTML5 allowing for easy integration via iFrames into other websites without losing features etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Currently perfect for webinars but I'd like a feature for hosting larger group discussions too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Feature rich.

Easy to use.

Good performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Great features - like live poll, Q&A, multiple presenters. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It would be good if you could see how the individual attendees voted in the live poll. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the view and ease of the tools. The view of Samba Live is very much in tune with current platforms. It feels like you are on a social media live platform. Even someone who is not familiar with the platform will be able to figure out the tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I do not like that you cannot save a custom view for future meetings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best aspect of the software is how quick it is to get a session sent out and get people connected with just the link. Has all the features you would expect - screen sharing, presentation etc. A very useful bit of software in the right circumstances. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Connectivity can be an issue but it is difficult to say whether this is down to the software or the host's connection. However I have seen more drops than with a more established meeting solution e.g. skype. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that I can see my students clearly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I do not like the breakout rooms and how the student elects to "join" or not. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that I am able to use whiteboard tools and poll questions with my students. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I do not like how the breakout rooms can be very tricky to work with. Sometimes the live class will freeze up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.