The host splits the meeting into breakout rooms and brings everyone back
Who is involved
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Host | Creates the rooms, assigns people, opens them and brings everyone back. |
| Participant | Is moved into a room, works in the group and asks for help if stuck. |
Step by step
- Host
Presses Breakout rooms, chooses how many rooms (2 to 50) and an optional timer, and presses Create rooms.
What they see:The rooms are listed, not open yet, with nobody assigned.
- Host
Picks a room for each person, or presses Assign at random, then presses Open rooms.
What they see:The panel says the rooms are open and shows, per room, how many are assigned and how many are connected.
- Participant
Waits a few seconds while the page moves them.
What they see:A short reconnect, then a bar reading You are in the room's name, with the time left.
- Host
Sends a Message to every room, for example the task or five minutes left.
What they see:The panel confirms it was sent.
- Participant
Reads From the host and presses Ask for help with a short note.
What they see:The button reads Help requested.
- Host
Sees the request under Asking for help, presses Go to the room, answers, then marks it Answered.
What they see:The request leaves the list.
- Host
Presses Bring everyone back, or lets the timer run out.
What they see:Everyone is moved to the main room, even if the host locked the meeting meanwhile.
- Participant
Is back in the main room.
What they see:The bar disappears and the main meeting carries on.
Who is told what
Nobody gets a message outside the call: people are told in the call itself, by the bar, the countdown and the host's message. Setting up, opening, closing and help requests are added to the meeting timeline and the audit log.