30 Days of Google #13: Get the hang of a Google+ hangout (plus webinar recording)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VsP27fZOV26Up2FySsh4EIDCTkR6q3HYtf8fnc4AKZD7I5ELMkYEdXQDZxYcMENKKNmY-2EL2WtPIuki60UP2-Ec2a1r0KavhNRVgg5BMrfqzteUpO8A11vRG84dGjptywbJ6OGdlKM/s1600-h/image%25255B7%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jqxpgA1ktf8GsTlIuG6BuIYHAcst6tIPxd913LTXy5nZ_p5Gi7U_Jl3n7jD2TeF1ofOqTOQXA32ih4IO9IbcBCVxa5jyDUVzrOKadziDVAfJDqInopuHxDlcBz0ksJJTTdHLPbDBfxg/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="240" /></a></div><br /><u><br /></u><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>What is a Google hangout?</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google+ is Google's new social networking tool. I have only just discovered its amazing potential since attending the Google Teacher Academy in New York in October. Google has put a lot of funding into developing Google+ and they are committed to making it work well for education, so it will just get better and better I am sure. Once you have created a </span><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Circles-in-Google-Plus" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">circle of friends</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Google+ you can choose to hang out with them on Google+. This allows you to video chat, IM chat, watch YouTube videos together, and more. </span><br /><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></u><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Summary of benefits</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google Hangouts are part of Google+, Google's new free social networking tool. On a Hangout 10 people (possible 15 on Google Apps) can:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*video chat</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*IM (instant message) chat</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*watch YouTube videos together</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*collaborate on a Google Doc</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*use a whiteboard collaboratively</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*add effects for fun</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*record the Hangout directly on YouTube</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*live stream for more viewers</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*A minimum of two people </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*and more… </span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A Slideshare showing the steps</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This slideshare was used in the SchoolNet webinar of the same name and shows the steps in creating a hangout.</span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/15447237" style="border-bottom: #ccc 0px solid; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid; margin-bottom: 5px;" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="427"> </iframe> <br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/get-the-hang-of-a-google-hangout" target="_blank" title="Get the hang of a Google+ hangout">Get the hang of a Google+ hangout</a> </strong>from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">Fiona Beal</a></strong></span> </div><strong><u><br /></u></strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Webinar recording:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week SchoolNet had a webinar whih was presented by me (Fiona Beal) on 'Get the hang of a Google Hangout'. Here is the recording</span><u>. </u><br /><a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p6kgz1ndmhz/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p6kgz1ndmhz/</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (22 mins)</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ideas for using a hangout in the the classroom</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Read a story</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Bring in an expert/guest speaker/author|</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Share from a Slideshare</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Homework tutoring</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Professional Development meeting</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Work on a project together</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Virtual penpals</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Global classroom discussions</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Career Day wit panelists</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Attend other hangouts (Google has a whole library of hangouts)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Extended discussion on a class topic</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Subject-related hangouts</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Conduct workshops and seminars</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Additional reading and viewing</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">a) A tutorial </span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please note that Google updates its products continually so some features in this video might look different.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7K06lHu4gDk" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>b) Further Reading</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*<a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Google%2B-Hangouts">How to use Google Hangouts</a> </span><br />*<a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Google%2B-Hangouts-for-Teaching" style="background-color: #f9f7f1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How to Use Google+ Hangouts for Teaching</a><br />*<a href="http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/events/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How to create a Google event</a><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>

30 Days of Google 30 Days of Google #13: Get the hang of a Google+ hangout (plus webinar recording)

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