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3 Levels of Hangouts for #HigherEd

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Google Hangouts can be a powerful tool for synchronous or asynchronous learning events and panel discussions. What might be some things we need to know first?

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THERE ARE

TYPES OF GOOGLE HANGOUTS IN OUR CONTEXT
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PRIVATE

BETWEEN AS MANY AS TEN GOOGLE PLUS ACCOUNTS
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PUBLIC

BETWEEN
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PUBLIC PLUS

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PUBLIC & PLUS ARCHIVED

YOUTUBE SAVES BOTH FOR LATER VIEWING, NOT PRIVATE
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TWO ENTRY POINTS

YOU CAN INITIATE PUBLIC HANGOUTS VIA YOUTUBE & G+
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VIA YOUTUBE FOR PUBLIC

LOGIN AND SELECT CREATOR STUDIO

SELECT VIDEO MANAGER

LIVE EVENTS

SCHEDULE NEW LIVE EVENT

VIA GOOGLE PLUS

FOR Q/A & SHOWCASE (NEW)

NOW OR LATER BOTH WILL BE ARCHIVED

TURN ON Q/A & SHOWCASE - START

ALSO UPLOAD VIDEO PREVIEW "TRAILER"

HOW IT LOOKS ON YOUTUBE:

THE LINK LOADS IN A NEW PAGE

USERS PRESS THE SQUARE OF SQUARES

THEN THEY CAN TOGGLE Q/A & SHOWCASE

SHOWCASE INCLUDES VIDEO

PLUS THE Q/A PANE PLUS LINKS TO WEB CONTEXT

GOOGLE ACCOUNT REQUIRED

TO ASK QUESTIONS BUT NOT TO SEE OTHERS'

NO ACCOUNT NEEDED

JUST TO VIEW ON YOUTUBE (LIVE OR ARCHIVE)

WHAT CAN YOU DO IN A HANGOUT?

SHARE SCREEN, DOCS, ASK QUESTIONS, CHAT

REMEMBER

GOOD BANDWIDTH, AUDIO, LIGHTING MAKE IT WORK BEST
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HAVE A CO-PILOT

TO WATCH COMMENTS & WRANGLE AUDIO/VIDEO
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HAVE PARTICIPANTS RSVP

EVEN HAVE QUESTIONS PREPARED IN ADVANCE
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SORT OUT ACCOUNT ISSUES FIRST

PRIOR TO EVENT, ENCOURAGE USERS TO VISIT/CIRCLE/COMMENT
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QUESTIONS?

LET'S DO A PRIVATE HANGOUT TO DISCUSS!